Plastic News

• Outdoor dining bubbles aren't as safe as you'd think, doctors say
  
  Enclosed plastic dining pods may cause more harm than good due to lingering aerosols, doctors say
  Fox News.  Thursday, 29 Oct 2020.
• Deer with head stuck in plastic pumpkin rescued by New Jersey animal control officers
  
  Animal control officers in Montclair, N.J., were alerted to the wildlife emergency on Tuesday
  Fox News.  Thursday, 29 Oct 2020.
• New Zealand Apparel Brand Aims To Go Entirely Plastic-Free By 2023
  
  Icebreaker, the New Zealand brand founded in 1995, and famous for their wool-based collections, is making a commitment to go completely plastic-free by 2023. Can they do it?
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 28 Oct 2020.
• Plastic supermarket trays worth MILLIONS are being stolen by gangs and secretly recycled at plants
  
  Thieves are looting the food delivery trays from supermarkets and taking them to recycling companies who 'turn a blind eye' before shredding them and selling them off leaving no trace of them.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 28 Oct 2020.
• Fish living in microplastic infected waters are SIX times more likely to die
  
  Australian researchers found fish living in polluted waters are bolder, more active, and had lower survival rates than those in unpolluted waters.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 28 Oct 2020.
• Don't hold home firework displays, urge doctors
  
  Plastic surgeons implore people to think twice about DIY back garden displays, to avoid injuries.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 27 Oct 2020.
• Supermarkets in Wales have cordoned off 'non-essential items' - shoppers are furious
  
  The Welsh government has defended its decision to make supermarkets put "non-essential items" behind metal barriers or cover them with plastic sheeting.
  Sky News.  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020.
• Amazon Toughens Its Policies for Selling Plastic Products
  
  The ecommerce giant will no longer let you sell single-use plastic in certain regions where it operates.
  Entrepreneur.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Business is booming for plastic companies as demand for plexiglass surges
  
  Schools, stores, the U.S. military academy, and U.S. presidential debates are all using plexiglass to protect people from the coronavirus. ...
  CNBC.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Marine biology: Sponges as biomonitors of micropollution
  
  Sponges are filter feeders that live on particulate matter -- but they can also ingest microscopic fragments of plastics and other pollutants of anthropogenic origin. ...
  Science Daily.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• War on plastic is distracting from more urgent threats to environment, experts warn
  
  A team of leading environmental experts have warned that the current war on plastic is detracting from the bigger threats to the environment.
  Science Daily.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Business Reporter BrandVoice: Solving The Problem Of Plastic Bag Pollution
  
  EARTHNEST has the answer to the plastic bags problem.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Hedgehog found with plastic ring embedded in neck
  
  A rescue charity warns the species is struggling and says people need to take care with litter.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• Plastic recycling in South Korea was already in crisis. The pandemic is pushing it to the brink
  
  The surge in plastic waste caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may push over the edge an already fragile ecosystem of recycling plastic, already strained by falling oil prices and interruptions in the global trade in recyclables.
  Los Angeles Times.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• 3 Top Stocks From the Resurgent Chemical Plastics Industry
  
  3 Top Stocks From the Resurgent Chemical Plastics Industry
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.

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