Capital Public Radio

Deal pulls California plastic trash measure from ballot

The California environmentalists who back a November ballot measure to reduce single-use plastics withdrew it just ahead of the Thursday deadline, following fierce negotiations with lawmakers and ...
CSR Wire

First Standardized Guidelines to Measure Plastic Pollution Across Corporate Value Chains Published by the Plastic Leak Project

Leading sustainability consulting group Quantis and ecodesign center EA, together with 35 member organizations and stakeholders, are pleased to announce the release of the Plastic Leak Project (PLP) ...
Science Daily

Scientists develop framework to measure plastic emissions and bolster U.N. efforts to reduce pollution

Scientists have developed a framework for measuring plastic emissions akin to the global standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions. The approach boosts identification of the biggest contributors ...
CBS News 8

Californians to vote on ballot measure to reduce single-use plastic waste

SAN DIEGO — Californians heading to the polls this November will have a chance to reduce the amount of plastic waste polluting local waterways and clogging landfills. You'll get to vote on a new ...
Nature

Plastic waste is everywhere — and countries must be held accountable for reducing it

Globally, some 400 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced each year 1. Plastics have infiltrated some of the planet’s most remote and pristine areas, as two papers published in Nature show to ...