Phys.org

Q&A: The plastic problem and how to solve it

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates ...
Panda

The scourge of single-use plastic in the Philippines

The low cost and convenience of plastic sachets, as well as inefficient waste disposal, has made the Philippines one of the world’s leading plastic polluters, with tremendous negative impacts on the ...
Forbes

Rethinking Single-Use Plastic: Why Sustainability Efforts Can Miss The Mark

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Vishal Vivek, CEO & Co-founder of Ukhi, turning waste into compostable bioplastics to build ...
Boston Herald

Bakst: Single-use plastic bans not effective

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. The primary concern regarding plastic pollution is ocean plastic pollution.
The New York Times

Facing the Global Problem of Plastic

Re “Throwaway Plastic Has Corrupted Us,” by Saabira Chaudhuri (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 7): Ms. Chaudhuri is right when she writes: “Single-use plastic was never inevitable. It was a business ...
Daily Maverick on MSNOpinion

Levy failure: There must be a total ban on single-use plastic bags in SA

Every year, South Africans pull eight billion single-use plastic carrier bags from supermarket counters – more than 100 per ...
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Virtue signaling: Single-use plastic bans accomplish almost nothing

Every few years, a new environmental policy spreads quickly, and right now single-use plastic bans are leading the trend. Governments, companies, and celebrities announce bans on straws, bags, and ...
SNOWBOARDER

Burton’s Quest To End Single-Use Plastic Continues

FUCK Single-Use Plastic,” it said in a social media post. “We’re changing the way we do packaging, and we’re starting by ...
Yahoo

Study finds side effects from plastic water bottles grossly underestimated

At this point, the dangers of single-use plastic are well-documented, but Phys.org reported in September 2025 that an expert believes water bottle-related risks to human health remain "dangerously ...
PBS

Single-Use Planet

SINGLE-USE PLANET explores efforts to reduce the growing deluge of disposable plastic. Plastic is vital to our modern way of life—but not all forms of it. In search of why more single-use plastic ...
Phys.org

Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to ...