Frontiers
AUGUST 8, 2022
Overton and his collaborators focused on the components that were present at the highest concentrations in spilled oil and those that are the most toxic (as listed on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s priority list).
HumanNature
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Sources: Adapted from: ACS Discovery Report, American Chemistry Council, Association of Plastic Recyclers, Environmental Protection Agency, More Recycling. Biodegradable plastic alternatives, like the seaweed-based straws offered by Loliware can help ensure that when plastics end up in the environment they will safely decompose.
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PA Environment Daily
APRIL 14, 2023
billion would be better spent creating biodegradable packaging and establishing a re-use model in which plastic products are designed to be collected by manufacturers, refurbished, cleansed and used again. Air emissions would adhere to restrictions set by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 36 million tons of plastic was generated in 2018 and less than 9 percent was recycled. While something like a banana peel will biodegrade and return to the earth, plastic waste merely breaks into smaller and smaller pieces known as microplastics. According to the U.S.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Biodegradable : Used to describe substances and the ability of microorganisms (bacteria, algae) to break it down. Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above). Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.
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