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  2. Phase-out of polystyrene foam - Wikipedia

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    In the late 20th and early 21st century, there has been a global movement towards the phase-out of polystyrene foam as a single use plastic (SUP). Early bans of polystyrene foam intended to eliminate ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), formerly a major component.

  3. U.S. to phase out single-use plastic on public lands ... - AOL

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    Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued a secretarial order that calls for the agency to reduce the procurement, sale and distribution of single-use plastic products and packaging on 480 million ...

  4. Plastic bans - Wikipedia

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    Plastic bans are laws that prohibit the use of polymers manufactured from petroleum or other fossil fuels, given the pollution and threat to biodiversity that they cause.A growing number of countries have instituted plastic bag bans, and a ban on single-use plastic (such as throw-away forks or plates), and are looking to spread bans to all plastic packaging, plastic clothing (such as polyester ...

  5. Plastic bag ban - Wikipedia

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    Single-use plastic shopping bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. [364] British Columbia: Victoria: 17 December 2017: 1 July 2018: Single-use plastic shopping bag ban. [365] Manitoba: Leaf Rapids: 22 March 2007: 2 April 2007: Single-use plastic shopping bag ban. [366] Thompson: 27 September 2010: 31 December 2010: Single-use ...

  6. A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a ...

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    The regulation of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products in Hong Kong aims to reduce their use at the source to cut down on pollution, Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection ...

  7. Nuclear gamma ray technology 'could help to deal with plastic ...

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  8. Polymateria - Wikipedia

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    Polymateria Ltd is a British technology company developing biodegradable plastic alternatives. In 2020, the privately owned company was the first to achieve certified biodegradation of the most commonly-littered forms of plastic packaging in real-world conditions, in less than a year without creating microplastics.

  9. Single-use plastics revolutionized the medical industry. Now ...

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