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A close-up of pieces of plastic that had been washed up on a beach
Health

America has a $250 billion problem: Microplastics have invaded our bloodstreams and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke

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May 5, 2024
Dow CEO: My company is a major plastic producer. We must end plastic pollution
Commentary

Dow CEO: My company is a major plastic producer. We must end plastic pollution

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April 16, 2024
Lego CEO Niels B. Christiansen
Retail

Lego CEO promises to use more expensive, renewable plastic in toy blocks by 2032 – without passing higher costs on to consumers

By Christian Wienberg and Bloomberg
March 18, 2024
Woman drinking water seaside after running at the beach.
Health

Bottled water could be putting tiny previously undetected fragments of plastic into your bloodstream and organs

By Coco Liu and Bloomberg
January 10, 2024
NYC scuba
Environment

NYC scuba enthusiasts are picking up trash off the ocean floor: ‘The best find of all time was an actual ATM machine’

By Bobby Caina Calvan, Ted Shaffrey and The Associated Press
October 2, 2023
A man kneels down near a huge pile of shredded plastic.
Environment

Environmental groups see a Trojan Horse in big plastic’s plan to scale recycling efforts: ‘Nobody needs more plastic’

By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated Press
October 21, 2022
‘Children can’t advocate for themselves’: American public schools have a massive plastic waste problem
Environment

‘Children can’t advocate for themselves’: American public schools have a massive plastic waste problem

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October 10, 2022
The plastic elephant in Amazon’s boardroom
Commentary

The plastic elephant in Amazon’s boardroom

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June 16, 2022
Portrait of Jim Fitterling
Leadership

Dow CEO James Fitterling on the road to net zero for his plastics company

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June 16, 2021
The struggle to make plastics more sustainable
Newsletters

The struggle to make plastics more sustainable

By Katherine Dunn and Alan Murray
May 14, 2021
Heavy equipment operators displace rubbish piles at the Kawatuna Landfill, Palu, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on August 24, 2020.
Environment

Plastic-eating ‘Pac-men’: Researchers say enzyme cocktail could revolutionize recycling

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September 29, 2020
Another casualty of the pandemic: We’re ‘drowning’ in single-use plastics again
Environment

Another casualty of the pandemic: We’re ‘drowning’ in single-use plastics again

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August 17, 2020
As plastic waste in world’s oceans continues to soar, efforts to stem the pollution are falling short
Environment

As plastic waste in world’s oceans continues to soar, efforts to stem the pollution are falling short

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July 23, 2020
Legos
Retail

Ready to Lego of Your Kids’ Old Building Bricks? Here’s How You Can Recycle Them

By Joseph Pisani and The Associated Press
October 8, 2019
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Newsletters

PepsiCo Gets a CSO — The Loop

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October 8, 2019

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