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A huge industry has developed around the use of wood pellets as a source of energy, and wood pulp–based beverage “bottles” are being promoted as an eco-friendly alternative to plastics. In fact, these initiatives may be doing more environmental...
After languishing for nearly two years in the California Assembly and Senate, the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Act once again failed to come to a vote before the legislative session ended at midnight on Aug. 31.
It would have made sense to pause the trade war to deal with the COVID-19 issues, said Gerald Commissiong, CEO of Todos Medical. “The reality is we needed a lot of stuff we didn't get . . . and right now [China] is still the only game in town.”
The listing of the plasticizer diisononyl phthalate (DINP) was the “result of a biased, unfair, and arbitrary review process,” claims the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
Molded fiber bowls and containers lined with PFAS used in restaurant franchises in Canada, including at Burger King and McDonald's, tested above fluorine screening levels.
PFAS lawsuits are spreading across the United States and could exceed asbestos as one of the biggest tort cases in the country, according to a lawyer specialized in environmental law. The science, apparently, is irrelevant.