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Report: Plastic Threatens Human Health at a Global Scale
Global tourism sector should continue fight against plastic pollution during and after COVID-19 – new UN recommendations
Healthcare is still hooked on single-use plastic PPE, but there are more sustainable options
COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics – are they back to stay?
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Report: Plastic Threatens Human Health at a Global Scale — Plastic Pollution Coalition
A new report reveals that plastic is a human health crisis hiding in plain sight. Plastic & Health: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet, authored by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Earthworks, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF), IPEN, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s.), University of Exeter ... www.plasticpollutioncoalition.or
Global tourism sector should continue fight against plastic pollution during and after COVID-19 – new UN recommendations | UNEP - UN Environmen Programme
Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in a recovering tourism sector does not mean a return to single-use plastic products. Global Tourism Plastics Initiative releases key recommendations for the tourism sector to continue fighting plastic pollution, while maintaining public health and hygiene in the face of the pandemi Tourism companies such as Accor, Club Med, Iberostar Group and major tourism ... www.unenvironment.org
Healthcare is still hooked on single-use plastic PPE, but there are more sustainable options
COVID-19 has highlighted the staggering amount of single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) that medical and healthcare facilities use on a daily basis, and the associated high costs. No one ... theconversation.com
COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics – are they back to stay?
Pandemic precautions have given new life to disposable plastic products, which the industry claims are more 'hygienic' than reusables. But critics say there's no scientific evidence this is so. theconversation.com
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