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Climate Change Plastics Pollution Control

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In Case You Missed It… The Comment Period on The Federal Government Consultation on Plastic Waste and Pollution from Textile and...

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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a consultation document on July 4, 2024, seeking input from stakeholders on a proposed roadmap for addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel...more

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Federal and State Efforts to Address Synthetic Microfiber Pollution from Textiles

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Microplastics, plastics less than 5 millimeters in length, are becoming a growing concern due to their ubiquity and persistence in the environment and potential effects on ecological and human health. A 2017 publication by...more

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Earth Week 2024, Round One – Nationwide Initiatives to Implement a Single-Use Plastics Ban

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This year’s Earth Day theme is “Planet versus Plastics.” When most people think of plastic pollution, their minds likely conjure up an image of single-use plastics—such as grocery bags, beverage container rings, or discarded...more

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Let’s Get Ready to Rumble—Earth Day 2024–Planet versus Plastics

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As we kick off Earth Day 2024, we look to this year’s Earth Day theme–“Planet versus Plastics.” Planet versus Plastics seeks to focus attention on the challenges that plastic pollution poses to the planet. In recognition of...more

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CDP Introduces Plastics-Related Disclosure

On April 19, 2023, CDP launched a request for 7,000 companies to disclose on the production and use of the most environmentally problematic plastics, i.e., plastic polymers, durable plastics, and plastic packaging, through...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Bloomberg Targets Petrochemicals — How About Investing in Their Replacements?

I’ve written previously about the urgency associated with the problems caused by waste plastic.  However, there’s a big difference between me blogging about it and Michael Bloomberg opening his wallet to try to do something...more

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