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Plastic Industry’s Fake Tears

May 8, 2022 Water Quality Threats - Plastics, Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

We called this out with Nestle, and it is the same here. The message is disinformation, and the American Beverage Association, like Nestle, knows very well what they are conveying to the public is […]

California Aims to Ban Recycling Symbols on Things That Aren’t Recyclable

September 11, 2021 THREATS, State Government Threats, County Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats - Plastics Leave a Comment

This endeavor is certainly progress toward alleviating our terrible problem of plastic waste. Taking the symbols off products which are not recyclable is good, but Nestle does something that is very sneaky. […]

Congratulations to Chile!

May 26, 2021 Federal Government Solutions, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats - Plastics Leave a Comment

Sad to see we are being left behind as a nation by our political infighting and egotism. The longer we pollute the more it will cost us in the end and, make no mistake, there […]

Plastic World or Plastic-Free World?

May 22, 2021 THREATS, State Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), County Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Plastics Leave a Comment

Illustration by Erica Cirino Well, I am old enough to remember Bakelite, a hard, brittle material, usually black, used as knobs and insulators in early electronics. I guess this was the start of […]

Gainesville votes to ban plastic bags, Styrofoam

January 4, 2019 THREATS, State Government Threats, County Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats - Plastics 2 Comments

A great step forward, thanks to Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos and others who voted for it. Also to several Sierra Club members headed by Maryvonne Devensky has worked long and hard to bring this to the […]

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