Hacker News with Generative AI: Plastic Pollution

Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution; countries will try again (theverge.com)
International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on Monday — pushing talks past their initial deadline and into next year.

Environment, Politics, International Relations, Plastic Pollution

3 points by rntn 18 hours ago | 0 comments

Bye-bye microplastics: new plastic is recyclable and ocean-degradable (riken.jp)
Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a durable plastic that won’t contribute to microplastic pollution in our oceans.

Plastic Pollution, Materials Science, Environmental Science, Recycling

6 points by JeanKage 6 days ago | 2 comments

California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired (nytimes.com)
California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired

Environmental Policy, California, Plastic Pollution, Legislation

7 points by edward 69 days ago | 1 comments

California law bans all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores (apnews.com)
“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags.

California, Environmental Policy, Plastic Pollution, Grocery Stores, Legislation

37 points by geox 71 days ago | 63 comments

Science, Environment, Plastic Pollution, Materials Science

15 points by rmason 82 days ago | 0 comments

Environmental Science, Plastic Pollution, Coastal Ecology

9 points by PaulHoule 118 days ago | 1 comments

Environmental Policy, Plastic Pollution

15 points by lxm 136 days ago | 2 comments