such as straws, cutlery, and drink stirrers, in an attempt to curb plastic pollution. This follows a ban on lightweight plastic bags in June 2022. Victoria and Queensland implemented similar bans in 2023.
Microplastic poses a growing concern in oceans and other aquatic habitat. Microplastics and the Ocean: The Invisible Threat Divers Can Help Monitor Distressing images of turtles with plastic straws sticking out of their bodies or dead seabirds with stomachs brimming with synthetic trash justifiably attra...
Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggestsource (加注汉语释义:来源)of plastic pollution, but they’ve recently come under fire because most people don’t need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be rec...
Plastic straws(吸管) may seem harmless,but they bring dangers to the environment.Because they're so small,they easily find their way into the ocean.There they can harm animals that try to eat them.They may be small,but the millions of plastic straws that are used and thrown away daily ...
’s most populous state, New South Wales, isbanning a range of single-use plastics, such as straws, cutlery, and drink stirrers, in an attempt to curb plastic pollution. This follows a ban on lightweight plastic bags in June 2022. Victoria and Queensland implemented similar bans in 2023....
Of tons of plastic trash in the oceans,the plastic straw is not a top contributor. Yet this small tube is at the center of an environmental campaign aimed at convincing people to stop using straws to save the oceans. Although straws are only a tiny part of ocean plastic,their size makes...
microbeads in cosmetics such as exfoliating facial scrubs and cleansers medication containers utensils and cutlery straws pens buttons toys furniture such as chairs and tables cases for electronic devices and plastic accessories for these devices credit cards, shopping cards, ID cards, and driver's lic...
California has fired another volley in the plastic-straw wars, enacting a law that bars sit-down restaurants from offering straws to diners unless they specifically request them. The move follows total bans on plastic straws in cities including San Francisco; Malibu, California; Seattle; and ...
You probably use them to drink lots of things, such as cola or milk tea. (1)___ They are made in 10 minutes, used in 20 minutes and remain on the earth for over 100 years since they can't be broken down (分解) easily. But how do plastic straws get into the ocean? Through...
While plastic straws may make our life easier, they don't biodegrade and thus don't make the lives of ocean animals easier. Click the button below to Take the Pledge to Skip the Plastic Straw! Take the Pledge! Alternative Straws There are many alternative straws that are better for our en...