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28. Jan. 2021 · Neil Armstrong plants a nylon flag on the moon in 1969 as plastic starts to become a go-to material in the 1970s. In 1977, the plastic bag was introduced to the grocery industry as an alternative to the paper bag—something we’re trying to revert back to 40-plus years later. Production takes a noticeable dip as laws start to be introduced.
17. Mai 2018 · Most marine debris is actually land-based, and ends up in the ocean indirectly. “ Rainwater ushers mismanaged waste from land into local waterways, which feed into larger tributaries and rivers, which in turn empty into oceans. In this way, plastic from far inland can travel many miles to the coastline.”. According to some sources, just ten ...
22. Jan. 2020 · Recycled plastic has been used to resurface a road in Flintshire as part of a trial scheme. Pellets made from the waste material were added to the asphalt laid at a junction in Connah's Quay.
Plastics are very common in landfills, are typically not biodegradable, but don't stay put. Plastics break down to smaller bits of plastic, leach into ground water, and are eventually consumed. They seem to have effects on everything once they're nanoscale; in mammals they act as mild endocrine disruptors.
15. Juli 2008 · BENTON HARBOR — About 150 workers at Modern Plastics Corp., including about 50 already laid off, learned Monday that they would lose their jobs when officials announced the company is
6. Jan. 2022 · The Weeknd left fans confused after wearing full-face bandages. Picture: Getty. In November 2019, The Weeknd - real name Abel Tesfaye - kicked off his new 'After Hours’ era, which began a new ...
4. Okt. 2021 · The basic idea we came up with was that [Plastic Man] would be an environmentalist, almost like an Earth First-er-type guy.” Reeves, for his part, briefly addressed the rumor in a 2008 interview ...
