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The US, the UK, and other EU countries then responded to China’s ban by sending their waste to other countries including Thailand and Malaysia, who have since followed China’s example in cutting off imports.
According to a report by the CCI, despite their knowledge that recycling plastics is not technically practical, petrochemical companies have continued to push “fraudulent” marketing campaigns to convince consumers otherwise.
A litre of bottled water could contain about 2.4 lakh (240,000) plastic pieces on average. This number is about 10 to 100 times greater than previous estimates
ConAgra Brands Inc. faces a sweeping USDA recall of its popular frozen chicken strips due to alarming plastic contamination concerns.
The high-latitude expedition "Clean Arctic - Vostok-77" set off from Murmansk on August 15. The research will be carried out over one year and cover the continental part of the Arctic. The scientists will travel 12 thousand kilometres and cross 11 time zones.