Tag: plastics

Can Sustainability and Plastics Ever Peacefully Coexist?

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jul 13, 2020 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Jul 13, 2020

It seemed like 2020 was going to be the year of a big win for environmental groups in their war against single-use plastic bags. Several states, including New York, California, Maine, and New Jersey, had already enacted or were in the process of enacting bans on the bags. Additionally, bag taxes as much as $1 […]

U.S. Faces Uphill Battle Against Plastic Waste

By William C. Schillaci Mar 16, 2020 Hazardous and Solid Waste

Updated: Mar 16, 2020

More than 2 years after China instituted its National Sword policy, which banned the import of most forms of plastic waste for recycling, the United States has yet to implement environmentally friendly approaches to managing these materials.