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If you've been to a cannabis dispensary, chances are you've seen hundreds of plastic containers and double-zippered bags line the shelves. Most of that plastic will end up in a landfill. But eco-friendly packaging can be pricey, and environmental sustainability in Oklahoma's competitive cannabis industry is proving unsustainable for some.
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Worried about the proliferation of plastic trash in the environment and her own body, a journalist tried to shop plastic-free for 7 days. She found plastic in a lot of sneaky and surprising places.
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More than 300 million tons of plastic are produced in the U.S. each year, with 14 million of them ending up in the ocean, according to the Department of Interior.
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New York is the latest, and largest, state to consider charging product-makers to dispose of their packaging. But lawmakers are clashing over how much to involve industry in creating a new system.
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Tiny plastic debris — some so small you can't see it — has previously been found in human blood, excrement and in the depths of the ocean.
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The first step in cutting back on plastic is understanding what you're using and how much of it. Do an audit of the plastics in your home to get a sense of how much plastic you use.
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A group of scientists used chemistry to convert the powerful greenhouse gas methane into safer chemicals that serve as the base for some plastics.
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In the next decade, plastic will emit more climate-changing greenhouse gases than coal-fired power plants, according to the report.
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The benefits of the change will be equivalent to more than 650,000 people not using any plastic for a year, the company said.
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Oil and gas companies make enough pellets each year to fill a stadium several times over. The oil industry has long known it has a pellet pollution problem, but that's not what it told the public.