Tag: plastic
Pollution: how California is tackling the single-use plastic problem head-on
News Published on 05/29/2023 at 09:05 Updated 05/29/2023 at 09:05 Reading 3 mins. While the US west coast state has activated a $53.9 billion plan to accelerate the ecological transition,…
These chipolatas are likely to contain pieces of metal and plastic
News Published on 05/04/2023 at 6:07 p.m. Updated 05/04/2023 at 6:07 p.m. Reading 2 mins. According to the government site Rappel Conso, a batch of plain chipolatas is the subject…
Why do so many USB and charging cables have a strange piece of plastic built into them?
Anyone who has ever held a charging cable in their hands will have noticed a strange, round plastic part. But what is it and what exactly does it do? USB…
“Reuse, recycle and alternative”, the UN’s triple solution against plastic pollution
News Published on 05/19/2023 at 08:09 Updated 05/19/2023 at 08:09 Reading 2 mins. The world must halve “single-use” plastics and massively adopt the triptych of “reuse, recycle and alternative” to…
Pumpkin to replace plastic packaging
News Published on 05/19/2023 at 10:34 am Updated 05/19/2023 at 10:34 am Reading 2 mins. In gratin or crumble, if not to make lanterns for Halloween, squash can be used…
Plastic on the menu when environment ministers meet in Sweden
Published: Just now full screen Plastic is a big problem both for animals, plants and the climate. A new global agreement to reduce littering and use is underway. Archive image.…
The EU boot: “Sweden should reduce plastic bags – not increase”
The EU’s environmental commissioner today gave Sweden’s government a big boot because it plans to abolish or greatly reduce the tax on plastic bags. – Plastic bags are a thing…
Mother of three Maha died after plastic surgery: “Unacceptable”
The mother of three, Maha, aged 49, died after plastic surgery at a newly opened private clinic in Malmö. Several suspected deficiencies have been discovered and now the family wants…
The Green Party on scrapping the tax on plastic bags: SD rules
Published: Less than 10 min ago According to the Sweden Democrats, the tax on plastic bags has been a “non-issue” that the party was bothered about and saw as “a…
The tax on plastic bags will be abolished at the turn of the year
The Sweden Democrats state that the tax on plastic bags will be abolished on January 1. – This is a non-issue for people, a very dysfunctional tax in many ways.…