Researchers warn that plastic production and emissions are driving a rising global health burden, measured in millions of lost healthy years.

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Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, ...

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Mangroves protect coasts and wildlife, but plastic waste now builds up inside roots, harming ecosystems and communities.

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Learn how UNR’s Environmental Health & Safety supports plastic film recycling with new campus drop‑off locations and ...