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Artist covers sculpture in plastic garbage

Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down
Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs Tuesday in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva, where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place, asking nations to show courage and agree to a strong treaty.
Global plastic treaty talks are ‘difficult', European commissioner says
Negotiations to debate the terms of a global treaty to curb plastic pollution are proving difficult, the European Union environment commissioner said on Tuesday.
Artist covers sculpture in plastic garbage at U.N. plastic pollution treaty talks
As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist heaped piles of plastic garbage onto a large sculpture in front of the United Nations office.
Artist’s massive sculpture at UN symbolises burden of plastic waste during treaty negotiations
An evolving sculpture built from waste confronts negotiators as talks on a landmark plastic continue. View on euronews
Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN
Outside the U.N. in Geneva, an 18-foot “Thinker’s Burden” sculpture is being buried in plastic waste — a visual push for negotiators to seal the world’s first treaty to end plastic pollution.
Artist covers sculpture in plastics as sign for delegates at pollution summit
Representatives of 184 countries and 600 organisations are meeting in Geneva to draft a treaty on halting plastic pollution.
Tech company makes key breakthrough with tiny organisms that eat plastic: 'Action is needed at some point'
Darwin's researchers have developed a technology that utilizes microorganisms to biodegrade microplastics, per ...
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Insecure about their looks, more men than ever are getting plastic surgery
Even after Chris Sanford lost 130 pounds, he struggled with body dysmorphia. Every time he looked at the streamlined bodies ...
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Plastic-Free Cookware, a Rubber-Duckie Tub, and Other Recent Strategist Finds
While the Aarke purifier isn’t 100 percent plastic free, its pitcher, reservoir, and filter cartridge are completely devoid ...
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Fun and Bright Crafts for Kids Using Plastic Spoons
The makers and handcrafters at Master Sergeich create fun and bright kids’ crafts using plastic spoons.
Two Arrests After Pregnant Woman Found Dead in Plastic Tote: What We Know
Authorities arrested two men after the body of a 28-year-old pregnant woman was found inside a plastic tote in Ohio.
These 11 Plastic-Free Coffee Tools Help Me Power Through the Day
Brew smarter and greener with these top-rated plastic-free coffee essentials designed for style, sustainability, and ...
Plastic Waste Is Piling Up, but Alternative Materials Struggle to Get Off the Ground
As a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution inches forward, the hunt continues for workable substitutes.
The recycling dilemma: Why most plastic still ends up as waste
Of the record volumes of plastic being produced, less than 10% is made into something new. Is it time to rethink recycling?