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Manufacturers clutching at straws as war on plastic rages

dc.coverage.spatialEuropean Unionen
dc.coverage.spatialBritainen
dc.coverage.spatialIndiaen
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-06T03:23:32Z
dc.date.available2019-03-06T03:23:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-04
dc.identifier.citationManufacturers clutching at straws as war on plastic rages. (2018, July 4). Panay News, pp. B3, B6.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/4652
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPanay News, Inc.en
dc.relation.urihttps://www.panaynews.net/manufacturers-clutching-at-straws-as-war-on-plastic-rages/en
dc.subjectplasticsen
dc.subjectwater pollutionen
dc.subjectocean dumpingen
dc.subjectmarine debrisen
dc.subjectLitteren
dc.subjectenvironmental protectionen
dc.titleManufacturers clutching at straws as war on plastic ragesen
dc.typenewspaperArticleen
dc.citation.journaltitlePanay Newsen
dc.citation.firstpageB3en
dc.citation.lastpageB6en
local.seafdecaqd.controlnumberPN20180704_B3en
local.seafdecaqd.extractUnder pressure from activists, the European Union, Britain, India and even fast food giants like McDonald’s have all made some headway towards bringing the use of plastic straws to an end. According to peer-reviewed US journal Science magazine, eight million metric tons of plastic are dumped into the Earth’s oceans and seas each year – 250 kilograms (550 pounds) every second. For years, the focus of environmentalists has been on plastic bags. But plastic straws have now come into the spotlight, thanks in part to images that have gone viral on the internet. One online video about the danger posed by seemingly innocuous straws shows a sea turtle rescued off Costa Rica getting one removed from its nostril.en
local.subject.personalNameModi, Narendra
local.subject.personalNameMillet, Herve
local.subject.personalNameSoyez, Pierre
local.subject.personalNameLe Ravalec, Virginie
local.subject.personalNameNicholls, Fiona
local.subject.corporateNameMcDonalden
local.subject.corporateNameMumbaien
local.subject.corporateNameBurger Kingen
local.subject.corporateNameStarbucksen
local.subject.corporateNameNova-Instituteen
local.subject.corporateNameEuropean Bioplasticsen
local.subject.corporateNameFrench Environment and Energy Management Agencyen
local.subject.corporateNameGreenpeaceen
dc.contributor.corporateauthorAgence France-Presse (AFP)en


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