New York Times: 

• California Aims to Ban Recycling Symbols on Things That Aren’t Recyclable

• As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling

• Your Foam Coffee Cup is Fighting for Its Life

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Los Angeles Times: Trafficking of plastic waste is on the rise and criminal groups are profiting, report says

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Consumer Reports: The Big Problem With Plastic

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Reuters: 

• Special Report: Plastic pandemic - COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream

• Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges

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Washington Post: Congrats! You dump 100 plastic bottles in nature each year.

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The Atlantic: How Useful Is Recycling, Really?

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The Straits Times: Alliance of Small Island States want global agreement to stop plastic pollution in oceans

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Voice of America: US Among Top Contributors to Ocean Plastic Pollution

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Politico: If California won't enact a plastic waste overhaul, will anyone?

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Meeting of the Minds: 7 Ways for Cities to Reduce Plastic Pollution

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China Daily: UK 'may use European Union exit to ramp up exports of plastic waste'

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Readers Digest:

• Here's Water Really Happens to Recycled Plastics

• What Recycling Will Look Like in 10 Years

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Newsweek: Cola-Cola and Pepsico Ditch Ties to Plastics Industry Association

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The Intercept: 

• Waste Only: How the Plastics Industry is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World

• Starbucks Promised a Recyclable Lid: Don't Believe the Hype

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Houston Chronicle: Plastic's Trash Crisis

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Discover: The U.S. Recycling System Is Flawed. Here’s How We Can Do Better

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INEWS: COP26: From packaging to milk cartons, how the UK’s paper waste exports present a hidden climate threat

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Center for Public Integrity:  As the World Grapples with Plastic Pollution, the U.S. Makes More of It - A Whole Lot More

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Plastics News:

• As scrap exports drop, will plastics recycling rate fall?

• Dunkin' moving to PP for lids 

• Film recycling up but overall rates still ‘dismal'

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Chemical & Engineering News:  Governments Pursue Chemical Recycling

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Waste Dive:

• The Unfulfilled Promise of Plastic Film Recycling

• Waste Management report shows untapped recycling potential, clarifies policy positions

• Drop in Reclaimed Plastic Film Exports 

• National plastics draft bill gains momentum amid industry push to tackle pollution

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Waste 360: What’s the Fix for the U.S. Plastic Waste Pile Up?

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Greenbiz:

• Shareholders ask retailers to report on plastic bags

• How to close the loop on a quarter trillion plastic bottles a year