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June 17, 2022 | 5:07 AM

As Shell’s ethane cracker nears startup, people are surveying the Ohio River for plastic nurdles

Environmental groups and researchers want to establish a baseline for the small pieces of plastic, so they can tell if nurdles are getting into the river from the massive plant.

By Julie Grant/The Allegheny Front

September 11, 2020 | 7:58 AM

How big oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycled

"There is serious doubt that [recycling plastic] can ever be made viable on an economic basis," one industry insider wrote in a 1974 speech.

By Laura Sullivan/NPR

November 4, 2019 | 5:45 AM

Plastics can break down into tiny pieces by the time they hit the Great Lakes. This Penn State researcher wants to know what they are before they degrade

Sherri Mason said policymakers ask how much of plastic pollution comes from bags or bottles — and she can’t answer. So she’s working to find out.

By Julie Grant/The Allegheny Front

June 28, 2019 | 8:47 AM

Pa. lawmakers seek to block any attempt at regulation of single-use plastics

By Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania

June 20, 2019 | 6:32 PM

Philly’s considering a plastic-bag ban – again – and this time it might pass

By Dana Bate/WHYY

June 10, 2019 | 5:51 PM

TerraCycle’s Loop launches reusable packaging to enthusiasm — and a little sticker shock

By Dana Bate/WHYY

May 24, 2019 | 3:45 PM

Could the future be built out of trash? A plan to turn plastic, paper into wallboard

By Dana Bate/WHYY

May 3, 2019 | 11:37 AM

Our plastic footprint sinks, right to the bottom of the sea

By Steph Yin/WHYY

April 22, 2019 | 10:40 AM

This company wants to recycle your plastic bags. There’s a lot riding on whether it succeeds

By Dana Bate/WHYY

April 17, 2019 | 9:12 AM

What other states are doing about plastic bags — and what might happen with Pa.’s proposed ban

By Jon Hurdle

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