GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest — pollution

The Defender reports, "Processes that break plastic waste down into molecular building blocks with high heat or chemicals and convert them into new products are harmful to the environment and won’t help reduce plastic pollution..."

HealthNews reported, "Using a reusable water bottle can save, on average, 156 plastic water bottles and hundreds of dollars every year. However, while they are beneficial for the planet and your wallet, some disgusting dangers may be lurking in your bottles."

Fox News reports, "Massachusetts will become the first state to ban the purchase of single-use plastic bottles for state agencies."

Andrew den Boggende, an undergraduate student and researcher at Florida Southern College posits, "Property rights, or the exclusive ability of someone to own, use, exchange, and/or gift property, have become one of the fundamental legal pillars of the modern world, yet they are mysteriously absent from the realm of oceans. No one truly owns, or is even allowed to purchase, property in the ocean. As a result, nobody has any incentive to preserve or cultivate the waters themselves.