California’s Medical Board started an investigation after Dr. Scott Green reported for the hearing on Zoom while in scrubs and with a patient on the operating table. The Medical Board of California said it was investigating a plastic surgeon who attended a video traffic court hearing from an operating room …
Read More »Flaming Lips Use of Plastic Bubbles at Concerts Leave Covid-19 Experts Unsure
Medical professionals questioned how well the individual plastic bubbles protected band members and concertgoers from the coronavirus. There are Covid-19 bubbles — small clusters of friends or family who agree to socialize exclusively with each other during the pandemic — and then there are the kinds of bubbles the Flaming …
Read More »This S’pore Startup Lets You Eat Your Spoon When You’re Done With It To Reduce Plastic Waste
In a world in which single-use plastic is becoming increasingly frowned upon, disposable plastic cutlery and crockery could soon be relegated to the past. Besides, the Covid-19 pandemic has derailed the efforts of environmentalists and green lovers to reduce plastic waste. According to a study by six alumni students from the National University …
Read More »Don’t Waste Plastic: This S’pore Startup Lets You Share Reusable Containers From $3/Month
Roxane Uzureau had attended a ZeroWaste and responsible living event in Singapore back in 2018. It was there that she unwittingly got to know her barePack co-founders: Maximilien Mason, 29; Valerian Fauvel, 35; and Clement Hochart, 33. While waiting for one of the speakers to arrive onstage, she casually shared …
Read More »Where’s Airborne Plastic? Everywhere, Scientists Find.
Plastic pollution isn’t just fouling the world’s oceans. It is also in the air we breathe, traveling on the wind and drifting down from the skies, according to a new study. More than 1,000 tons of tiny fragments rain down each year on national parks and wilderness areas in the …
Read More »California Lifts Ban on Plastic Bags Amid Virus Concerns
Retailers in California can once again hand out free single-use plastic bags under an executive order announced on Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the latest turn away from reusable bags amid the coronavirus outbreak. The order permits stores to provide customers with disposable plastic bags for the next 60 days. …
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