In September, more than 72,000 people gathered at beaches, streets, offices and parks in 51 countries around the world. At nearly 500 sites, they picked up plastic litter. Volunteers tallied the type of product, the variety of plastic and any brand names they could identify.
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Plastic parts for hospital ventilators. With some uses literally a life-or-death matter, simply ditching plastics entirely is not an option.
Perfetti Van Melle’s group communications director, Stephanie Creech, wrote in an email to Ensia that many of the company’s plastic containers are recyclable, encouraging customers to properly recycle them. “We continue to seek alternatives to plastic packaging while ensuring that we still deliver product freshness to our consumers,” she wrote.