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Mazatlán Carnival 2026 Sets Program, Artists and Security Kickoff Under ‘¡Arriba la Tambora!’

Officials forecast more than 1.2 million attendees with an economic impact topping 1.1 billion pesos.

Plastics’ Global Health Toll Could Double by 2040, Landmark Study Warns

UK to Launch Deposit Scheme for Bottles and Cans in 2027 With Supermarket Return Points

New Measurements Reveal Far Higher Airborne Microplastics Over Chinese Megacities

Florida Bill Would Preempt Local Straw Bans and Create Statewide Standards

California Bans Single-Use Plastic Shopping Bags at Supermarkets

2026 Rule Changes for Scotland and the UK: Travel Authorisations, Wage Rises and Ad Bans

Ottawa Opens 70-Day Consultation to Repeal Planned Single-Use Plastic Export Ban

Supreme Court Rejects PIL on Packaged Water Standards as 'Luxury Litigation'

IPN Students Test 'Puribag,' a Dissolvable Plastic That Purifies Water

New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Curb Single-Use Utensils at Restaurants

UK Confirms 2027 Deposit Return Scheme for Bottles and Cans

Amnesty Report Alleges Torture and Enforced Disappearances at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz and Krome

Rutgers Chemists Unveil Programmable Plastics That Self‑Deconstruct on Cue

Germany Urged to Tighten Plastic-Bag Ban With Higher Thickness Limit and Deposits

Germany’s Winter Bird-Feeding Guidance Warns Against Netted Fat Balls

French Assembly Backs 20% VAT on Single-Use Bottled Drinks

WHO Tobacco Treaty Talks Open in Geneva With Push to Curb Filters and Vape Flavors

Fritz-Kola to Pilot Aluminum Cans in Hamburg Next Month

NABU Warns Against Plastic-Net Suet Balls, Urges Immediate Removal