Breaking Free(forbrukerradet.no)

160 points by Aissen 8 months ago | 29 comments

Finland's average electricity price slips into negative territory(yle.fi)

67 points by alibarber 3 years ago | 65 comments

To the Polypropylene Makers(lesswrong.com)

54 points by raldi 7 months ago | 16 comments

Plastic industry knew recycling was a farce for decades(euronews.com)

305 points by wooptoo 2 years ago | 142 comments

UNM Researchers Find Microplastics in Canine and Human Testicular Tissue(hsc.unm.edu)

21 points by ripjaygn 2 years ago | 3 comments

US court blocks EPA order to eliminate PFAS in plastic containers(thenewlede.org)

134 points by PaulHoule 2 years ago | 67 comments

How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs(lectronz.com)

1568 points by l-one-lone 2 months ago | 971 comments

Blog post by Lectronz founder Alain Pannetrat arguing that European Union regulations are harming makers and small hardware micro-entrepreneurs.

America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back(molsonhart.com)

521 points by putzdown 1 year ago | 697 comments

Blog post by Molson Hart arguing that the April 2025 US tariffs underestimate how hard it is to bring manufacturing back to America.

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review(theguardian.com)

118 points by NewJazz 16 days ago | 59 comments

Guardian analysis on an FDA proposal to expand a loophole letting some toxic, non-carcinogenic chemicals be added to food without safety review.

Plastics are poisoning us(newyorker.com)

361 points by fortran77 3 years ago | 416 comments

New Yorker article by Elizabeth Kolbert on how plastics release and attract toxic chemicals and spread everywhere, from human placentas to deep ocean trenches.

EU bans the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear(environment.ec.europa.eu)

1138 points by giuliomagnifico 8 months ago | 747 comments

European Commission news article announcing Delegated and Implementing Acts under new EU rules banning the destruction of unsold clothes and shoes.

Norwegian ban on Meta behavioral advertising extended to entire EU(datatilsynet.no)

385 points by aleksanb 3 years ago | 197 comments

Norwegian Data Protection Authority news release saying the EDPB made Norway's ban on Meta's behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram permanent and extended it EU/EEA-wide.