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    Big Oil’s lobby to peddle plastics in Kenya is unsustainable and unsurprising

    Matt VeneziaOp-edsOpinionsOctober 12, 2020

    #OPINION Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of the century. Still, “Big Oil” is lobbying to influence a trade deal between the United States and Kenya.

    The plastic straw ban is not helping the overall pollution crisis

    Melissa JonesOpinionsOctober 20, 2019

    Many restaurants have switched from plastic to paper straws to help the ongoing environmental crisis, and some cities have banned plastic straws indefinitely. I question, however, if this effort is actually making any difference.

    Stony Brook joins “Strawless Suffolk” initiative

    Rebecca LiebsonNewsSeptember 1, 2018March 19, 2020

    In an effort to become more sustainable, Stony Brook University has signed onto a county-wide initiative aimed at eliminating plastic straws.

    Poisoned by plastics

    Kurt BretschOpinionsFebruary 11, 2016

    There is no doubt that plastics are appropriate for some products, but one-time-use plastics are usually wasteful and unnecessary.

    Say yes to single stream recycling on campus

    Alexandrea Van LooFeaturedOpinionsNovember 16, 2015

    The convenience of single stream recycling will improve participation throughout university faculty, students and staff.

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