New Swedish recycling plant can sort more plastic than any other facility in the world & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Thursday, November 16, 2023 “It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.” — Dalai Lama New Swedish Recycling Plant Can Sort More Plastic Than Any Other Facility in the World A new recycling plant in Motala, Sweden has the capacity to recycle more plastic packaging per year than any other recycling plant in the world, [The Associated Press]( reported. According to Svensk Plaståtervinning (Swedish Plastic Recycling), the plant, called Site Zero, can recycle up to [200,000 metric tons]( of plastic packaging annually. [Read More]( Related: [EPA Launches Recycling Initiative With $100+ Million in Grants]( New York Sues PepsiCo Over Plastics Pollution in Buffalo River New York State Attorney General Letitia James sued [PepsiCo]( on Wednesday, claiming the corporation had endangered the environment and misled the public regarding its plans to get rid of [single-use plastic]( packaging. [Read More]( Related: [NYC to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Food]( ‘We Are Severely Off Track’: Global Emissions Projected to Fall Only 2% by 2030, UN Says A new United Nations Climate Change [report]( says that current climate action plans by nations are not enough to limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius and meet [Paris Agreement]( targets. The report shows that countries need to take much more action immediately, even though some have been making increased efforts, in order to speed up the transition away from [fossil fuels]( and avoid the worst [climate change]( impacts, a press release from the [United Nations]( said. [Read More]( Related: [‘This Is the Critical Decade for Climate Change’: Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reach Record High]( Pollution Threatens Endangered Sea Turtle Reproduction A new study led by researchers from Griffith University in Australia contributes to the growing research on how global warming and pollution are impacting reproduction for endangered sea turtles. The study, [published]( in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, found that pollution exposure to heavy metals, like cadmium and antimony, as well as organic contaminants can influence the resulting sex of the offspring of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). [Read More]( Related: [Microplastics Increase Sand Temperature, Impacting Sea Turtle Development, Study Finds]( How to Enjoy the Outdoors in Winter During the short, cold winter days, it’s even more important to [care for your mind and body by getting outside](. [Hiking]( and [camping]( are completely possible in the winter with the right preparation, but a short walk in a park to enjoy the winter scenery is just as beneficial. Here’s how to prepare — and enjoy! — an outdoor excursion on a cold winter day. [Read More]( Related: [5 of the World’s Most Spectacular National Parks]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](