Plastic and climate crisis are linked — we shouldn’t address one and ignore the other
It’s all part of the same problem, really.
Tag: plastic pollution
Just 20 companies are behind more than half of the single-use plastic waste in the world
Get ready to read some familiar names.
More than a handful: A thousand rivers bring plastic into the oceans
It's not just the big rivers, the small ones also contribute to the problem.
A cost-effective way to recycle plastic could be commercially available in ‘5 to 10 years’
Not a decade too soon.
Dump the plastic: Scientists create edible food packaging films from seaweed
They are water-soluble and eco-friendly, you can eat them or throw them away.
It’s time to figure out how to deal with the face mask waste
It was already a big problem before the Covid-19 pandemic, but plastic waste is now turning into an even larger ...
Amazon’s plastic packaging waste could encircle the globe 500 times
Most of the packaging isn't recycled and ends up in the ocean.
These are the companies that produce the most plastic
A lot of familiar names on this list.
Plastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometers in just a few months
Researchers used geo-tagged 'message in a bottle' to track the plastic pollution.
The world’s largest PET producer wants to triple its plastic recycling operations
If you want to reduce plastic pollution, southeast Asia is the perfect place to start.
How plastic particles move through the soils. “It’s all cyclical”
This could help tackle plastic waste, a serious environmental problem
The Mediterranean Sea is packed with plastic waste and it could get worse soon
We need to take action to protect the Mediterranean from plastic waste.
Recycling is important. It’s also overrated. Here’s what truly makes a dent in environmental pollution
Always remember the 3Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. But in this order!
Unbreathable air could be driving plastic pollution — and your stomach is to blame
We have to tackle air pollution, not only because of our health
Millions of LEGO pieces lost at sea 23 years ago are still washing up on the English coast
There are more than 6,000 ships carrying containers around the world at any point in time.
Algae-based flip-flops seek to tackle plastic pollution
These shoes leave the smallest carbon footprints.
Plastic pollution could skyrocket to 1.3 billion tons by 2040
There's still time for change, but it has to happen now or we'll be drowning in plastic.
Reusable containers are still safe to use during the pandemic, experts agree
Coronavirus spreads mainly through droplets rather than contact with surfaces.
Coronavirus is creating a new plastic crisis as masks and gloves end up in the ocean
It's a new twist to an old problem, as 8 million tons of plastic waste already end in the ocean ...
Four leading brands are responsible for 500,000 tons of plastic pollution per year
Enough to cover 83 football pitchers every day