Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:25:18 +0000
After decades of foot-dragging by petrochemical stakeholders, solutions to the ocean plastic pollution crisis are beginning to emerge.
The post The Ocean Plastic Pollution Battle Has Just Begun appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 22:50:28 +0000
Activists in The Netherlands are experimenting with a curtain of air bubbles to remove plastic debris from rivers before it reaches the ocean.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 18:35:37 +0000
It’s always a good time to talk about the ocean plastic problem, especially when the biggest-ever Sharkfest series is unspooling on Disney+ and National Geographic channels this week.
Credit to Author: Jamie Leventhal| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:46:49 GMT
About 10 million tons of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans every year—the equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic every minute. A new UN treaty is trying to fight that.
Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:05:45 +0000
A start-up in a small town in Israel says it has developed a way to recycle plastic and ordinary refuse that could form the basis of a truly circular economy. The best part is it says it can be profitable — something most recycling schemes are not.
Credit to Author: Andrea Bertoli| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:35:48 +0000
Bill 40, an ambitious plastics reduction bill, is moving swiftly through Honolulu City Council, with wide bi-partisan support. Local activist groups, concerned citizens and tourists are excited to move this bill forward. Learn more about the bill and why it’s such an important opportunity for Oahu.
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 18:20:53 +0000
Meet Lilly, a young student in Thailand who often skips school for an hour to clean up her canals and streams. In the video, Lilly explains that she has learned more by cleaning up canals than she has by going to school
Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:50:08 +0000
TOKYO – Japan has a plastic problem.In a country where cleanliness and neat packaging have long been considered good service, almost everything, from single bananas to individual pieces of vegetables, pastries, pens and cosmetics is sold plastic-wrapped.
The post Big plastic user Japan fights waste ahead of G-20 summit appeared first on Inquirer News.
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Credit to Author: Anne Gaviola| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 20:18:23 +0000
Industry isn’t doing its part to combat climate change, but you can make small, positive steps towards helping the planet.
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Credit to Author: Anne Gaviola| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 13:24:05 +0000
New research warns against choosing plastic marketed as a ‘green’ choice.
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