Rolling up in an electric vehicle [EV] van, Plastic Beach will come to your small business, or corporation, for the collection of all grades of soft plastics. They will bring them back to their ...
The accumulation of micro- and nano-plastics in marine organisms, particularly fish, eventually makes its way onto our plates ...
Packaging Systems of Wisconsin, in partnership with Alliance Plastics, is distributing a biodegradable film that can break ...
Researchers have developed a new durable plastic that won't pollute our oceans. The new material is as strong as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it special is that it breaks ...
Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...
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Fighting plastic pollution with global awareness Plastic in our oceans is a huge issue. Who can ignore the garbage patch that is twice the size of Texas, currently floating around in the Pacific ...
Caspar van de Geer runs the turtle hospital for the group Local Ocean Conservation at Watamu in eastern Kenya. He had demonstrated earlier how uncannily a plastic film pulsating in the water ...
You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...
To the editor: To combat plastic pollution in our oceans, we need to cut back on plastic ... passed a ban on thick single-use plastic film bags from grocery store check-outs.
This resource explores plastic waste and the problem it is causing the oceans. The film joins a group of children taking part in a litter-pick on their local beach and reveals just how much ...
Since the 1950s, plastic production has grown exponentially, reaching 58 million tonnes in Europe in 2022 alone. This has led to massive amounts of waste. Over time, wind, waves, sunlight and ...