In just two decades the amount of microplastics has tripled on the seafloor
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New EU Plastic Waste Ban Could Finally End Mini Hotel Toiletries and Single-Use Food Containers
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EU Protects: How the EU is turning the tide on plastic waste
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By 2050, it is estimated that there will be more plastic in the sea than fish. Up to 500,000 tonnes of plastic waste enter our oceans every year, and unless ...
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How major oil firms will try to block the world’s first plastic pollution treaty - Thred Website
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Global leaders are meeting this week to secure the world’s first global plastic pollution treaty, but big oil companies have major stakes in continuing to ...
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Plastic: Talks on a global treaty begin – DW – 11/28/2022
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But a global treaty to curb this flood of pollution could change things. Earlier this year, world leaders unanimously voted at a United Nations conference to ...
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Whales ingest millions of microplastic particles a day, study finds
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Filter-feeding whales are consuming millions of particles of microplastic pollution a day, according to a study, making them the largest consumers of plastic ...
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From Droughts to Floods, Water Risk Is an Urgent Business Issue
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When companies think about risk, most of them don’t think about water. Historically, water has been available even in areas prone to drought, and flooding ...
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‘An invisible killer’: how fishing gear became the deadliest marine plastic
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Plastic in the depths : as ‘ghost gear’ chokes the ocean, campaigners call for mandatory measures including buy-back schemes and recycling Atrip to the ...
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Race for Water Newsletter October 2022
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Control Union is re-launching the "Plastic Free" certification This certification gives brands the opportunity to make a commitment against plastic ...
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This Amazing Device is Cleaning Up Our Waterways | Flipboard
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The Ocean Cleanup initiative is helping save our planets by cleaning up plastic from our oceans. Yair Ben-Dor has more.
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Plastic pollution may have met its match: The saliva of wax worms
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Two substances in the saliva of wax worms — moth larvae that eat wax made by bees to build honeycombs — readily break down a common type of plastic, ...
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#1 An endangered ecosystem - Plastic and the Marine World
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Anne-Leïla Meistertzheim holds a PhD in marine biology. In 2018 she founded Plastic@Sea, whose expertise is now internationally recognized in the fate and ...
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Environmental technologies in focus on World Maritime Day 2022
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IMO unites global maritime industry in exploration and celebration of new technologies for greener shipping. IMO regulation helps drive innovation in ship ...
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A sea change for plastic pollution: new material biodegrades in ocean water
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Scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed new biodegradable materials that are designed to replace conventionally used plastic. ...
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The End of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch | The Ocean Cleanup
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This animated video shows our vision of a future in which the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - three times the size of France and containing up to 100,000,000 ...
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California becomes first state to test drinking water for microplastics
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California became the first place in the nation, and perhaps the world, to begin requiring water agencies to test for the contaminant. State water regulators, ...
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Microplastics Removal by IMS Efficient Compared To Other Methods
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Several research works have proven that a waste treatment plant is essential to expel several emerging pollutants, including microplastics, into the ...
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Scientists finally found an efficient way to recycle plastic foam
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WHAT’S NEW — Using light, aluminum, and a few chemical additives, the researchers’ novel yet inexpensive method converts polystyrene into a versatile ...
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Opinion | Beyond Plastics: How Much Do We Love Life?
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Back in 1967 people were electrified by “The Graduate,” especially the scene of 40+ Anne Bancroft seducing 21-year-old Dustin Hoffman. But there was another ...
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UpLink made a call for solutions to tackle plastic pollution
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Announcing our Global Plastic Innovation Network Cycle 2 Cohort We’re delighted to introduce our latest cohort of Top Innovators for our Global Plastic ...
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