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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP ) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI ) offers a number of technological solutions ...
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Wide-ranging review finds whales, dolphins, turtles and seabirds at mortal risk from marine debris Whales, as well as dolphins and turtles, are especially at ...
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STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) has invested in Timeplast, a Florida-based startup that is researching ...
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A new report published today in the Annals of Global Health “Human Health and Ocean Pollution” (see attached) calls pollution – unwanted waste released to ...
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by Trudi Schifter, CEO and Founder AquaSPE
Find out how this initiative came to life, and learn more about the plastic waste problem in Hong Kong and our solution to help solve it. Learn more about the ...
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Kristal Ambrose (front) takes part in a beach cleanup. ‘We receive the world’s waste as well as producing our own,’ she says of the Bahamas. Photograph: ...
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by Kim van Arkel, Scientific Advisor
Japanese ambassador Mikami Masahiro (L) and UNDP resident representative Nick Beresford sign a $3 million grant to tackle plastic pollution with Minister of ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Three years ago, Kenya passed the world’s toughest ban on single-use plastic bags, helping to establish the country’s position as a leader in environmental ...
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by Camille Rollin, Program Act projects manager at Race for Water Foundation
Dear Water Guardian Community, We are so excited to announce the launch of the first episode of our “Meet the experts” webinar series during which you will ...
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by Kim van Arkel, Scientific Advisor
On November 18th, 2020, the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a public body of the UK government, released approximately $26.5 million to fund the search for ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Oceanographer Dr. Kara Lavender Law shows how small bits of plastic, called microplastics, accumulate across the Atlantic Ocean and tells us why scientists ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Could we put together a project with a business model to have crows pick up beach trash and plastics floating on the surface of the ocean close to shore? ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
What’s wrong with America Recycles Day? “America Recycles Day” and its host organization, Keep America Beautiful both have nice-sounding names, but that’s ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Sugar cane contains around 10% sugar. But that means it contains around 90% non-sugar—the material known as bagasse (pictured) which remains once the cane has ...
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by Kim van Arkel, Scientific Advisor
Mix up a bottle of formula for your infant and you’ll provide your little treasure with the fat and vitamins they need to grow big and strong. But in the ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Common trash from consumer goods makes up the majority of what eventually becomes marine debris, polluting our waterways and oceans. Plastics in the aquatic ...
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SOURCE Global announced their third successful collaboration with Conservation International, which is delivering sustainable, clean drinking water to the ...
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The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a rush for plastic. From Wuhan to New York, demand for face shields, gloves, takeaway food containers and bubble wrap for ...
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A super-enzyme that degrades plastic bottles six times faster than before has been created by scientists and could be used for recycling within a year or two. ...
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How FOE scored the cruise lines FOE evaluated the cruise companies on a myriad of factors including air pollution reduction, water quality compliance and ...
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