Plastic Pollution

By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo For the 2023 World Environment Day, the Management and staff of Osun State Ministry of Environment and Sanitation has sensitised the residents of the state on health hazards of plastic pollution. This year’s World Environment Day celebration in the state was led by the Permanent Secretary…

Plastic debris kills more than a million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals each year. The world should see the first draft of a highly anticipated and much needed international treaty to combat plastic pollution by the end of November, 175 nations gathered in Paris decided Monday after five days of…

Taking a virtual trip from a Kenyan classroom. At this school in the capital Nairobi, students are donning virtual reality (VR) headsets and going on a school trip with a difference. In the East African country, VR is being adopted in classrooms to enhance traditional learning and teach children about social…

The world should see the first draft of a highly anticipated and much needed international treaty to combat plastic pollution by the end of November, 175 nations gathered in Paris decided Monday after five days of gruelling talks. The assembly's negotiating committee called for the preparation of the "zero-draft" of…

This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review's weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. Microplastics are pretty much everywhere you look. These tiny pieces of plastic pollution, less than five millimeters across, have been found in human blood, breast milk, and…

COUNTRIES grappling with the "immense" task of ending plastic pollution began a new round of talks in Paris on Monday, amid protests and warnings of the urgency to act. Representatives of 175 nations with divergent ambitions met at the Unesco headquarters with the aim of making progress toward reaching by…

Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million tons of plastic enters the environment each year, with more than 10 million tons ending up in our oceans. These plastics break down into harmful microplastic particles so small they can be…

Environmental NGO Delterra has announced it has joined forces with global businesses Amcor, Mars and Procter and Gamble (P&G) to commit $6 million over the next five years to tackle plastic pollution in the Global South and develop solutions for a circular plastics economy. The new partners announced this week…

Waste collectors looking for plastic and glass to recycle in Pazundaung Creek, Yangon - Copyright AFP/File Sai Aung MAIN Benjamin LEGENDRE, Kelly MACNAMARA Negotiations on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution will resume Monday, with nations under pressure to stem the tide of trash amid calls from campaigners to…

Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% in next 17 years. Photo: Laura Lezza/Getty Images This can be done by 2040 if there are changes in the market, a United Nations report has found Read More