Plastic Pollution

UN aims to reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040. —AFPA recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme suggests that countries have the potential to decrease plastic pollution by 80% within the next two decades. Plastic pollution poses a global problem, impacting various environments, including the Arctic, oceans, and…

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Speed Reads Cold-weather microorganisms could offer more sustainable and cheaper way to combat pollution Scientists have discovered microbes in the Arctic and Alps that can digest certain biodegradable plastics at much lower temperatures than previously thought, which could offer a more environmentally friendly way to combat plastic pollution. A team…

Mongabay’s April videos covered stories about pollution affecting food sources in India, the relaationship between gold and Indigenous communities in Brazil, farmers’ plight in Cambodia, sustainable civet coffee in the Philippines, and more.In Japan, a reforestation method practiced by the fishing community for decades has just been proved to work…

EPD's response to enquiries on impact of proposed regulation of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products on retail sector ******************************************************************************************      In response to media enquiries about the impact of proposed regulation of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products on the retail sector, a spokesman for the Environmental Protection…

Some 11.5 trillion 'nurdles' -- or tiny plastic balls -- end up in the ocean each year, according to UK charity Fauna & Flora International. On an early spring afternoon, Tregantle Beach is bathed in a dazzling light reminiscent of a painting by British landscape artist JMW Turner as sea,…

A new study has been released demonstrating the risks of plastic pollution to all life on this planet. The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health report is a comprehensive look at the effects of plastics and the hazard they pose. A key section of the report dealing with the…

In a new study, researchers from Japan proposed a new recycling strategy that facilitates material recycling without any loss in their properties. In “closed-loop” recycling, a polymer film composed of polyacrylate-based microparticles is disassembled into individual microparticles, which can be reassembled to form the film without losing any properties. This…

ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast announced that it will host this year's World Environment Day on June 5 on the theme of "solutions to plastic pollution". Jean-Luc Assi, the country's minister of environment and sustainable development, called plastic pollution "a menace to us all". Organised by the United Nations, more than…

During the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), the global community came together to recognize the plastic pollution crisis as an environmental priority, and unanimously agreed to develop a new international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution. An Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) has been established to develop…