Plastic Pollution

California lawmakers declared a momentous victory against plastic pollution on Thursday when Governor Gavin Newsom approved a far-reaching bill to reduce plastic production, signing it into law just hours before a looming deadline. The Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act, widely considered the “strongest” plastic reduction policy in the nation, requires…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain They're in our oceans and rivers. They're in the food we eat and the water we drink. They've even been detected inside the human body. They're called microplastics—particles of plastic so small they can't be seen by the naked eye. While researchers have known for years…

They're in our oceans and rivers. They're in the food we eat and the water we drink. They've even been detected inside the human body. They're called microplastics -- particles of plastic so small they can't be seen by the naked eye. While researchers have known for years that these…

Publishing date: Jun 23, 2022  •  June 23, 2022  •  3 minute read  •  50 Comments Disposable single-use plastics such as bottles, cups, forks, spoons and drinking straws. Photo by photka / iStock /Getty Images While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau forges ahead with his plan to eliminate single-use plastics from…

Microplastic pollution is usually associated with the ocean where it's been widely studied, but new research shows those tiny particles can be found in the air as well, even in the Yukon.  A team of researchers at Yukon University have been monitoring the amount of microplastics being deposited from the…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research will be presented at the American Society for Microbiology's conference in Washington, D.C. on June 9-13,…

Washington, D.C. – June 12, 2022 – Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research will be presented at the American Society for Microbiology’s conference in Washington, D.C.…

Australia has substantially reduced plastic pollution on its beaches through local initiatives like installing more bins and community clean-up events Environment 10 June 2022 By Alice Klein A plastic bottle on a beach in Melbourne, Australia Barbara Fischer, Australia/Getty Images Plastic rubbish on Australia’s beaches has declined by 29 per…

New research by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has revealed that plastic pollution on Australia’s beaches has decreased by almost a third since 2013. Lead researcher and recent PhD graduate from CSIRO and the University of Tasmania, Kathryn Willis, said in a release on Thursday that waste control is…

Local waste management successfully reduces coastal plastic pollution. Credit: Kathryn Willis, One Earth (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2022.05.008 New research by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, shows Australian coastal plastic pollution has decreased by 29 percent, the surprise discovery revealed as part of a broader project assessing waste reduction efforts. CSIRO Chief…