Plastic Pollution

Single use personal protective equipment (PPE) is significantly adding to the already serious plastic pollution crisis, experts have warned.An estimated 194 billion disposable masks and gloves are being used worldwide every month as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study in Environmental Science and Technology. Most single…

Environment 7 August 2020 By Adam Vaughan A discarded face mask in Budva, MontenegroZUMA Press, Inc. / AlamyIt looked as if the tide had turned against single-use plastic last year, with the European Union approving a ban on cutlery, straws and more, New York backing a plastic bag ban and…

Plastic bag in the ocean. Credit: Making Oceans Plastic Free Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won't solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows. Researchers compared estimates of current and future plastic waste with the ability of floating clean-up devices to collect it—and found the…

As the country balances the reopening of our economy with saving lives, there also needs to be a balancing use of plastic with the protection of the environment, writes Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa.As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in South Africa and across the world, vast quantities of plastic waste are also…

During a visit to a bookstore a few weeks ago, we couldn’t help but stare at a display unit featuring no fewer than 10 books telling you how to rid plastics from your daily life. We’re bombarded by information on the topic of marine litter and plastic pollution, but how…

By Adam Vaughan Plastic pollution in Naples, ItalySalvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty ImagesPlastic pollution is ubiquitous and growing, but knowing the best way to stop it has largely been a guessing game so far. Now, a study has found that if the world undertook every feasible action to cut plastic pollution,…

There is a credible pathway to significantly reduce ocean plastic flow into the ocean, but only if all solutions are implemented Credit: The Pew Charitable Trusts/SYSTEMIQ More than 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic will be dumped on land and in the oceans over the period from 2016 to 2040 unless…

LONDON — Just over 60 years after it was declared "biologically dead," England's River Thames had been hailed as an environmental success. But while much of the effluent, chemicals and heavy metals that used to pollute the river are gone, microplastics have taken their place.Mammals like porpoises, seals and over…

Every week we'll bring you some of the top climate change news you may have missed. This is "It's Not Too Late" with ABC Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee. On ABC News Live and abcnews.com. Here are a few of this week's environmental headlines: Millions of property owners face flood risks…

July 01, 2020 04:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpyn Beauty is the first prestige beauty company to partner with rePurpose Global to fund the collection, processing, and reuse of an equivalent amount of ocean-bound plastic waste to its footprint. By making this bold commitment, every Alpyn Beauty purchase…