Plastic Pollution

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Coca-Cola launches label-free bottles for its water brand in Japan in a bid to reduce waste and pollutionI Lohas water, which has plain and flavoured varieties, has ditched their labelThe small bottles themselves are also made from 100 percent recycled plastic Bottles sold separately however will still have the label to display…

First published: 08 April 2020 Abstract Marine plastic pollution has a range of negative impacts for biota and the colonization of plastics in the marine environment by microorganisms may have significant ecological impacts. However, data on epiplastic organisms, particularly fungi, is still lacking for many ocean regions. To evaluate plastic…

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: CARBIOS (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB) (Paris:ALCRB), a company pioneering new bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, announces the publication of an article in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, entitled “ An engineered PET-depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles”. The…

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Britain's 'protected' beaches have just as much litter on them as those in unprotected areas - including plastic, fishing materials and sewage debrisHuman made litter has been found on beaches in many marine protection areas Kent, Devon and Cornwall were the worst locations for litter in protected zones The type of rubbish…

If you're not familiar with UN Sustainable Development Goal number 14, its aim is to "conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development" – and scientists just put together a 30-year plan to achieve that. Despite rapid warming, increasing acidification, plastic pollution, growing dead zones and…

A landfill extension for Wellington's ever-growing pile of rubbish could affect its neighbour - a world-famous ecosanctuary.   That's the fear of a city councillor, who says the race for the Wellington City Council to extend the near-full Southern Landfill by 2023 will affect Zealandia's precious bird life.   "We're about to destroy…

Getty Plastic bottles, carry bags, six-pack rings, plastic straws, disposable cutlery and styrofoam takeout containers—plastic products like these are so ubiquitous that we barely even notice them, let alone think of the damage they are doing to the environment.  Over 300 million tons of plastic is produced every year, 50%…