Plastic Pollution

Fishing line tangled (left back) in a mussel bed at a methane seep off Costa Rica. Credit: Lisa Levin and Schmidt Ocean Institute To classify the most important ecological and biological components of the deep sea, an international team including Professor Roberto Danovaro from Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli, Italy…

Doctor Who viewers are left VERY divided over episode about the damage of microplastics on the planet - as critics complain it's more like a 'preachy lecture' than a sci-fi showDoctor Who continued last night with an episode focused on microplastics People had become infected by an alien bacteria that fed…

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Microplastic pollution has been documented in nearly every major body of water around the globe, a side effect of ill-disposed plastic goods. An expansive collection of plastic fragments floats in the Pacific Ocean, one of five major ocean gyres, affecting marine life and poisoning seawater - a seemingly distant problem…

The Environment Bill has been reintroduced to Parliament with new powers to stop plastic rubbish exports to less developed countries. Exporting polluting plastic waste from the UK to developing countries will be banned or restricted under new legislation to protect the environment. The Environment Bill has been reintroduced to Parliament…

Scientists have developed new way to break down plant-based plastics into their original building blocks, potentially allowing products to be recycled repeatedly without a loss in the quality of the plastic. Around 45% of plastic waste is recycled annually in the UK and is on the increase. However one of…

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing (the Institute) today announced that it has joined the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), a platform previously launched at the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit, whose members are working together to reduce plastic waste and pollution around the world.…

Tokyo (AFP) - Scientists will begin a two-year survey of microplastics in the coastal waters off Japan from April, a research group announced on Wednesday, with concern growing about the impact of plastics on the oceans.The survey organised by Japanese scientists and the Tara Ocean Foundation will be conducted by…

KAWANISHI CITY, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental problems including global warming, micro plastic pollution etc. are getting worse every day in the whole world. It is predicted that the amount of plastic garbage will be more than that of fish by 2050. There are also some scientific reports…

Brand To Begin Ocean Plastic Removal in One of Most Polluted Regions in the World BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- 4ocean, the purpose-driven company founded to help end the world's ocean plastic crisis, is proud to announce its expansion into…