Plastic Pollution

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Washington (AFP) - Carry your own cup to the coffee shop. Recycle that soda bottle. Say no to straws.The growing global crisis of plastics waste is often framed as a problem stemming from careless consumers, but a new bill introduced in the US Congress Tuesday seeks to shift the responsibility…

Biotherm Water Lovers Program Partners With Surfrider Foundation Europe to Raise Awareness About Plastic Pollution and Trigger Positive Change for OceansPARIS, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2020, the Biotherm Water Lovers program is extending its commitment to help preserve waters around the world through a new partnership with Surfrider Foundation…

A team of scientists is preparing to dive deep into the depths of the Indian Oceaninto a "Midnight Zone" where light barely reaches but life still thrives. Scientists from the British-led Nekton Mission plan to survey wildlife and gauge the effects of climat…

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…

Photo: Ben Blackall (BBC America)TV ReviewsAll of our TV reviews in one convenient place.A missing submarine in the Indian Ocean, birds going haywire in Peru, and active alien tech in Hong Kong. Or is it a kidnapped astronaut, a missing travel vlogger, and a suspiciously well-equipped lab on a beach…

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…