Plastic Pollution

The oceans are our worlds most significant carbon sink. They absorb the carbon dioxide and excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions. With this in mind, they could be a great ally in reducing the impact of climate change. There is a problem, however. …

The young entrepreneurs on this year's Forbes' "30 under 30" list aren't wasting any time. The list includes inventors, designers, and technologists shaking up their industries and leading social impact ventures. This year the list features 20 entrepreneurs,…

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Albatross Designs (http://AlbatrossDesigns.it), a California green design company focused on "Making Sustainability Mainstream" launches Take Back Ware, the first product to be made in part from the Upcycled shavin…

On Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) announced a new plan to fight climate change. Riffing on the Green New Deal hyped by progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Warren cal…

By Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Swiss buyout firm Partners Group has entered exclusive talks to buy Austrian packaging maker Schur Flexibles from fellow private equity investor Lindsay Goldberg Vogel, people close to the matter said. Partners…

It’s nearly impossible to go throughout your day without using plastic.  Plastic face wash and shampoo bottles, toothbrushes, and makeup containers greet us in the morning. Plastic-lined paper coffee cups fuel our work day and plastic forks, knives, spoons a…

Researchers, led by Avinash Ade at Savitribai Phule Pune University, have published a paper in Scientific Reports, identifying fungi that can potentially degrade polythene. (File Photo)Three scientists from Pune University have identified fungi which can pote…

While surveying the seafloor off the coast of Big Sur, California, a team of scientists has made a bizarre and depressing discovery: thousands of miniature craters, many of which appear to have been formed by human garbage. These trash craters, more formall…

The Recycled Island Foundation is taking a smart, proactive, and circular approach to the issue of marine plastic pollution (h/t Inhabitat). The Rotterdam-based organization has devised a passive litter trap design that collects plastic debris in local waterw…

After the success of his New York-based pop-up museum, “Arcadia Earth,” designed to raise awareness for sustainability and circular design, founder Valentino Vettori is extending the lease till the end of 2020 and taking it to Los Angeles next. An experience…