Plastic Pollution

Parley for the Oceans has made quite a splash in the sneaker world thanks to its ongoing collaboration with adidas, and now the environmental organization focused on ocean conservation is teaming up with American Express to bring consumers and corporations ne…

A lot of people worry about microplastics and plastic pollution, but not as many of us are aware of the large number of chemicals we encounter in plastic products that we use every day. Researchers know of more than 4,000 chemicals that are currently used in…

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, American Express (NYSE: AXP) is proud to announce an expanded commitment to combat marine plastic pollution through several company-wide programs, including: Unveiling the first-ever Card made primarily with reclai…

American Express kicked off several initiatives aimed at eliminating marine plastic pollution, including #BackOurOceans, a social media-driven call to action.Stinson Parks III, the financial services companys vice president of global social media communicatio…

Oceans have become sinks for vast quantities of anthropogenic debris — the human-created litter we dispose of. This debris has been a growing concern for decades and is one of the most widespread sources of pollution threatening the world’s oceans, from the A…

Orange Juicer Turns Peels Into Cups Italian design firm Carlo Ratti Associati’s “Feel the Peel” machine takes the beloved orange juicer and turns it into a model for sustainability. The oranges are still freshly squeezed, but their peels are turned into biod…

Psychedelic installation in NYC spotlights environmental issues with immersive art

Around 8.8 million tons of plastic accumulate in the oceans each year, but only about 270,000 tons are believed to be floating on the ocean's surface. For years, most scientists have thought that the "missing" plastic quickly degrades after entering the oc…

Using Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field (located on Jamaica Bay) as his source, Barry Rosenthal collects plastic pollution from the water and photographs itoftentimes in monochrome or artful arrangementsto showcase just how much we waste. Every time he sets out …

Shed prints plastic pollution on walls to highlight the problem of ocean waste