Plastic Pollution

Cigarette butts left in grass and soil can harm nearby plant growth, according to a new study. The study led by Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England found that a cigarette butt can cut down the germination, or development, of plants, adding to co…

New research has discovered that cigarette buttsthe most common form of litter on the planetsignificantly reduce plant growth. Led by academics from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, the study…

Image copyrightGetty Images Discarded cigarette butts can hamper plant growth, new research suggests. The study, led by Anglia Ruskin University, found the presence of butts in soil reduced the germination success and shoot length of clover by 27% and 28% r…

In the recent Democratic debates big business was called out as the source for many evils—maybe even all of them. And with good reason. Many criticisms of big businesses are legitimate. Some companies are tax dodgers, some pay low-level employees too little, …

Sharks the seas top predators for millions of years are at risk of disappearing from the Mediterranean as overfishing and plastic pollution choke populations of the endangered hunters, conservationists have warned. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said that mor…

This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ben Lecomte is swimming through tons of plastic. Pieces of it have gotten stuck to his face. Hes passed abandoned fishing nets that tangle and k…

The writer is a solicitor and works at a law firm As a step towards curbing plastic pollution, State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul has announced a blanket ban on the sale and purchase of polythene shopping bags in different cities of Pakistan effec…

LOEWE has returned with the second installment of its Eye/LOEWE/Nature collection, presenting more technical-heavy pieces primed for the outdoors. The latest lookbook features former world champion swimmer Ning Zetao and British actor Russell Tovey, who respe…

Overall, around 5,120 tons of the seven types of plastic are discharged into the environment each year. This is around 0.7% of the total amount of the seven plastics consumed in Switzerland each year (amounting to a total of around 710,000 tons). According to…

With estimates that around 12,000 million metric tons of plastic will be in landfills or in our environment by 2050, it's easy to feel like this overwhelming issue is out of our control, but the change actually starts with us as the consumers. You may know B…