Plastic Pollution

People start pollution. People can stop it. That was the tag line of the famous Crying Indian ad campaign that first aired on Earth Day in 1971. It was, as it turns out, a charade. Not only was Iron Eyes Cody actually an Italian-American actor, the campaign i…

7) Write a brief note on plastic menace that the current and future generations are to face. How can we prevent ocean pollution due to plastics? What advancements are being made in recycling plastics? Discuss.(250 words)Why this question: The question is str…

Plastic contamination is rampant in bottled water. That was the unsettling conclusion of a study published last year in Frontiers in Chemistry that analyzed samples taken from 259 bottled waters sold in several countries and found that 93% of them contained “…

Malaysia will send back almost 3,000 metric tonnes of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries including the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming a "dumping ground" for rich nations. Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin…

Pat – aka ‘Action Nan – is a 70-year-old beach cleaner from Cornwall. Two years ago, Pat watched a documentary about plastic pollution and it spurred her into action. She decided she would clean a beach every week, removing discarded pieces of rubbish and pla…

In May 2018, a startling study revealed that there was an "unexpected and persistent increase" of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere. At the time, scientists could not pinpoint the exact location of the polluting and ozone-depleting gas, but subsequ…

In May 2018, a startling study revealed that there was an "unexpected and persistent increase" of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere. At the time, scientists could not pinpoint the exact location of the polluting and ozone-depleting gas, but subsequ…

Image copyrightReuters In a bid to limit ocean pollution, the government will introduce new controls on single use plastic items next year. The measures cover plastic straws, plastic drinks stirrers and plastic cotton buds in England from April 2020. Only…

Each year more than 380 million tons of plastic are produced globally and at least eight million tons ends up in the sea. It is estimated that there is now a 1:2 ratio of plastic to plankton and, left unchecked, plastic will outweigh fish by 2050. Britons us…

The amount of plastic pollution previously thought to exist around the world may be a dramatic underestimate — because the vast majority of plastic pollution may actually be below the surface. That's the takeaway from a survey of plastic pollution on the bea…