‘Zombie in the Water’: New Greenpeace Report Warns of Deadly Ghost Fishing Gear
A lot of the discussion around ocean plastic pollution focuses on consumer items like bottles, bags and straws. But a […]
Category: Catch Plastics
World’s largest seafood firms pledge to tackle abandoned plastic fishing gear
A coalition of ten of the world’s biggest seafood companies have joined a scheme connecting businesses, non-profits, scientists and public […]
Evian partners with The Ocean Cleanup Project to remove plastic pollution from rivers
Bottled water brand Evian has forged a partnership with Dutch startup The Ocean Cleanup Project in order to develop and […]
‘Interceptor’ aims to capture plastics before they hit oceans
The non-profit Ocean Cleanup group says it has developed an autonomous, solar-powered technology that will stop plastic from entering the […]
HP debuts first PC made using ocean-bound Plastics
HP has marked the launch of its first PC to be made using 50 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic including five […]
SC Johnson to improve recycling infrastructure in developing nation to combat ocean plastics
SC Johnson has partnered with economic development firm Plastic Bank to upscale access to recycling infrastructure in developing regions and […]
‘Everywhere we looked’: trillions of microplastics found in San Francisco bay
The most comprehensive study to date of microplastics in California has turned up a mind-boggling amount of plastic particles in […]
Ocean cleanup device successfully collects plastic for first time
A huge floating device designed by Dutch scientists to clean up an island of rubbish in the Pacific ocean that […]
Those fancy tea bags? Microplastics in them are macro offenders
New study finds nylon tea bags leech billions of microplastics into every single cup of tea To find out more, […]
Vicious cycle: delicate wash releases more plastic microfibres
Delicate wash cycles should be avoided whenever possible, according to scientists who found they can release hundreds of thousands more […]