Progress to tackle fishing ‘ghost gear’ missing best-practice leadership, report claims
Progress has been made on discarded and abandoned fishing gear in the world’s oceans, but more needs to be done […]
Category: Catch Plastics
The Indonesian paradise island drowning in plastic
What is missing in Paradise and where does single use plastic go on an island? The video shows us one […]
Aldi targets plastic glitter phase-out by 2020
Supermarket chain Aldi has pledged to remove plastic glitter from 100% of its own-brand products by 2020, starting with its […]
Shocking autopsy photos show toll of plastic waste on dead whale
Graphic autopsy images have revealed the terrible toll that plastic waste took on a young whale found dead in the […]
US accused of blocking ambitious global action against plastic pollution
Environmental groups involved in talks at a United Nations conference in Kenya have accused the US of blocking an ambitious […]
Bacteria glues plastic together posing even deadlier threat to sea life, scientists find
Plastic in the oceans is being turned into an even greater threat to small sea creatures than previously thought because […]
Robot ‘shark’ that eats plastic waste launched to tackle pollution
An autonomous marine robot has been released at a Devon harbour in an attempt to clear it of plastic waste. With […]
Microplastics are most common waste found along Mediterranean coast, study says
Microplastics from shopping bags and clingfilm are the most common type of waste found in Mediterranean coastal waters, research shows. Polyethylene makes up over […]
Pathogens hitchhiking on plastics ‘could carry cholera from India to US’
Dangerous sewage pathogens have been found “hitch-hiking” on plastic litter washed up on some of Scotland’s finest bathing beaches, raising […]
Accountability can reverse plastic pollution crisis, according to WWF report
WWF is urging governments to start negotiating a legally binding international treaty on marine plastics pollution at the upcoming UN […]