Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in Arctic
Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found. […]
Category: Catch Plastics
It’s raining plastic: microscopic fibers fall from the sky in Rocky Mountains
A discovery, published in a recent study titled “It is raining plastic”, is raising new questions about the amount of […]
Green Turtles Are Mistaking Plastic for the Sea Grass They Normally Eat
Endangered green turtles are having a problem. They’re mistaking plastic pollution for the seaweed they survive on, according to new […]
‘Trailblazing’: Sky announces 10 plastic waste-busting firms share in £6m funding pot
Plastic waste-busting innovations such as biodegradable water bottles, recyclable surfboard packaging, eco-friendly shopping bags, and plastic-free tampons have won support […]
Green washing: Microplastic-filtering washing machine to go on sale next year
Washing machines designed to prevent millions of microplastic fibres shed by clothing from polluting oceans and waterways are gearing up […]
Environmental groups urge EPA to set much tougher plastic emission rules
The shale-gas fueled boom in resin production in the United States should require much tougher emission rules for plastic facilities, […]
Hubbub launches fourth waste-cleaning boat made from recycled plastics
Environmental charity Hubbub has launched a fourth waste-cleaning boat made from recycled plastic, after partnering with beauty brand Kiehl’s to […]
Hundreds of Sharks and Rays Entangled in Plastic Debris, Study Finds
More than a thousand sharks and rays have become entangled in jettisoned fishing gear and plastic debris, a new study […]
Great Pacific garbage patch: giant plastic trap put to sea again
A floating device designed to catch plastic waste has been redeployed in a second attempt to clean up a huge […]
G20 launch new framework for combating marine plastic pollution
Environment ministers representing the G20 block of nations have agreed to a new framework tackling ocean plastic waste. The move, […]