European Seafloor Survey Reveals Depth Of Marine Litter Problem
A major new survey of the seafloor has found that even in the deepest ocean depths you can find bottles, plastic bags, fishing nets and other types of human litter.
Study Finds Some Of Australia’s Remote Beaches Are Most Polluted
A new study of Australia’s dirtiest and cleanest beaches estimates more than 150 million pieces of rubbish litter Australia’s sand and shores.
Plastic Bank: Tackling The Issues Of Poverty And Plastic Pollution
There’s too much plastic making its way into the environment; here’s an innovative solution to the seemingly intractable problem of plastic waste…
Sculptures of Ocean Plastic Raise Awareness for the Sea
Washed up plastics and marine garbage pose a threat to the ecosystems and animal lives they invade, a problem which activists have worked to bring light to in recent years. While news and science are powerful mediums for conveying these messages, the work of artists has also played an important role in the sharing of concern…
Plane Search Raises Questions About Sea of Floating Junk
The search for debris from missing plane has not turned up any evidence of a crash, but it has trained the world’s gaze on thousands of pieces of junk floating on the ocean’s surface. Researchers only began focusing on plastic pollution in the Indian Ocean in recent years, and in 2010 discovered garbage patches much like the famous Pacific Garbage Patch, according to Coastal Care.
The Danube Carries 1,500 Tons Of Plastic Litter Into The Black Sea
Researchers from Vienna University have found shocking results when examining samples from the Danube’s water: there are less fish larvae in the river than drifting plastic items. On average, there are 317 plastic items while only 275 fish larvae in 1,000 m³ of water. Even the researchers were surprised by the results.
A Potential Replacement For Hormone-Scrambling Plastics ?
A new compostable material abundant in nature: Chitin – the stuff of shrimp shells, insect armor and butterfly wings – maybe a promising new form of bio-plastic…
Recycling The Stoke
ReSurf, a mentoring program that brings surfing to underprivileged children and teens around the world…
Think You Can’t Live Without Plastic Bags? Consider This: Rwanda Did It
In 2008, while the rest of the world was barely starting to consider a tax on single-use plastic bags, the small East African nation decided to ban them completely.