An Environmental Nightmare: Why Is Nothing Being Done to Prevent Plastic Pellet Pollution?
By Tanya Cox, Senior Technical Specialist, Marine Plastics, Fauna & Flora In January 2023, plastic pellets – or ‘nurdles’ –[…]
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Do Voluntary Corporate Pledges Help Reduce Plastic Pollution?
Contributed By Zoie Diana DURHAM, N.C. – Earth is awash in plastic. It litters our landscapes and waterways, overflows landfills,[…]
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Synthetic Fibers Discovered in Antarctica, a So-Call Pristine Continent Has Become a Sink for Plastic Pollution
By The University of Oxford As nations meet in Uruguay to negotiate a new Global Plastics Treaty, marine and forensic[…]
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Plastic Makes Up 81% of Trash Recorded in National Parks
Contributed by Trashblitz PLASTIC ITEMS MAKE UP 81 PERCENT OF WASTE FOUND ACROSS U.S. NATIONAL PARKSResults from Community Research Project[…]
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Ocean Conservancy Plastic Pollution Experts Headed to South Korea for Seventh International Marine Debris Conference
BUSAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA – A delegation of ocean plastic pollution experts from NGO Ocean Conservancy will be leading or[…]
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Tougher Measures Urgently Needed From The International Maritime Organisation To Curb Plastic Pellet Pollution
All Photo Credit Ed Marshall – Plastic nurdles, Norfolk, January 2019. A new report by international wildlife conservation charity, Fauna &[…]
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Turning The Tide on Ocean Plastic Pollution in the Maldives
New plastic neutrality project presents Maldivian fishers as a remarkable solution to ocean pollution. The net retrieval and turtle release[…]
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Rice News: Treated Plastic Waste Good at Grabbing Carbon Dioxide
Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master HOUSTON – Here’s another thing to do with that mountain of[…]
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Australian Islands Home to 414 Million Pieces of Plastic Pollution
A survey of plastic pollution on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory’s beaches are littered with an estimated[…]
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Strong, Recyclable, & Degradable: New Sugar-Based Plastics Are a Sweet Deal
By Prachi Patel Researchers create plastics that are stiff or rubbery, and performed as well, or better, than commonly available plastics.[…]
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