The Ocean Cleanup's founder and CEO Boyan Slat explains the nonprofit's mission to clean up floating plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
A UN treaty aims to create the world’s first legally binding agreement on plastic pollution by the end of 2024.
A research paper published in Science Advances reveals a direct correlation between plastic production and plastic pollution, such that every 1% increase in plastic production is associated with a 1% increase in plastic pollution in the environment.
In the two decades to 2019, global plastic production doubled. By 2040, plastic manufacturing and processing could consume as much as 20% of global oil production and use up 15% of the annual carbon emissions budget.
James Gibson, CEO of Void Technologies, takes the pen to talk entrepreneurialism, staying sane in the capital, and reducing plastic pollution.
Washington, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) A team of international researchers discovered that globally more than half of the branded plastic pollution found in the environment is related to 56 companies, it emerged today. The post Greater plastic pollution is related to 56 companies first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Bacterial spores strengthen the plastic, then revive to digest it in landfills.
The Galápagos Islands, known for their unique biodiversity and pivotal role in shaping Charles Darwin's theories, now face a new threat.
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The world’s nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings.
The Coca-Cola Company tops the list as the number one polluter, and is responsible for 11 per cent of all branded waste, according to researchers from Dalhousie University.
Nations agreed in 2022 to finalise a world-first treaty by the end of 2024, with concrete measures to battle plastic pollution around the world.