plastic
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
World
February 12, 2020
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
Carry your own cup to the coffee shop. Recycle that soda bottle. Say no to straws. The growing global crisis…
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
Environment
February 1, 2020
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometers below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household…
Filipinos turn volcano’s ash, plastic trash into bricks
World
January 18, 2020
Filipinos turn volcano’s ash, plastic trash into bricks
Ash spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to…
‘Ghost’ fishing gear: the trash haunting ocean wildlife
World
November 6, 2019
‘Ghost’ fishing gear: the trash haunting ocean wildlife
Far out in the South Atlantic Ocean, invisible to the South African coastline, diver Pascal Van Erp surfaced with an…
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles
Environment
August 29, 2019
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles
Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it was ditching single-use toiletry bottles as part of plans to…
Going ‘nude’: UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones
Environment
August 21, 2019
Going ‘nude’: UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones
British supermarkets are starting to go “nude”. Bowing to pressure from environmentally conscious consumers, big brand shops have begun taking…
Fossil fuels? Plastic? Trump says more is better
Environment
August 14, 2019
Fossil fuels? Plastic? Trump says more is better
President Donald Trump has seen the future and it is oil. And plastic. Where most environmental scientists and most US…
VeryNile announces competition to stop plastic usage
Environment
July 30, 2019
VeryNile announces competition to stop plastic usage
Following various efforts put into place to transform Egypt into an environmentally friendly country, VeryNile in collaboration with UN Environment…
Senegal to crack down on huge plastic waste by enforcing law
World
July 30, 2019
Senegal to crack down on huge plastic waste by enforcing law
DAKAR (Reuters) – Tired of seeing Senegal’s seascapes spoiled by ever-growing mounds of cheap plastic bags, authorities plan to crack…
Fishing for plastic on Amsterdam’s eco-friendly canal cruises
World
July 26, 2019
Fishing for plastic on Amsterdam’s eco-friendly canal cruises
Equipped with fishing rods and thick gloves, a group of people peers into the water from one of the many…