An unimaginably large volume of plastic debris is reaching the world's oceans every year, write Britta Denise Hardesty & Chris Wilcox - and it's set for a ten-fold increase over the next decade, adding to the already terrible toll on marine life from turtles to seals, sea birds and fish. The solution must be to give waste plastic value - if we can find a way.
… Five to 12 million tonnes of plastic are going into the ocean each year … Natural World Pollution Toxics seal-ocean-plastic-cut.jpg An unimaginably large volume of plastic debris is reaching the world's oceans …
Plastic rubbish gets tossed away in far-off places that we rarely get to see. Daisy Dumas assesses its impact on the world's largest floating landfill.
… Dumas | 7th February 2008 News Fishing Fish Plastics Plastic Pollution Fishing Crisis Plastics Risk Green Living Pollution …
Elizabeth Claire Alberts discovers how a sea captain's chance discovery launched a mission to clear up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch ...
… Plastic Ocean Elizabeth Claire Alberts | 28th … Reviews Pollution Ocean Marine Conservation Plastic pollution_edited-1.jpg Elizabeth … discovery - the ocean was filled with plastic. Mainstream media has often referred …
Plastic pollution in the oceans is impacting every level of marine life, writes Kate Rawles, from micro-plankton to whales. And here is your chance to do something about it - join a research expedition to the Azores next month to study the problem and develop solutions!
… Microplastic ocean pollution - will you join our … Toxics Oil Science rozalia-fishing-plastic-ceri-lewis-cut.jpg Fishing for plastic in the open ocean on the Rozalia in … expedition. Photo: Ceri Lewis via Flickr. Plastic pollution in the oceans is impacting …
Long after we go extinct the human presence on Earth will be marked by a geological stratum rich in plastic garbage, according to a new study. Long-lived plastics are already widespread over the ocean floor, and there's a lot more on its way. Forget the 'Anthropocene' - the human era should rightly be called the Plasticene.
… Humans will be remembered for leaving a 'plastic planet' Oliver Tickell | 28th January … News Geology Science Waste Pollution Oceans plastic-beach-cut.jpg Long after we go extinct … be marked by a geological stratum rich in plastic garbage, according to a new study. …
An estimated 12 million tonnes of plastic flows into our oceans each year so no wonder we're facing one of the biggest litter crises our planet has ever seen. LAURA BRIGGS reports
… Plastic Pollution of the Oceans has reached … BRIGGS | 27th October 2016 Ethical Living Plastics Oceans Pollution Crisis plastic-bottle-606881_1280.jpg An estimated 12 …
Plastic is ubiquitous around the world's oceans, writes Lesley Henderson, but although it's visible from space, it can be surprisingly elusive in the water - as she heard from Jo Ruxton, producer of the investigative documentary 'A Plastic Ocean'. Solutions to this growing hazard have also proved elusive to date, hence the film's strong focus on action: educational, cultural and legal.
… Plastic Ocean - why the world should declare plastic 'hazardous waste' Lesley Henderson … Ecology Health Culture Law jo-ruxton1-cut.jpg Plastic is ubiquitous around the world's …
… Our problems with plastic Liz Lee Reynolds | 14th January 2020 News Platic Waste Disposable Plastic Pollution Sustainability Consumerism Science & Systems plastic-ocea-2-cut.jpg We need a holistic …
Britain's trade in waste plastic to the Far East is booming. But it's not good news. The exported plastic is meant to be recycled under UK conditions and standards, but often is not, undermining bona fide UK recycling firms who face falling prices, reduced turnover, collapsing profits, and all too often, closure.
… UK exporting 67% of plastic waste amid 'illegal practices' … Recycling UK Indonesia Vietnam Malaysia plastic-sorting-cut.jpg Britain's trade in waste plastic to the Far East is booming. But it's …
Cornish beaches are awash with millions of 'nurdles', tiny wildlife-choking plastic pellets presumed spilled from an rogue shipping container. As England's plastic bag charge comes into force, it's a sign that there's still a long way to go to rid our seas of the plastic menace.
… Millions of plastic pellets contaminate Cornwall beaches … millions of 'nurdles', tiny wildlife-choking plastic pellets presumed spilled from an rogue shipping container. As England's plastic bag charge comes into force, it's a …
Surfers Against Sewage calls on Philip Hammond, the chancellor, to use tax system to tackle single-use plastic in his forthcoming Autumn Budget.
… 'We demand a plastic free budget' Brendan Montague | 25th … Makers Surfers Against Sewage Pollution Plastics … to use tax system to tackle single-use plastic in his forthcoming Autumn Budget. … the creation and use of avoidable single-use plastic in his forthcoming Autumn Budget on …
Book review: Martin Dorey's No.More.Plastic. doesn't offer the sustainable, long-term solutions we need.
… Is ditching plastic obtainable - and desirable? Oliver Tickell | 15th November 2018 News Plastic Waste And Recycling Pollution Waste … Book review: Martin Dorey's No.More.Plastic. doesn't offer the sustainable, …
A million pieces of sustainably sourced, recyclable, compostable, plastic-free PPE to be produced each week.
… New plastic-free PPE Staff Reporter | 4th June 2020 News PPE Plastic Waste Pollution Covid-19 Coronavirus … sustainably sourced, recyclable, compostable, plastic-free PPE to be produced each week. The …
New short film offers visionary perspective on the plastic pollution crisis.
… Plastic Song Staff Reporter | 23rd July 2020 News Plastic Pollution Thought Leaders Marine … film offers visionary perspective on the plastic pollution crisis. What does a …
The Resurgence & Ecologist magazine has ditched the plastic wrap after a year of searching for the most sustainable solution.
… Practising what we preach - on plastics Laura Briggs | 9th November 2018 News Resurgence & Ecologist Plastic Pollution Composting Sustainable Materials microplastics-chesapeake-cut.jpg The Resurgence & …
The Co-op launches special in-store collection points to encourage shoppers to recycle more flimsy plastic products.
… Co-op to collect 'scrunchable' plastic Mike Bedigan | 8th September 2020 | News Pollution Plastic Pollution The Co-Op The Co-op The … to encourage shoppers to recycle more flimsy plastic products. A new initiative designed to …
Sainsbury's is the first supermarket retailer to remove plastic applicators from their own-brand tampon range.
… Sainsbury’s ditches plastic tampon applicators Brendan Montague | … Makers Tampons Sanitary Waste Menstruation Plastics Pollution Sainsburys tampons 480 x … is the first supermarket retailer to remove plastic applicators from their own-brand …
One of the biggest threats facing marine life is the 'microplastic' particles found in ocean ecosystems from bottom to top of food chains. Just back from a voyage of environmental exploration in the tropical Atlantic sampling the waters to build up a global picture of this ubiquitous pollutant, Ana Stanič writes of the joys and trials of life on the waves, and the need to keep our oceans clean.
… In search of the unseen: an investigation into plastics in our oceans Ana Stanič | 21st … threats facing marine life is the 'microplastic' particles found in ocean ecosystems … Maria Aceo - a London artist who works with plastic - told me about the scientific …
New survey reveals that three quarters of Brits think single-use plastic should be socially unacceptable.
… day Staff Reporter | 19th June 2019 News Plastics Pollution Single-use Plastics water-bottles-cut.jpg New survey … that three quarters of Brits think single-use plastic should be socially unacceptable. …
MPs say the government should review systems where customers can reuse and refill plastic containers.
… Plastic crisis requires 'fundamental shift' … | 12th September 2019 News MPs Parliament Plastics Pollution Environment Food And Rural Affairs Committee plastic bags.jpg MPs say the government should …
Three scientific expeditions into the Atlantic ocean will take place this summer, writes outdoor philosopher Kate Rawles. But as well as gathering data about plastic pollution and over-fishing, they will give participants the chance to think deeply about our society, its values, the often false narratives it tells; and our place, as humans, in the natural world.
… Rawles. But as well as gathering data about plastic pollution and over-fishing, they will … Gyre last summer to investigate ocean plastic pollution. The sparkling dolphins … A recent paper in Science puts the amount of plastic created annually at around 275 million …