“Once distributed in the ocean, plastic waste is almost impossible to retrieve,” said Heike Vesper, director of the Marine Programme, WWF Germany. “Targeting the causes of plastic pollution is far more effec
“Fishing gear remains in situ for a long time and in practice turns the ocean into a plastic landfill site, because particles of microplastics are formed when the materials degrade in the ocean. This slow, natural decomposition starts with photodegradation (caused by light) and thermo-oxidative ...
highlighting the work of a young Dutchman named Boyan Slat and his ambitious plan to clean up the world's ocean plastic, he's encountered a series of major setbacks. In November, Slat revealed that the device he'd deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch got its name from oceanographer Charles J. Moore, who coined the term after returning from a sailing race in 1997. About 85% of marine litter is plastic, according to the United Nations. Once these plastics enter a gyre, or an ocean vortex, they stay there...
The brand's CSR manager tells us about this commitment in an exclusive interview... Read more News Wednesday, April 16, 2025 ZOOM ON : Ocean Bound Plastic Launched in 2020 by the NGO Zero Plastic Oceans (ZPO), the Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) label stands out as a credible and ...
The full research paper can be found inNature Scientific Reports, volume 14, article number 6036 (2024). Aldi trials double loo rolls in bid to cut plastic waste Larger rolls mean less packaging and fewer delivery journeys Aldi has introduced double toilet rolls to selected stores in a bid to...
Some of the plastic was tangled upin cold-seep communities, unique ecosystems in the deep ocean where oil and methane seep out of fissures. “The ubiquitous distribution of single-use plastic, even to the greatest depths of the ocean, reveal a clear link between daily human activities and ...
ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee talks to scientists about carbon dioxide, the gas critical for life on Earth. 1 month ago Ban on plastic bags is working for environment: Experts ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee heads to New Jersey where one lawmaker wants to repeal the ban on...
Effective progress and implementation of the INC-5 plastics treaty through scientific guidance The fifth negotiation round for a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution concluded without an agreed text and will resume at INC-5.2 in August 2025. Scientific evidence and inputs remain vital ...
A new study finds that every year people create 57 million tons of plastic pollution. The material winds up everywhere from the deepest oceans to the highest peak of Mount Everest to inside people's body.