Plastic pollution is at crisis levels Waste management services are struggling to cope with huge amounts of plastic waste. To stem this tide, WWF-Singapore is collaborating with multiple stakeholders to reduce waste and move towards a circular economy. Consumers can make informed and sustainable choi...
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The city has long been struggling to manage overflowing plastic waste and sea pollution, creating about 7.8 million tonnes of plastic waste yearly, over half of which are poorly managed and discarded. And with ASEAN’s urbanisation rate expected to surpass 70% by 2050, it is clear that the p...
Another potential problem with this technology is micro-plastic pollution. Plastics are melted to form a sticky coating over bitumen, but don’t actually break down. Thus, weathering of the road over time can degrade plastic into micro-particles that enter the ecosystem. Activists in In...
“ If we do 55 about it, the earth will be eaten up by white pollution. And 56 will become ‘plastic men’,”said one of the performers.“How can you breathe in 57 plastic bags?” A 58 woman asked one performer.“How can the earth breathe 59 there are too many plastic bags?”...
Further research needs to be conducted, but, in order to mitigate microplastic pollution in the Nile River, we must act now. Keywords: microplastics; freshwater; Africa; ingestion; Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus); catfish (Bagrus Bajad); fibers; ATR-FTIR spectroscopy...
Correcting our plastic waste problem requires a fundamental change in thinking about how plastics are made, used, and discarded, two new studies say.
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Plastic pollution poses a significant threat to ecosystems, wildlife, and marine life. By recycling plastic, we can reduce the amount of plastic waste that ends up in oceans, rivers, and landfills. This helps to protect natural habitats, prevent the release of harmful chemicals, and mitigate the...
SINGAPORE,June 11, 2020/PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (the Alliance) today announced a new partnership with theUnited States Agency for International Development(USAID) to address global ocean plastic pollution by implementing local solutions across ...