According to Jambeck et al. (2015), at least eight million tons of plastics leak into the oceans every year. There is over 150 million tons of plastic waste in the oceans today, and without significant intervention, there could be more plastic than fish in the seas, by weight, by 2050...
global sustainability director, Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a partner on the report. "Companies don't make plastic with the intent of it ending up in the ocean, and we acknowledge the strong role industry must play in order to help eliminate...
Plastic waste entering our oceans has detrimental effects on the environment, wildlife and human health. Strategies aimed at reducing plastic pollution greatly vary around the world, and a global evidence-based strategy remains elusive thus far. Now, reporting in Science, James Palardy and colleagues...
“The Ministry of Industry in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior will prepare a guideline to reduce waste production and limit the production, distribution, and consumption of plastic bags.” Khdem-Sameni went on to say that the ban on the free distribution of plastic bags, except for ...
This approach could provide a novel solution to plastic recycling, offering a faster and more efficient way to reduce plastic waste and its environmental impact. “Our approach underscores the innovative utility of genetic code expansion in material and cellular engineering,” Xiao said. “It can po...
Litter enters the marine environments mainly from land areas and rivers with estimates between 1.15 and 2.41 million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean every year from rivers alone21; less attention has been given to developing solutions for prevention (n = 33) in, for example, wastewater...
plastics out of the ocean and reduces the amount of “new” plastic in circulation. If you need help finding a place to recycle plastic waste near you,check Earth911’s recycling directory. It’s also important to check with your local recycling center about the types of plastic they accept...
For purposes of this project, a solution is any product, service, program, project or policy that reduces plastic leakage to the natural environment through on-land solutions. Ocean clean-up solutions need not submit for this particular database.Who qualifies as solution providers?All sectors are...
Our team of experienced speakers is available to speak about the rise of ocean plastics, the solutions that organizations are implementing to reduce their single-use plastic footprint and the challenges of incorporating sustainability in operations. ...
One of the key reasons plastic ends up in the ocean and other waterways is that in many communities around the world, there isn’t formal infrastructure in place for waste collection, much less recycling. People have no way to get rid of their trash,...