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Tag: plastic pollution

This South Pacific nation is saying goodbye to single-use plastic bags...

The PM of Vanuatu announced it the ban on Independence Day.

91% of plastic isn’t recycled, new study finds

“We as a society need to consider whether it’s worth trading off some convenience for a clean, healthy environment."

Junk raft: A journey through a polluted ocean

What better way to understand the dangers of plastic pollution than by traveling on a ship made out of garbage?

Latest figures reveal that the world uses 500 billion plastic bottles...

Plastic bottles will soon take over the entire Earth, literally.

Plastic pollution in Antarctica 5 times worse than expected

As many as 51 trillion microplastic particles – 500 times more than stars in our galaxy – litter our seas, seriously threatening marine wildlife.

9 shocking facts about plastics in our oceans

The amount of plastic in the world’s oceans could increase by a factor of 10 in the next decade.

Snake vomiting bottle highlights world’s plastic problem

Recent government estimates show that more than 15,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated in India each day, in which 6,000 tonnes go uncollected and littered.

World’s largest beach clean-up: Trash-ridden to pristine in 2 years

The work didn't end with the last piece of trash picked up.

This South Pacific island is home to 38 million pieces of...

13,000 new items are washing up on the island daily.

World’s first plastic fishing company wants to rid the oceans of...

The technique has utilized thousands of littered plastic bottles.

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NATO’s 5% pledge: An obscene betrayal of global needs

It represents a major step backwards—away from addressing the urgent needs of people and the planet, and toward an arms race that will impoverish societies while enriching weapons contractors.

Recycling food waste could slash methane emissions and reshape the global agrifood system

New research shows that composting, anaerobic digestion, and refeeding food waste can significantly cut greenhouse gases and spare vital resources across the U.S., China, and the EU.