Tag: plastic

The Rainbow Warrior and the Beluga have set sail in the Mediterranean Sea protesting the plastic pollution and asking supporters to join the Plastic-Free-Future Campaign.

"Europe now has a legislative model to defend and promote at international level, given the global nature of the issue of marine pollution involving plastics."

It's high time that corporations and governments step up to stem the tide of plastic, taking action to eliminate all but the most essential single-use plastic items.

In other words, if someone could collect and recycle all the unrecycled plastic on earth, this person would be richer than any individual on the planet.

"Our society's addiction to throwaway plastic is fueling a global environmental crisis that must be tackled at source."

“Understanding whether plastic particles are absorbed across biological membranes and accumulate within internal organs is critical for assessing the risk these particles pose to both organism and human health."

Climate implications make a petrochemical build-out risky, not only from an environmental perspective, but also from a fiscal perspective.

In the U.S. specifically, a total of 70 cleanups determined that Nestlé, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola were the worst corporate plastic polluters, in that order.

As tiny fibers shed from synthetic textiles invade our bodies, researchers scramble to identify potential threats.

A new study concluded that "plastic is contaminating almost every corner of the environment and its ecosystems."