#Rise #ocean #plastic #pollution #unprecedented Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has reached “unprecedented levels” over the past 15 years, a new study has...
Discarded containers and bags are an eyesore in many towns, while beaches are covered by debris — Senegal’s notorious problem of plastic pollution is...
#Farreaching #treaty #cut #global #plastic #experts Only a bold and ambitious UN treaty with sweeping reforms of the entire plastic life cycle can stem...
#Donated #clothing #worsening #Kenyas #plastic #pollution #report One third of all second-hand clothing shipped to Kenya in 2021 was “plastic waste in disguise”, creating...
#Young #Egyptians #battle #plastic #plague Entrepreneurial young Egyptians are helping combat their country’s huge plastic waste problem by recycling junk-food wrappers, water bottles and...
Despite decades of effort, plastic pollution is only getting worse — a gloomy fact that representatives of almost 200 nations meeting in Uruguay Monday...
Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating...
#Plastic #garbage #covers #Central #American #rivers #lakes #beaches A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador....
#Faster #growth #bacteria #remove #plastic #debris #lakes #study Chemicals leaking from plastic waste make bacteria grow faster in European lakes, according to a study...