Tag: plastic

Ecology
Tracking ocean microplastics from space

Tracking ocean microplastics from space

New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from...

Ecology
Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation partner in pilot project to reduce plastic waste

Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation partner in pilot project...

The aim of the project is to boost maritime sustainability by preventing plastics...

Ecology
Opinion: England’s single-use plastics ban is a win for our ocean

Opinion: England’s single-use plastics ban is a win for...

In the nearly four decades volunteers worldwide have collected more than 381 million...

Ecology
The Ocean Cleanup team hit significant milestone in 2022

The Ocean Cleanup team hit significant milestone in 2022

Over 2,000,000 kg of trash removed from oceans and rivers

Ecology
Microplastics deposited on the seafloor have tripled in 20 years

Microplastics deposited on the seafloor have tripled in...

The degradation status of the buried particles was investigated, and it was found...

Ecology
Plastic pollution kills sea urchin larvae

Plastic pollution kills sea urchin larvae

Sea urchin larvae raised in high levels of plastic pollution die due to developmental...

Ecology
Research explores the potential for mechanical devices to clear the ocean of plastics

Research explores the potential for mechanical devices...

Mechanical devices are increasingly being considered as a potential way to help...

Ecology
CMA CGM Group partners with Plastic Odyssey to build a future free of plastic waste

CMA CGM Group partners with Plastic Odyssey to build a...

The Group will support Plastic Odyssey on its three-year voyage to the world's most...

Ecology
Scientists identify bioindicators for monitoring plastic pollution in the ocean

Scientists identify bioindicators for monitoring plastic...

With an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste escaping to our oceans...

Ecology
Natural clean-up: Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes

Natural clean-up: Bacteria can remove plastic pollution...

The scientists say that enriching waters with particular species of bacteria could...

Ecology
First long-term evidence of microplastic pollution from deep water layers of the open ocean

First long-term evidence of microplastic pollution from...

The results provide insights into the temporal variability of sinking microplastics...

General
Bureau Veritas delivers AiP to the MANTA, an innovative clean up vessel

Bureau Veritas delivers AiP to the MANTA, an innovative...

The MANTA sailboat has been developed by The SeaCleaners to help address the issue...

Ecology
CMA CGM stops transporting plastic waste

CMA CGM stops transporting plastic waste

As of June 1, 2022, CMA CGM will no longer transport plastic waste on board its...

Ecology
New solar-electric boat cleans up Manila Bay

New solar-electric boat cleans up Manila Bay

The environmental organisation One Earth – One Ocean has developed a solar-electric...

Innovations
Wärtsilä and Grimaldi unveil new filter system to tackle ocean microplastics

Wärtsilä and Grimaldi unveil new filter system to tackle...

According to the association Plastic Europe, 368 million tonnes of plastic were...

Ecology
WWF: Plastic pollution in oceans on track to rise for decades

WWF: Plastic pollution in oceans on track to rise for decades

The review by Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute, commissioned by environmental...

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