Tag: plastic
Tracking ocean microplastics from space
New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from...
Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation partner in pilot project...
The aim of the project is to boost maritime sustainability by preventing plastics...
Opinion: England’s single-use plastics ban is a win for...
In the nearly four decades volunteers worldwide have collected more than 381 million...
The Ocean Cleanup team hit significant milestone in 2022
Over 2,000,000 kg of trash removed from oceans and rivers
Microplastics deposited on the seafloor have tripled in...
The degradation status of the buried particles was investigated, and it was found...
Plastic pollution kills sea urchin larvae
Sea urchin larvae raised in high levels of plastic pollution die due to developmental...
Research explores the potential for mechanical devices...
Mechanical devices are increasingly being considered as a potential way to help...
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...
Scientists identify bioindicators for monitoring plastic...
With an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste escaping to our oceans...
Natural clean-up: Bacteria can remove plastic pollution...
The scientists say that enriching waters with particular species of bacteria could...
First long-term evidence of microplastic pollution from...
The results provide insights into the temporal variability of sinking microplastics...
Bureau Veritas delivers AiP to the MANTA, an innovative...
The MANTA sailboat has been developed by The SeaCleaners to help address the issue...
CMA CGM stops transporting plastic waste
As of June 1, 2022, CMA CGM will no longer transport plastic waste on board its...
New solar-electric boat cleans up Manila Bay
The environmental organisation One Earth – One Ocean has developed a solar-electric...
Wärtsilä and Grimaldi unveil new filter system to tackle...
According to the association Plastic Europe, 368 million tonnes of plastic were...
WWF: Plastic pollution in oceans on track to rise for decades
The review by Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute, commissioned by environmental...