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Port of Rotterdam: Taskforce seeks to set the pace in tackling plastic granule pollution

The Rotterdam Clean Sweep Taskforce aims to combat pollution from plastic granules, powders and flakes in the port of Rotterdam.

Ganges River: Combined flows send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into Bay of Bengal

The study represents the first investigation of microplastic abundance, characteristics and seasonal variation along the Ganges River

Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea

Underwater seagrass in coastal areas appear to trap bits of plastic in natural bundles of fibre known as "Neptune balls," researchers said.

Maersk Supply Service steps up its commitment to clean the ocean of plastic

A.P. Møller-Maersk has extended its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup for three years.

Kuril-Kamchatka Trench in the Pacific Ocean is a trap for microplastics

Humans produce more than 400 million tons of plastic each year

Hazardous pollution: microplastics discovered in the air above the ocean

As the plastic in our oceans breaks up into smaller and smaller bits without breaking down chemically, the resulting microplastics are becoming a serious ecological problem.

The most consumed species of mussels contain microplastics all around the world

The Bayreuth team investigated the microplastic load of four mussel species

MSC Cruises signs new maritime Single-Use Plastic Charter

The cruise line in 2019 eliminated 97 million items of plastic

New microplastic collection device on MOL’s wood chip carrier

MOL & Miura to Conduct Demonstration Test with Microplastic Collection Device Installed on Newbuilding Wood Chip Carrier

The plastic rivers of Asia play a key part in the fight against plastic in the ocean

Near half of the global plastic leakage from land to sea comes from a few countries in Southeast Asia.

The Ocean Cleanup introduces first product made with ocean plastic pollution

Sunglasses made from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, with 100% of the proceeds funding the continuation of the cleanup

Canadian tour operators clean up ocean debris during coronavirus pandemic

The project sustains ecotourism businesses as they navigate the devastating effects of the pandemic while protecting the ecosystems they rely on. Five companies from the Small Ship Tour Operators Association are involved in the clean-up.

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