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Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

Study estimates that a cargo ship’s worth of plastics by weight will enter aquatic ecosystems every day by 2030 under current reduction commitments

DNV GL: Shipowners must stay vigilant to upcoming environmental regulations

The first regulations designed to support the IMO’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets are on the near horizon, but there are more regulatory hurdles to consider.

Vessel concept design to remove floating plastic

The vessel and river recovery system are aimed at recovering plastics in rivers before they reach the ocean

Autonomous unmanned robot will hunt for plastic in the Arctic

Akvaplan-niva has been awarded a 2 year project by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund (Handelens Miljøfond).

Growing plastic pollution in the ocean in wake of COVID-19

Our beaches and ocean have been hit by a tidal wave of COVID-19 waste including plastic face masks, gloves, hand sanitizer bottles and food packaging.

Allseas developed a new waste collection system at rivers

Allseas developed a new collection system to catch litter and plastic flowing through South Holland’s Nieuwe Maas River.

Allseas joins forces to clean Dutch rivers of plastic waste

Allseas has joined forces with more than 20 organisations to clean rivers and waterways throughout the province of South Holland of plastic waste.

First cohort of partner cities for Urban Ocean Program

Can Tho, Vietnam; Melaka, Malaysia; Semarang, Indonesia; Pune, India; and Panama City, Panama, join program to implement scalable waste management solutions that prevent ocean plastic and advance resilient, circular economies

First ever traceability standard for reclaimed plastic from the hydrosphere

The public DNV GL standard provides a best practice to verify the authenticity (Chain of Custody) of abandoned ocean and river plastic and build consumer trust in new products made from reclaimed plastic.

The Ocean Cleanup wins $1M award to combat river plastic waste in Jamaica

The project will be one of the first river projects The Ocean Cleanup is undertaking while scaling up to tackle the 1000 heaviest polluting rivers in the world.

VIDEO: System 002 is a fully operational Ocean Cleanup System

Taking the learnings from System 001/B, The Ocean Cleanup has now started developing System 002 - which is intended to be its first fully operational ocean cleanup system.

New study: LEGO bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years

A study led by the University of Plymouth examined the extent to which items of the ever-popular children’s toy were worn down in the...

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