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More information on The Great Bubble Barrier and their first pilot project in the IJssel river (Netherlands) : http://thegreatbubblebarrier.com/en/home-eng/
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Read the Interview The Water Network Team has done with Serge Pittet, the General Manager of the Race for Water Foundation - In Conversation with Serge Pittet ...
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In a major win in the battle to turn the tide on plastic, British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that the United Kingdom’s foreign aid budget will ...
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Plastic pollution has become so widespread that we may be inhaling up to 130 tiny pieces a day. Fibres from fleece and polyester clothing and particles from ...
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Researchers believe this is an example of marine wildlife actually contributing to the spread of microplastics within the marine environment. By Mr Alan ...
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The EU is exploring high-tech solutions to plastic pollution but some experts are skeptical . They say there are simpler and more effective ways to keep our ...
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The UN Environmental Assembly is taking place this week in Nairobi among heads of state and environment ministers to tackle marine plastic pollution globally. ...
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An alarming news item began to make the rounds in November, just in time to ruin the holidays: Glitter is not good for the environment, and some people are ...
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The VeganBottle is looking to cut down on our plastic waste by creating containers out of vegetable products. While water is good for you, the plastic ...
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by Kim van Arkel, Scientific Advisor
Plastic pollution has become such a problem in Indonesia that it inspired one entrepreneur to develop and sell edible containers made of seaweed, thus hoping ...
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"Based on our experience this is over a 100,000 pounds of marine debris that has been collected, and this is just a drop in the bucket," Kahi Pacarro said.
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The smallest microplastics in our oceans – which go largely undetected and are potentially harmful – could be more effectively identified using an innovative ...
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Researchers report new approaches could dramatically increase the amount of plastic waste that can be successfully recycled. Most of the 150 million tons of ...
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The MEAM (Marine Ecosystems and Management) newsletter debuted a new features this month - the "Skimmer". The inaugural Skimmer covered recent research and ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Products made of plastic could be taxed to tackle waste in the UK - Chancellor to announce call for evidence on possible measures to cut use of plastics ...
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Annual update of the Dutch fulmar-plastic monitoring program has been published on www.wur.eu/plastics-fulmars(update to year 2016).
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A new, biodegradable water filter can replace those plastic water bottles, helping reduce plastic waste and pollution. According to Magnus Jern of TAPP ...
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A system developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden for breaking down microplastics from personal care products will be tested for ...
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