Michigan just banned banning plastic bags
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European project addresses floating marine waste issue
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by Kim van Arkel, Scientific Advisor
European project addresses floating marine waste issue Friday, December 23, 2016 Marine waste. (Photo: AZTI) A project under the European Environment and ...
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European Commission, UN Environment step up cooperation to protect the world's oceans
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European Commission, UN Environment step up cooperation to protect the world's oceans UNEP Friday 23rd December, 2016 Brussels, 20 December 2016 - ...
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Researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year
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by Kim van Arkel, Scientific Advisor
Matthew J. Hoffman et al, Inventory and transport of plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Marine Pollution Bulletin (2016). DOI: ...
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Estimated 1 455 tonnes of plastic floating in the Mediterranean
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Ruiz-Orejón, L.F., Sardá, R., Ramis-Pujol, J. (2016). Floating plastic debris in the Central and Western Mediterranean Sea. Marine Environmental Research , ...
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Global Plastics Industry Effort to Combat Marine Litter Grows in 2016
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HANOI, VIETNAM (December 12, 2016) - Seven new signatories were added to The Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter, ...
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Edible Bags Are Helping Stop Plastic Waste In India
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Interface wins 2016 Secretary of States of Award for CE in Sustaitnable Oceans Management
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With Boreo Inc. (Santiago, Chile), Interface (Manila, Philippines) wins 2016 Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) in Sustainable Oceans ...
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Phthalate pollution in an Amazonian rainforest
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Phthalate pollution in an Amazonian rainforest Phthalates are ubiquitous contaminants and endocrine-disrupting chemicals that can become trapped in the ...
There's something fishy about this skateboard
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From fishy to funky - here's how Chilean company Bureo recycles unwanted fishing nets into skateboards and sunglasses. A Bueo skateboard in surfing haven ...
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This mushroom might be the solution to pollution and food shortage
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Greenpeace urges microbead ban to protect ocean life
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LONDON - Environmental group Greenpeace is calling for a ban in Britain on plastic "microbeads", found in many cosmetics, which they warn pollute the oceans ...
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Only a third of UK consumers' plastic packaging is recycled
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by Kim van Arkel, Scientific Advisor
Two-thirds of such household waste is sent to landfill or incinerated each year, Recoup survey reveals. Recycling groups said the problem was largely ...
Marine Litter Symposium 2016 in Tokyo
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by Kim van Arkel, Scientific Advisor
The Ministry of the Environment Japan will host on Saturday 10th December a symposium on marine litter in Tokyo. The first part of the symposium in the ...
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Microplastics’ impact on human health needs “urgent research”
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Underwater robot discovers marine litter at every turn
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Scientists surprised by extent of sea bed litter Wherever the robot went, marine litter could be seen. Discarded fishing gear, oil drums, car parts, nylon ...
California is the first state to ban plastic bags : 67 passed !
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Animals eat ocean plastic because it smells like food
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A new study explains why seabirds eat so much plastic, At the University of California, Gabrielle Nevitt analysed 25 species of seabirds to see how they ...
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Adidas and Parley collaborate to create limited-edition ocean waste shoes
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Adidas, Parley Collaborate to Create Limited-Edition UltraBoost Uncaged Parley Ocean Waste Shoes, Promotes Plastic Waste Reduction By Monique Austin , Parent ...
Canada moves to ban tiny plastics that accumulate in Arctic ice
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Canada moves to ban tiny plastics that accumulate in Arctic ice Microbeads widely used in body washes, toothpastes NUNATSIAQ NEWS Tiny plastics are in this ...