25 Oct Tide of plastic rubbish discovered floating off idyllic Caribbean island coastline
Images show cutlery, bags, bottles and wrapping floating among seaweed...
Pollution
16 Oct Four solutions to the disposable coffee cup problem
Posted at 15:00h
in Green tech, plastic waste, Pollution, Recycling, Sustainability, Sustainable consumption
Here are four ways the coffee cup waste problem might be tackled....
12 Oct We need to kick our addiction to plastic
It's time for politicians and CEOs to step up and take action....
11 Oct Woah! Seattle kept 2 Million plastic straws out of the ocean in 1 Month – here’s how
Posted at 15:42h
in Campaign, Environment, ethical living, plastic waste, Pollution, Sustainable business, Zero waste
Way to go, Seattle!...
28 Sep Wales could introduce ‘plastic tax’ to tackle ocean litter
A bottle deposit return scheme similar to one already announced in Scotland could be brought in as early as next year....
28 Sep Living chandelier improves air quality
A chandelier has been developed that mimics biological processes, absorbing carbon dioxide and ‘exhaling’ oxygen....
27 Sep Nestlé, Unilever, P&G among worst offenders for plastic pollution in Philippines beach audit
Posted at 10:51h
in Environment, ethical living, Microplastics, Ocean conservation, Ocean waste, Packaging, plastic waste, Pollution
A total of 54,260 pieces of plastic waste were collected during the audit, with most products being sachets....
26 Sep Ocean life eats tons of plastic – here’s why that matters
Posted at 15:28h
in Environment, Microplastics, Nature, Ocean conservation, Ocean waste, plastic waste, Pollution, Waste
Fish and invertebrates have been found to gobble up bits of microplastic from the sea, and that has scientists worried....
21 Sep These floating farms can help regenerate the World’s oceans
Floating farms that regenerate the ocean while simultaneously growing sustainable crops of seaweed and shellfish....
21 Sep Algae dome absorbs sun and CO2 to produce oxygen and food
Innovators at Copenhagen-based future-living lab SPACE10 created the Algae Dome, a 13-foot-tall urban-dwelling structure that pumps out oxygen and produces food in a closed-loop system....