Plastics
April 20th, 2018 An international team of scientists has accidentally engineered a more efficient version of naturally occurring plastic-munching bacteria. Researchers are hoping that the accidental discovery would provide a safe and quick solution to the world’s plastic pollution emergency. In 2016, Japanese researchers discovered a type of bacteria naturally Read more…
April 19th, 2018 Global call to support the effort to eliminate single-use plastics set to be the main driver during Earth Day 2018 this Sunday. Earth Day Network, the organization that leads Earth Day worldwide, announced that Earth Day 2018 will focus on mobilizing the world to End Plastic Pollution. The Read more…
April 19th, 2018 A new report calls attention to how the level of fruits and vegetables sold in plastic bags or multi-packs in supermarket chains and manufacturers in contributing to an increase in both food and plastic waste. The report from Friends of the Earth Europe and Zero Waste Europe Read more…
April 5th, 2018 A three-year research study has documented 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic weighing 80,000 metric tonnes drifting across the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPCP). The results published in the journal Scientific Reports reveal that the GPGP – 1.6 million square kilometres – is covered by 10kg of plastic Read more…
April 4th, 2018 Dublin City Council is set to bring in a ban on the use of disposable coffee cups and single-use plastics in its offices. The Council has agreed to set up an internal committee to review a blanket ban on disposable coffee cups in-house and areas within their Read more…
March 28th, 2018 The British government has announced plans to bring in a deposit-return scheme in England to increase recycling rates and crack down on plastic pollution. Announced today by the Secretary for Environment, Michael Gove MP, the scheme for plastic, glass, and metal single use drinks containers is expected Read more…
March 23rd, 2018 Environmental campaigners call on the public to join them next month in a day of active protest against excessive supermarket plastic packaging. On 21 April 2018, the Sick of Plastic Campaign is asking members of the public to join them in taking any excess plastic packaging off Read more…
March 21st, 2018 Seán Lynch is on a mission to map even the tiniest piece of litter on earth to highlight a worldwide ecological emergency: the litter crisis. To do so, the 29.year-old Cork-born entrepreneur has created a web app called Open Litter Map. “I want to educate and empower Read more…
March 21st, 2018 Simon Lockwood and his two children live in a blue-painted house in one of the greenest, most secluded parts of Poundlick, Skibbereen. Except for the occasional bark of a neighbour’s dog or the chirping of birds nothing interrupts the sound of silence that surrounds his home. Lockwood, Read more…
March 21st, 2018 Dublin City University has announced plans to become plastic free by the end of the decade, with plastic cups and glasses to be withdrawn from campus with immediate effect. As part of its drive, the university has identified a range of single-use disposable plastic items to be Read more…
