February 1st, 2018 The presence of plastic trash in our oceans is greatly increasing the chances of disease in coral reefs, a new study reveals. The new study from Cornell University estimates that about 11 billion plastic items get caught in coral reefs throughout the Asia-Pacific area. This figure is Read more…
July 21st, 2017 Humans have produced 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic in just shy of seven decades and most of it has been dumped into the environment. That’s according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances and conducted by a team of US scientists from UC Santa Read more…
June 27th, 2017 Marine scientists aboard Greenpeace’s vessel the Beluga II have documented extensive plastic pollution in some of the most remote parts of the UK. The Beluga II is due to dock in Edinburgh today after a 2-month survey and in-depth analysis will follow in the coming months. Initial Read more…
May 1st, 2017 Microbeads, tiny pieces of plastic found by the hundreds of thousands in shower gels, face-scrubs and toothpaste, were once trumpeted as a cosmetic “must have” – a crucial ingredient in the battle for beauty. Now they have become a hated ingredient. The US, Canada and the Netherlands Read more…
