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City to Sea join global coalition against Amazon’s single-use plastic pollution

April 22, 2021

Business, Environment, Government, Ocean, Packaging, Society, Wildlife

In its latest news announcement, City to Sea has confirmed that it has joined 120+ organisations in sending a letter urging Amazon to take concrete steps to reduce its staggering plastic pollution detailed in ...

Singapore Fund Raises $106 Million To Tackle Plastic Pollution

Juan Askew

January 24, 2020

Business, Environment, Packaging

Public anger over the environmental damage caused by plastic waste is finally forcing consumer goods companies to take action, according to Rob Kaplan, whose Singapore-based Circulate Capital Ocean Fund has ra...

100 Rubbish Barriers to Be Installed in Bali Rivers to Reduce Plastic Pollution

Juan Askew

January 24, 2020

Environment, Ocean, Packaging

In recent years, Bali has been called the trash island in the world after a British diver recorded himself in one of the island's most iconic dive spots fully surrounded in plastics. In December 2017, the Bali...

Australian PM Targets Plastic Pollution And Illegal Fishing

Juan Askew

October 1, 2019

Environment, Ocean, Wildlife

Scott Morrison, Australian PM says his country had nothing to apologise for over climate change as he told the United Nations General Assembly that his government would lead urgent action to combat plastic pol...

The Scourge Of Ghost Nets

Juan Askew

September 30, 2019

Environment, Ocean, Wildlife

Ghost nets are abandoned, lost or discarded fishing nets made from synthetic fibers that are left drifting in the world's oceans. These silent killers can travel vast distances and are difficult to track. Ghos...

Premium Tea Bags Leaking Billions Of Particles

Juan Askew

September 27, 2019

Environment, Packaging

Some premium tea bags might be leaving billions of microscopic plastic particles in your cup, new research suggests. Canadian researchers found that some plastic tea bags shed high levels of microplastics into...

Plastic Litter Threatening Seals In Norfolk

Juan Askew

August 23, 2019

Ocean, Packaging, Wildlife

Two seals with plastic rings stuck around their necks and two tangled in netting have been seen by volunteers on the Norfolk coast. Volunteer group, Friends of Horsey Seals, said that the sightings were report...

The River Mersey contains more than eight times the amount of plastic as the River Thames

Juan Askew

June 21, 2019

Environment, Ocean, Packaging, Uncategorized

The River Mersey is more polluted than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world. Greenpeace research shows the extent of plastic pollution in the UK's rivers. Th...

9 Things You Can Do To Reduce Plastic Pollution

Juan Askew

March 22, 2019

Environment, Ocean, Packaging

Brought to you by Plastic Oceans Stop using plastic straws - In the US and UK over 550million thrown away every day!Drink beverages from reusable bottles or mugs - Worldwide, over 500 Billion plastic bottle...

Starbucks to use “greener cups”

Dan Walsh

March 22, 2019

Business, Environment, Packaging

Coffee giant Starbucks announced today that it plans to use “greener cups” in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and London. The company has been under pressure to change their policies surroundi...

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