Producing cement, plastic, steel, aluminium and food causes greenhouse gases, but a circular economy can reduce emissions
As world leaders meet at the fourth round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastics, urgent, bold steps must be taken
At state-of-the-art labs in Pretoria, a team of scientists is developing compostable products to replace single-use ones that are not recycled This content is restricted to…
The initiative in Kenya employs people to make art from flip-flops that have been thrown into the sea
The Sweethearts Foundation sells the plastic to recyclers and buys wheelchairs
In Accra, as in much of urban Africa, waste management falls far short of what it needs to be. Plastic waste is killing marine life and fishers’ incomes
An international team of researchers has found plastic chemicals in seabirds, including flame retardants and UV stabilisers, as well as banned pollutants
Activists have pointed out interesting ways that people can learn something new and have an adventure while doing their bit to save the ocean.
The quantity of rubbish in the sea is driving a growing alarm among countries whose economies rely on tourism
Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty
‘Leaked environment department document is a copy and paste of plastics industry arguments’
The country risks ‘pariah status’ for approach to global plastic waste crisis
Single-use PPE, such as face masks and gloves, is hurting and killing wildlife and pets around the globe
After being discovered with a belly full of plastic waste, Bob has become an ocean ambassador
We must continue to hold manufacturers to account and push for better waste management
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestle were responsible for the most pieces of plastic collected according to an environmental pressure group
Two local projects are turning to plastic instead of bitumen to bind the asphalt used to construct roads
The cost in damage to the marine ecosystems is $13-billion each year
A key focus at the IIOE-2 and SANOCEAN conferences was the issue of marine plastics
Plastic imports to Malaysia have tripled since 2016, to 870 000 tonnes last year, official data showed
