Planet Pulse
OCTOBER 27, 2020
One of the most topical problems in marine pollution is microplastic debris, with an estimated 93 to 236 thousand metric tons of microplastic in our oceans as of 2014. Over the course of 2016 to 2018, the total area of plastic debris detected skyrocketed from 0.23 km2 to 0.77km2.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 18, 2019
“Initially the focus was more on the medical industry but the idea of using the same technology for producing leatherlike textile came up in spring 2016.” Differently coloured trustmarks indicate whether products and/or packaging are free of plastics and microplastics or are made of recyclates.
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AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Related: This rechargeable camping headlamp is made out of sustainable wood and recycled aluminum Today, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 80% of the marine debris found in our oceans originated as land-based trash that was not recycled. In 2018, the recycling rate for plastic bottles was just over 29%.
Unsustainable
OCTOBER 12, 2019
million tonnes of plastic waste were generated, only about 14% of which was recycled or reused (Pickin and Randell 2016, p. Recycling can help to alleviate this cost, to be sure. It was recorded in 2010 that “94% of households recycled or reused plastic bottles,” (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010, para.
Business Green
MAY 25, 2022
Yet simply decarbonising petrochemical refineries will not be a silver bullet for a sector which - as we are continuing to discover - has significant impacts on biodiversity thanks to the spread of microplastics. Moreover, even 'green plastics' have a significant carbon footprint if they are burned at the end of their life.
Elemental Excelerator
MARCH 19, 2019
We invest in companies that steward this resource by economically conserving, producing, recycling, and/or treating water. On some of the beaches in Hawaii’s Big Island, as much as 15% of the “sand” is actually grains of microplastic. California’s recycling rate is down from a high of 50% in 2014 to 44% in 2016.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 26, 2020
Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Plastics Pact by EMF, The Recycling Partnership and WWF. Only five years ago, few corporate leaders had plastic pollution on their official radar.
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