Financing the end of plastic pollution
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Sponsored: The Global Plastics Treaty must include a financing plan that supports the countries most impacted by plastic pollution and least equipped to deal with it.
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GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Sponsored: The Global Plastics Treaty must include a financing plan that supports the countries most impacted by plastic pollution and least equipped to deal with it.
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GreenBiz
JULY 25, 2023
PepsiCo, McDonald's, Nestlé and others were also featured among the "Dirty Dozen" report on plastic litter by Surfers Against Sewage.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Cancer Alley, an 85-mile stretch along the Mississippi River in Louisiana, is home to over 200 plastic and petrochemical plants — and some of the most polluted air in the U.S.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 24, 2021
Geoscience technology firm CGG has conducted a microplastics pollution survey as part of a scoping study into whether it would be possible to create a “Plastic Free zone” on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). This workflow can be used to calculate the volume, size and shape of plastic particles within a sample.
GreenBiz
JUNE 30, 2023
Proponents of pyrolysis — including oil and gas companies — contend it will reduce plastic pollution. But critics say it will only perpetuate a dependence on fossil fuels.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 13, 2022
Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The researchers isolated 5 antibiotic producing bacteria from ocean plastic, including strains of Bacillus, Phaeobacter and Vibrio. for 90 days.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Governments around the world are securing their travel visas, rallying their best nerds and sharpening their pencils for the next big United Nations meeting on plastic pollution.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 2, 2021
Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study by researchers from Sweden, Norway and Germany published on 2 July in Science. “The world promotes technological solutions for recycling and to remove plastic from the environment. .
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
One of the world's biggest contributors to the plastic crisis has yet to pass meaningful federal regulation on plastic pollution, but a new bill may change that.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Five startups vying for exposure and support at Bloom 23 made rapid pitches for their tech to protect nature and boost biodiversity.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 13, 2022
City, Vietnam as one of 15 river locations around the world to tackle plastic pollution. Coca-Cola and The Ocean Cleanup selected the C?n River in C?n The global partnership between the two organizations will implement advanced technology to intercept and clean up waste in some of the world’s major rivers.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 23, 2020
In a bid to curb plastic waste pollution, India-based company Rhino Machines has invented a way of using plastic to make construction blocks. The silica plastic blocks (SPBs) are strong enough to build a house and can be useful in reducing world pollution problems.
GreenBiz
MARCH 11, 2022
Over 90 percent of ocean plastic waste comes from just 10 rivers. But innovative businesses are deploying low-cost, low-tech solutions to stop them.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 27, 2022
A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. The bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth.
The City Fix
JUNE 8, 2023
“Plastic kills, and the damages of plastic pollution have no borders. We cannot beat plastic pollution if we don’t tackle climate change, environmental loss and food crises at the same time.” That was the powerful message Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2023
A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. These countries have plastic recycling rates of up to 10 per cent. Examples of countries include Indonesia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Examples of countries include the UK, India and Turkey.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 6, 2023
The last decade has seen some progress with studying plastic pollution, but there are still significant challenges, such as a lack of comparability of reported results, especially when it comes to microplastic particles. Few studies of pollution by MPs have been published in Brazil, especially regarding inland aquatic areas.
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Congress’ critical role in addressing the plastic crisis: Don't support plastic polluters' plans to remove Clean Air Act restrictions on incinerating plastic.
GreenBiz
MARCH 22, 2022
This panel will highlight the challenges and opportunities for the GreenBiz community to engage in the fight against plastic pollution and further the circular economy. What does it take to build global projects through partnerships with investors, businesses and nonprofits?
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 25, 2023
A University of Leicester academic has led a study which appears to find that plastic pollution is changing the way riverbeds behave. The research led the team to establish a novel branch of sedimentology which looks at the interactions between plastic particles and sediment. “We
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 12, 2024
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has published the first two in a series of ‘Solution Model’ playbooks, to improve the understanding of the many stakeholders across the plastic value chain about what is possible and what else is needed to drive systems change to end plastic waste in the environment and develop a circular economy for plastics.
GreenBiz
MARCH 11, 2022
Over 90% of ocean plastic waste comes from just 10 rivers. But innovative businesses are deploying low-cost, low-tech solutions to stop them.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Advanced recycling methods have the potential to vastly increase the amount of plastic that gets recycled into feedstock and new products.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets. There’s a new kid on the block of sustainability claims being made by businesses: "plastic neutrality." Thanks to the rise in plastics pledges, an emerging and undefined market for plastic offsets is just beginning to take shape. Lauren Phipps. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:30.
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Plastic polymers, chemical additives, and plastic products that pose the greatest hazards and/ or are unnecessary should be phased out.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 14, 2021
When that stylish jacket is made with ocean plastic, it's world-changing. When Adidas releases a new jacket, it's hot fashion news. The Terrex MyShelter PrimaLoft Hooded Jacket has classic Adidas styling and all the good looks you could want.
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Let's see who this year's top plastic polluters are. May we have the envelope, please?
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
An international group of scientists has cautioned against reliance on mechanical cleanup devices as a means of addressing the plastic pollution crisis. The research highlights that in recent years, several forms of cleanup devices have been developed to remove plastics from the environment.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 21, 2022
They could play an important role during the transition to packaging innovations that don’t lead to plastic pollution.
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The Break Free From Plastic movement has been gearing up for COP26 in Glasgow.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 15, 2021
With the National Plastic Plan, Australia aims to address challenges with biodegradable, recyclable and compostable plastics.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 10, 2023
Researchers from University of California, Riverside, have detailed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal or char that has a whopping surface area of about 400 square meters per gram of mass. The plastic-to-char process was developed at UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Protestors have this morning scaled the London headquarters of Unilever to erect a banner highlighting the multinational's contribution to global plastic pollution.
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Plastic pollution is a worldwide problem, with piles of debris along coastlines, on roadsides, in landfills and floating in waterways. Environmentally conscious companies are looking for ways to clean up the mess while simultaneously seeking out methods to recycle products into other products.
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
A new investigation by NPR and PBS Frontline reveals that for decades, executives in the oil and plastic industries invested millions of U.S. dollars into misleading the public about the recycling of plastics. As a good citizen, you sort your trash, thinking that the plastic will be recycled to reduce pollution.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Bertie Stephens, group CEO of Clean Planet Energy , said: “Clean Planet Energy’s mission is to remove over one million tonnes of non-recyclable plastic waste from our environment, every year. Clean Planet Energy’s ecoPlant is intended to process non-recyclable and hard-to-recycle waste plastics that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 24, 2023
Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation South Texas shrimper who took on a multi-billion dollar corporate polluter in court and won, has received a 2023 Goldman Prize for environmental activism. Wilson’s $50 million settlement with Formosa Plastics Corp. – But the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality failed to stop the pollution.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MARCH 23, 2021
Join WCS and Votes for the Planet to discuss the impact of plastic pollution and create your own Plastic Pollution Plan! Plastics are present in virtually every aspect of our lives: at the grocery store, restaurants, online shopping, packaging, and the list goes on. Virtual Event. Bring a friend! About the Co-Host.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 15, 2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory writes Our new study investigates what happens when biodegradable plastics enter the ocean, and whether these increasingly popular alternatives to conventional plastics are safer for marine ecosystems, or whether they come with their own risks. million metric tons in 2023 to almost 5.3
Business Green
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Ahead of crunch talks to broker a landmark Global Plastics Treaty, the OECD sets out plan for near-eliminating new plastic pollution worldwide by 2040
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 18, 2021
A new study has found "Neptune Balls" full of plastic that wash ashore are the product of seagrass, which collects and purges plastic pollution from the water.
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