Seagrass collects up to 900 million plastic items in the Mediterranean Sea each year
There is strong evidence that the seafloor constitutes a final sink for plastics from land sources. There is also evidence that part of...
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Water
- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
Drip irrigation system developed to solve rice paddy problem
An Israeli company has developed a drip irrigation system for growing rice to replace the flooded paddies that have supplied the world...
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
Huggies launches 100% 'natural fibre' biodegradable baby wipes
In October 2019, Huggies announced a commitment to eliminate plastics from its baby wipe range in the UK over the next five years,...
- Aug 5, 2020
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- Jul 16, 2020
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Queensland moves to ban single-use plastic straws, cutlery + plates to save marine life
Queensland has made a move to ban single-use plastic straws, cutlery and plates by next year. The move will hopefully help protect marine...
- Jun 16, 2020
- 3 min
An armada of turtles, caught on drone cam, flocks to the Great Barrier Reef
New drone video shows thousands of endangered green turtles swimming ashore to Raine Island on the outer edges of the Great Barrier Reef....
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
Andrex packs to use 30% recycled plastic from June, move follows recently removed plastic handles
The first product to incorporate packaging using 30% recycled plastic packaging made from post-consumer resin will be Andrex Classic...
- Jun 1, 2020
- 7 min
Indonesia receives $56m from Norway after reducing deforestation + CO2 emissions by 11 million tons
Indonesia is set to receive $56 million from Norway as the result of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to preserve its vast tropical...
- May 26, 2020
- 5 min
Evidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hope
by Malavika Vyawahare on 21 May 2020 New research from Madagascar offers a glimmer of hope that locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), an...
- May 25, 2020
- 6 min
In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed
A local government initiative to revive seaweed farming off Bali comes amid growing interest in the crop’s promise to tackle...
- May 22, 2020
- 1 min
OceanSaver launches Ecodrops, developed to fight the use of single-use plastic + preserve ocean life
Recently awarded the Good Housekeeping award for Eco Innovation 2020, GHI expert said of the Ocean Mist Anti Bac Drops ‘A brilliant...
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
Coca-Cola launches label-free 100% recycled bottles for I Lohas water to reduce waste and pollution
Coca-Cola has launched label-free 100 per cent recycled bottles for its I Lohas water brand in Japan in a bid to reduce waste and...
- May 11, 2020
- 2 min
Artist finds 3 plastic cereal box toys from 1958 while sifting through waste from Cornish beach
Environmental Artist Rob Arnold collects 40 bags of plastic rubbish from local beach Tregantle Beach in Whitsand Bay, last month. Mr...
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Pakistan pays lockdown unemployed to plant saplings in country's 10 Billion Tree Tsunami programme
Since Pakistan locked down starting March 23 to try to stem the spread of COVID-19, unemployed day labourers have been given new jobs as...
- Apr 22, 2020
- 2 min
SodaStream to eliminate 67 billion plastic bottles from production by 2025
SodaStream, the leading sparkling water brand in the world, part of PepsiCo, today announced their ambitious goals in their mission to...
- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
New Delhi's pollution reading can hit 500 on the Air Quality Index, last week it had a 38 reading
New Delhi's citizens 'can't believe' how quickly their city's air quality has improved during India's national novel coronavirus...
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
Groundbreaking new enzyme converts plastic waste into new bottles with 90% degradation in 10 hours
CARBIOS, a company pioneering new bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, announces the...
- Apr 1, 2020
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- Mar 11, 2020
- 1 min
UK's sea meadows to be restored in climate fight - Seagrasses store carbon 35 x faster than forests
Seagrasses are the unsung heroes of our coastal seas. As much as 92% of the UK’s seagrass has been lost, restoring it is vital for ocean...
- Mar 8, 2020
- 2 min
Evian bottles in the UK to be made from 100 per cent recycled plastic from April 2020
Danone has developed a new water sustainability strategy. Called We Act For Water, the initiative brings together Danone water brands...
- Feb 27, 2020
- 1 min
Andrex wet wipes certified as 'fine to flush' by Water UK contain 0% plastic and 100% natural fibres
“Our Andrex Washlets have adhered to international flushable standards for many years and we are very proud of the investment we have...
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
Washington state to ban commercial bottled water production on environmental grounds
A bill to ban water withdrawals for commercial bottled water production passed out of committee in the Washington State Senate. SB 6278,...
- Feb 7, 2020
- 1 min
UK's Sussex council bans coastal trawler fishing to cut greenhouse emissions + revive kelp forests
A campaign to restore a large underwater kelp forest has been helped by an agreement to ban trawler fishing off the West Sussex coast. A...
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
A yogurt pot, produced 44 years ago for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, found intact washed up on beach
The Yoplait container, celebrating the 1976 Montreal Olympics, was found was up on the beach in Denia, on Spain’s Costa Blanca....
- Jan 31, 2020
- 2 min
One million native trees are to be planted in the Cairngorms in a bid to restore ancient forests
A million native trees are to be planted in the Cairngorms in a bid to restore ancient forests and protect fragile stocks of wild salmon....
- Nov 7, 2019
- 3 min
Bubble Barrier launches in Amsterdam to remove plastic from canals + North Sea
First screen of air bubbles stops plastic from Amsterdam’s canals AMSTERDAM, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 - Today, the first Bubble Barrier was...
- Oct 16, 2019
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- Sep 25, 2019
- 1 min
The 2019 Champion of the Earth for Policy and Leadership goes to Costa Rica
The 2019 Champion of the Earth for Policy and Leadership goes to Costa Rica. As it battles to preserve its biodiversity, Costa Rica has...
- Jun 10, 2019
- 6 min
Evian targets making all of its plastic bottles from 100% recycled plastic by 2025
Evian to be a 100% circular brand by 2025 making all of its plastic bottles from 100% recycled plastic. Evian will make all of its...
- Jun 5, 2019
- 3 min
Plastics now account for 60% of waste found along our canals
New research states that more than half a million items of plastic reach the oceans from our canals and rivers every year Moorhen nesting...
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
Nestle's Poland Spring Bottled Water to Use 100% Recycled Plastic by 2022
Poland Spring is on track to be first major bottled water brand in the U.S. to convert its portfolio to recycled plastic. Poland Spring®...
- May 31, 2019
- 1 min
Every time you wash your clothes you're putting plastic in the ocean
So what can you do to mitigate?
- May 28, 2019
- 4 min
EU Council adopts new rules to ban the top 10 single-use plastic products by 2021
Single-use plastic products will be banned from the market, such as cutlery, plates and straws The Council of the EU today adopted the...
- May 21, 2019
- 3 min
bluedot announces sustainability programme with Extinction Rebellion and WWF
Forming part of a commitment to continually innovate and advance the sustainability of the festival as well as discuss with audiences the...
- May 18, 2019
- 1 min
Parklife reveal their Green Pledge for 2019
Ahead of an eagerly anticipated 10th anniversary edition, Manchester festival Parklife will be enforcing their Green Pledge scheme again...
- May 15, 2019
- 2 min
Waitrose, two potatoes on a plastic tray in a plastic bag!
it's bad enough having the potatoes in a plastic bag, but two potatoes on a plastic tray in a plastic bag! Who is doing your buying?...
- May 14, 2019
- 3 min
Just one-third of the world's longest rivers remain free-flowing
Only a little more than one-third of the world's 246 longest rivers remain free-flowing, drastically reducing the diverse benefits that...
- May 14, 2019
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- May 6, 2019
- 1 min
Climate change weakening ocean’s ability to soak up CO2
Climate change may be weakening the ocean’s ability to soak up CO2, removing what scientists call a ‘powerful brake’ on the greenhouse...
- Apr 27, 2019
- 1 min
Adidas’ first running shoe made to be remade.
Our first step into circularity. It is the result of an open source project to design out plastic waste. From a six year long project...
- Apr 26, 2019
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