Biodiversity
Why the UK needs to stop exporting plastic waste
Steve Fletcher, University of Portsmouth The world produces a vast amount of plastic. Global plastic production increased from 2 million metric tons in 1950 […]
Tag: plastic pollution
Biodiversity
Micro-plastics in the fish I eat
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) found out that pollutants like micro-plastics may be causing growth defects in fish, including skeletal deformities […]
Sustainable Business
Bottled water sales rose globally as pandemic took hold
Fiona Broom Families in some of the poorest parts of the world turned to buying bottled water as the pandemic sent countries into lockdown, […]
Sustainable Business
International Ministerial Conference to combat marine litter and plastic pollution asks for a binding global treaty
The conference was held in Geneva from the 1st to 2nd of September, both on site and virtually. More than 1000 representatives from 140 […]
Biodiversity
Over 200,000 tonnes of plastic leaking into the Mediterranean each year
A new IUCN report finds that an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping […]