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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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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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