“People often assume that plastic in the ocean just sinks or disappears. But our model shows that most large, buoyant ...
Only about 9% of plastic is recycled. Most of the rest goes to landfills or ends up in the environment. FutureBio wants to ...
Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a ...
Our new study set out to understand what happens to large pieces of floating plastic once they enter the ocean. We developed ...
From the column: "The tiny role U.S. consumers have in ocean plastic pollution by itself is a compelling reason to reject ...
"Our mission focuses on creating value from low-grade plastics and going beyond simple recycling," said Rukhsar Sultana, a project official, to The Business Standard. She also said the project aims to ...
The first Annual Plastic Reboot Conference kicks off in Salvador, Brazil from 22-24 October 2025, bringing together 15 ...
According to a report by the UK-based organisation Greenmatch, Asian countries remain the largest contributors to ocean plastic pollution, producing around 81% of total marine waste. Bangladesh is ...
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Ocean Plastics Pollution Mapped

This episode visualizes the global crisis of ocean plastic pollution through detailed mapping and satellite data. We trace ...
That problem is why, even though we’ve had success finding enzymes that break down common plastics like polyesters and PET, they’re only partial solutions to plastic waste. However, researchers aren’t ...
Scientists predict it could take more than 100 years to remove plastic waste from the ocean's surface, according to new study ...