The world's deepest ocean trenches are becoming "the ultimate sink" for plastic waste, according to a study that reveals contamination of animals even in these dark, remote regions of the planet. For ...
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Tracking plastic in the deep sea: How the Levant Basin became a sink for packaging waste
A new study has uncovered the Levant Basin as one of the world's most concentrated graveyards for plastic packaging and the mechanisms that help the plastic sink down to the seafloor. Subscribe to our ...
Exclusive: Government failure to close loophole allows 600,000 tonnes to be shipped abroad each year A plastic recycling industry potentially worth £2bn and 5,000 jobs is dying in the UK because of ...
Indonesia is promoting “reuse” as a key solution to its plastic waste crisis, with civil society and the Ministry of Environment launching a “reuse road map” to mainstream practices like refilling and ...
Researchers in the US have been investigating the final journeys taken by disposable contact lenses. They found 15-20% of US users simply flick these fiddly lenses down the drain via the bathroom sink ...
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