A 5-year voyage to tackle plastic pollution
More than 1,500 children have benefited so far from lectures and interactive presentations aboard the vessel on how to tackle plastic pollution. Around 8 million tonnes of plastic waste end up polluting the oceans each year. If no urgent action is taken, our oceans
Five solutions to ocean plastic pollution
Recent reports have made the Great Pacific Garbage Patch the public face of plastic pollution. But the impact isn’t happening in isolation. In fact, the Ellen Macarthur Foundation estimates that there will be more plastic in oceans than fish by 2050. A frightening
Plastic Generation
Singapore Fund Raises $106 Million To Tackle Plastic Pollution Juan Askew January 24, 2020 Society Random Government bans plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds Sarah Bedwell January 29, 2019 Business, Government, Ocean, Society, Wildlife Recent
Japan and UNEP launch a joint initiative to tackle …
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Japan have announced a new “co-operative effort” to tackle plastic pollution across Asia. The four UNEP-led projects — to which Japan will contribute $6.9m — will also support post-conflict environmental recovery in Iraq and South Sudan.
Innovation can help Indonesia reach net-zero plastic …
· Every year, Indonesia generates around 6.8 million tonnes of plastic waste, 61% of which is not collected and disposed of safely.If nothing is done to tackle the problem of plastic waste facing Indonesia, there could be a 30% rise in how much of it ends …
Plastic Pollution: How Communities Are Adversly …
Today we understand that plastic pollution is not only harming our earth’s ecosystem. It hinders most of the development strategies and plans made to tackle environmental problems, recent data shed new light on how plastic pollution skeptically affects the
What influenced the UK government to tackle plastic pollution? An analysis of the influences on public policy regarding the problem of plastic
· PDF 檔案What influenced the UK government to tackle plastic pollution? An analysis of the influences on public policy regarding the problem of plastic pollution, particularly marine pollution, looking at the 25-year Environment Plan Vicki Chillcott is a postgraduate from the
How plastics contribute to climate change » Yale …
“Plastic pollution is not just an oceans issue. It’s a climate issue and it’s a human health issue,” said Claire Arkin, communications coordinator for the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, a global network aiming to reduce pollution and eliminate waste incineration.
Is the beauty industry doing enough to tackle plastic …
Is the beauty industry doing enough to tackle plastic pollution? The beauty sector generated over 142 billion units of packaging last year – most of which ended up in landfill or the ocean. But
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3 incredible scientific solutions to plastic pollution
Plastic has turned out to be an environmental catastrophe. It pollutes our oceans and it’s killing marine life. In this article, we look at three scientific initiatives attempting to solve the plastic pollution problem. I n September 1987, countries from around the world came together to sign the Montreal Protocol.
How businesses can tackle ocean plastic pollution
Last month I attended an Innovation Forum on how business can tackle ocean plastic pollution – a two-day multi-stakeholder forum where businesses, government, innovators and NGOs came together to discuss and debate the most important issues and collaborate in an effort to improve practices and work to end ocean plastic. Attendees and speakers included Greenpeace, Plastic Pollution Coalition
How technology can help tackle plastic pollution
The enterprise application software giant SAP is using its role in global supply chains via the Leonardo digital innovation system to help tackle the plastic pollution crisis P lastic pollution is
What Laws Work Best to Cut Plastic Pollution? • The …
While plastic bag legislation may help reduce use and pollution on a local level, the expert group’s briefing report highlights a lack of consistency in U.S. plastic bag legislation. And some states have implemented or attempted to implement rules that prohibit legislation regulating plastic bags and other problematic plastic consumer products, which is why proponents of plastic bans are