The problem of maritime plastic-waste pollution first became apparent in the 1970s. In the half-century since then, the problem has become ever more widespread, as scientific expeditions conducted by ...

University of Tokyo oceanographer Michida Yutaka talks about an integrated research project he heads that is studying the scope and effects of marine microplastic. Reports of plastic waste fouling ...

The Pacific plastic island is bigger than Texas and that is only one of five plastic islands in the ocean gyres. Many communities around the world are carrying out regular beach cleanups and most ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

"Currently, Thailand ranks in the top 10 in the world for inefficient waste management, resulting in high levels of marine pollution", Prof. Dr.Suchana cautioned. Based on the data on the amount of ...

Since 2019, Nestlé has been tackling the problem of marine plastic waste, replacing its plastic packaging with a more environment-conscious paper packaging, beginning with its original KitKat flavor ...

The Netherlands-based non-profit organisation that develops technologies to remove plastic waste from the oceans, last week announced a new initiative to deploy barriers on the Trombay and Malad ...