Lagos styrofoam, plastics ban brings applause and concern
By Leslie FAUVEL From trash-strewn pavements to street vendors packing meals in polystyrene containers, plastic waste is a constant menace…
2 years ago
plastic pollution
Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic bits: study
Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny…
2 years ago
PepsiCo sued by New York state over plastic pollution
New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, pointing to the soda giant's plastic waste as a scourge of waterways and…
3 years ago
World must work together to tackle plastic ocean threat: WWF
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now…
4 years ago
Trash tracking satellites help Indonesia tackle marine waste
by Lucie GODEAU Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Every year, pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic waste from…
6 years ago
France cracks down on plastic waste, destruction of unsold clothes
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French parliament on Thursday passed a law forbidding retailers from destroying unsold clothes and banning…
6 years ago
Do you consume a credit card’s worth of plastic every week?
https://youtu.be/UznpIe5wKkg by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- People worldwide could be ingesting five grammes of microscopic…
7 years ago
Tackling plastic pollution with mealworms
Mealworms can help save the planet. It turns out the insects are able to naturally biodegrade Styrofoam that would have…
11 years ago
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