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A half-mile installation just took 20,000 pounds of plastic out of the Pacific - proof that ocean garbage can be cleaned
The Ocean Cleanup, the group behind the device, thinks 10 such installations could clean 50% of the…
Aria Bendix
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Scientists are racing to explore more of the ocean hoping to discover medical breakthroughs and address the climate crisis
An array of organizations are working to scale marine biodiscovery to discover beneficial traits fr…
Tasmin Lockwood
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Here's why you should also celebrate Zero Waste Day on March 30 every year!
According to the United Nations, if food loss and waste were a country, it would be the third bigge…
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Barbie has released its first dolls made almost entirely of recycled plastic that was headed for the ocean
The toy brand launched "Barbie Loves the Ocean" on Thursday, which has three dolls and beach-themed…
Melissa Wiley
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Tiny plastic shards are tearing through the digestive tracts of wild birds and causing permanent scarring
Scientists have discovered that wild birds have been consuming an inordinate amount of plastics, bi…
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I'm a Barbie girl who almost got tricked by a plastic-free hoax
A fake campaign by environmental activists said Barbie-maker Mattel would go plastic-free by 2030. …
Catherine Boudreau
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'Preserving health of our oceans is key to tackling climate challenges', says EIB; commits $20 million to combat plastic pollution
European Investment Bank's Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Felix said: "In particular, we want to s…
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Fighting our plastic problem: Bans and recycling mandates gain steam in the US and abroad
States like California and countries including Canada and India hope to reduce pollution by banning…
Catherine Boudreau
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More beauty brands are ditching plastic packaging — and consumers are buying in
From annual sustainability reports to going "zero-waste," smaller beauty brands see the value in su…
Korie Wilkins
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The nonprofit that partnered with Microsoft to clean up the ocean is now selling $200 sunglasses made from ocean plastic
In 2018, The Ocean Cleanup was a participant in Microsoft's annual hackathon, where volunteers work…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Researchers found that plastic pollutants in the ocean may be 'exciting' hermit crabs, which could lead to disrupted marine food webs
The lead author of the study told Insider it's possible the plastic waste pollutant could also be i…
Erin Snodgrass
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The world's oceans are key to slowing the climate crisis, and this year is critical to guaranteeing their longevity
The ocean got some protection at last year's COP15 meeting in Montreal in the "30X30" pledge — prot…
Freya Graham
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By 2024, all of Adidas’ shoes and clothing will be made with 100% recycled polyester
In 2015 adidas partnered with Parley for the Oceans that raises awareness about the beauty and frag…
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Photos capture the moment US Navy sailors pulled the downed Chinese balloon out of the ocean
An F-22 fighter jet fired a single air-to-air missile at the high-altitude surveillance balloon, se…
Rebecca Cohen,Jake Epstein
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The company behind the Suez Canal blockage spilled 28,800 plastic toys into the ocean in the 1990s
The toys were spilled by an Evergreen Marine-operated ship in 1992 and prompted a big scientific an…
Marianne Guenot
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World producing record amount of single-use plastic waste than ever: Minderoo Foundation report
The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers creat…
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Marine litter is mostly plastic and is all set to triple by 2040
Did you know that 9-14 million tonnes of plastic ended up in oceans by 2016, forming 60-90 per cent…
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Ocean tourism needs to escalate resilience community and requires to transmute into sustainability
Coastal and marine tourism is highly dependent on the quality of coastal and marine ecosystems to a…
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Sustainable lifestyle changes are the need of the hour! Here’s how you can take baby steps
With World Environment Day 2022 (June 5) around the corner, we decided to get back to the basics an…
