American researchers have developed a new plastic-like material that can be broken down and recycled an “infinite” number of times.…
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New research shows that people around the world risk drinking micro plastics with their tap water. Samples from countries around…
Fishes actively seek out plastic in the sea. Probably drawn to its smell that causes them to confuse plastics for…
How much plastic has been manufactured ever since we started producing larger amounts of plastic? Researchers have tried to answer…
In 2013, mere 18-year-old Dutch Boyan Slat started the foundation “The Ocean Cleanup” with a daring ambition to clean up…
Tiny holes discovered in plastic bags prompted researchers in Spain to begin investigating whether caterpillar larvae can be used to…
Environmental degradation has reached the last untouched areas on the planet – the deep sea. A new study shows disturbingly…
A new Swedish study shows that fish larvae rather eat micro plastic than their usual food. The consequences are devastating…
Seabin project is an “in water” automated rubbish collection device that is located in marinas and collects all floating rubbish,…
18-year-old Boyan Slat combines environmentalism, entrepreneurialism, and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability. After diving in Greece, and coming…