Beachcombing, recycling and re-use of plastic insufficient to tackle plastic menace
Deccan Chronicle,
Beachcombing has long been a part of life for island communities. On the south-western edge of Scarp, a small, treeless island…
Designing new ways to make use of ocean plastic
Phys.org,
Beachcombing has long been a part of life for island communities. On the southwestern edge of Scarp, a small, treeless island…
News story from Big News Network on Tuesday 20 August 2019
Big News Network,
MIL-OSI Global: Designing new ways to make use of ocean plastic
Foreign Affairs New Zealand,
Post sponsored by NewzEngine.com Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ian Lambert, Associate Professor of Design, Edinburgh…
Designing new ways to make use of ocean plastic
The Conversation,
Beachcombing has long been a part of life for island communities. On the southwestern edge of Scarp, a small, treeless island…
Designing new ways to make use of ocean plastic
Yahoo! News,
Beachcombing has long been a part of life for island communities. On the southwestern edge of Scarp, a small, treeless island…
Video showing devastating plastic pollution on Tenerife beach goes viral
El País,
A conservationist has captured images of the waste covering the shore of the Canary Island.
News story from Diário de Notícias on Tuesday 02 April 2019
Diário de Notícias,
El vídeo que muestra cómo llegan kilos de plásticos a una playa de Tenerife
El País,
El océano Pacífico alberga tanto plástico como para cubrir tres veces la superficie de Francia, según un estudio publicado en…
Tiny plastic particles are polluting the deepest point in the ocean
Latest Nigerian News,
Nearly 18 billion pounds of plastic flow into the oceans every year.The vast majority of this plastic is unaccounted for…
Tiny plastic particles are polluting the deepest point in the ocean
Business Insider Australia ,
Nearly 18 billion pounds of plastic flow into the oceans every year. The vast majority of this plastic is unaccounted for…
Tiny plastic particles are polluting the deepest point in the ocean
Business Insider Singapore,
Nearly 18 billion pounds of plastic flow into the oceans every year. The vast majority of this plastic is unaccounted for…
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles have polluted Mariana Trench
Business Insider,
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP Nearly 18 billion pounds of plastic flow into the oceans every year.
Tiny plastic particles are polluting the deepest point in the ocean
Yahoo! News,
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP Nearly 18 billion pounds of plastic flow into the oceans every year.
Microplastic permeates Mariana Trench and other deep sea points
National Geographic,
This article was created in partnership with the National Geographic Society. Like the food particles that clump together in…
Un planeta asfixiado en plástico
El País,
El cachalote hallado en una playa de Murcia en febrero llevaba muerto unos 15 días.
News story from Publico on Thursday 22 March 2018
Publico,
The great Pacific garbage patch may be 16 times as massive as we thought
Science News,
THINGAMABOBS Fishing nets and ropes make up 47 percent of the plastic mass in the Pacific Ocean’s notorious garbage patch, a…
Column: Plastic Threats To World's Coral Reefs - Bernews
Bernews ,
[Opinion column written by Joleah Lamb] There are more than 11 billion pieces of plastic debris on coral reefs across the Asia-Pa…
11 billion pieces of plastic bring disease threat to coral reefs
The Myanmar Times ,
In our study, published Thursday in Science, we examined more than 124,000 reef-building corals and found that 89 percent of…
11 billion pieces of plastic bring disease threat to coral reefs
Eco Business,
There are more than 11 billion pieces of plastic debris on coral reefs across the Asia-Pacific, according to our new research…
11 billion pieces of plastic bring disease threat to coral reefs
The Conversation,
There are more than 11 billion pieces of plastic debris on coral reefs across the Asia-Pacific, according to our new research…
Ocean microplastics: 'Lost 99%' of tiny pollutants could now be identified with new method
Yahoo! News,
More A new method has been developed that could help scientists identify the “lost 99 per cent” of microplastics in the world’s…
News story from The Independent on Friday 24 November 2017
The Independent,
Ocean microplastics: 'Lost 99%' of tiny pollutants could now be identified with new method
Yahoo! News,
More A new method has been developed that could help scientists identify the “lost 99 per cent” of microplastics in the world’s…
There’s literally a ton of plastic garbage for every person in the world
Alaska Despatch News,
Nation/World This 2013 photo, taken at Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean, shows some of the 4781 bottle caps collected from…
News story from Gizmodo on Thursday 20 July 2017
Gizmodo,
There's Literally a Ton of Plastic Garbage For Every Person on Earth
Science Alert,
More than 9 billion tons of plastic has been produced since 1950, and the vast majority of it is still around.
There's literally a ton of plastic garbage for every person in the world
NOLA - New Orleans Local News,
More than 9 billion tons of plastic has been produced since 1950, and the vast majority of it is still around.
There's literally a ton of plastic garbage for every person in the world [video]
South Coast Today,
More than 9 billion tons of plastic has been produced since 1950, and the vast majority of it is still around.
There's literally a ton of plastic garbage for every person in the world [video]
The State Journal-Register,
More than 9 billion tons of plastic has been produced since 1950, and the vast majority of it is still around.
There's a ton of plastic trash for every person on Earth
Star Tribune,
More than 9 billion tons of plastic has been produced since 1950, and the vast majority of it is still around.
Trillions of plastic bits, swept by current, litter Arctic waters
The Deccan Herald,
Big sink: A photo collage of plastic fragments found in the Arctic Ocean. Photo credit: Andres Cozar/NYT The world’s oceans are…
Hundreds of billions of pieces of plastic are in Arctic Ocean
The Columbian,
Drifts of floating plastic that humans have dumped into the world’s oceans are flowing into the pristine waters of the Arctic…
The Arctic Ocean is filling up with billions of pieces of plastic, study shows
The Toronto Star,
A photo collage of plastic fragments found in the Arctic Ocean. Billions of pieces of this seaborne junk are making their way…
The Arctic Ocean has become a garbage trap for billions of pieces of plastic
Alaska Despatch News,
The Arctic Ocean has become a garbage trap for billions of pieces of plastic - Alaska Dispatch News Arctic Author: Updated: 7…
El plástico que tiramos llega hasta el círculo polar
Madrid ,
Los plásticos arrojados a las playas de la costa este de EE UU o de la Europa atlántica acaban en el polo norte.
Unwelcome find: Plastic debris making a path to Arctic
The Seattle Times,
Plastic pollution, which has grown significantly around the world since 1980, could spread more widely in the Arctic in decades…
Humans have filled the pristine Arctic ocean with 300 billion pieces of floating plastic
Stuff.co.nz,
Last updated 09:16, April 20 2017 Drifts of floating plastic that humans have dumped into the world's oceans are flowing into…
Humans Have Filled Arctic Ocean With 300 Billion Floating Plastic Pieces
NDTV,
Drifts of floating plastic that humans have dumped into the world's oceans are flowing into the pristine waters of the Arctic…
Humans have filled the pristine Arctic ocean with 300 billion pieces of floating plastic
The Spokesman-Review,
Drifts of floating plastic that humans have dumped into the world’s oceans are flowing into the pristine waters of the Arctic…
Humans have filled the Arctic ocean with floating plastic
The Journal Gazette,
In 2013, as part of a seven-month circumnavigation of the Arctic Ocean, scientists aboard the research vessel Tara documented a…
Humans have filled the pristine Arctic ocean with 300 billion pieces of floating plastic [video]
South Coast Today,
Drifts of floating plastic that humans have dumped into the world's oceans are flowing into the pristine waters of the Arctic…
The pristine Arctic has become a garbage trap for 300B pieces of plastic
MSN,
Drifts of floating plastic that humans have dumped into the world’s oceans are flowing into the pristine waters of the Arctic…
Humans have filled the pristine Arctic Ocean with 300 billion pieces of floating plastic
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel,
Drifts of floating plastic that humans have dumped into the world’s oceans are flowing into the pristine waters of the Arctic…
Humans have filled the pristine Arctic ocean with 300 billion pieces of floating plastic
Portland Press Herald,
Researchers say this is just the beginning of the plastic migration to Arctic waters.
Humans have filled the pristine Arctic ocean with 300 billion pieces of floating plastic [video]
The State Journal-Register,
Drifts of floating plastic that humans have dumped into the world's oceans are flowing into the pristine waters of the Arctic…
Humans have filled the pristine Arctic ocean with 300 billion pieces of floating plastic
Washington Post,
Scientists find human waste and strong ocean currents are to blame for 300 billion pieces of floating plastic in the Arctic…
El plástico que tiramos llega hasta el círculo polar
El País,
Los plásticos arrojados a las playas de la costa este de EE UU o de la Europa atlántica acaban en el polo norte.
Humans have filled the pristine Arctic ocean with 300 billion pieces of floating plastic
Washington Post,
Scientists find human waste and strong ocean currents are to blame for 300 billion pieces of floating plastic in the Arctic…
Humans have filled the pristine Arctic ocean with 300 billion pieces of floating plastic
Washington Post,
Scientists find human waste and strong ocean currents are to blame for 300 billion pieces of floating plastic in the Arctic…
The pristine Arctic has become a garbage trap for 300 billion pieces of plastic
Washington Post,
Scientists find human waste and strong ocean currents are to blame for 300 billion pieces of floating plastic in the Arctic…
Trillions of Plastic Bits, Swept Up by Current, Are Littering Arctic Waters
New York Times,
Photo The world’s oceans are littered with trillions of pieces of plastic — bottles, bags, toys, fishing nets and more, mostly…
New study helps explain how garbage patches form in the world's oceans
Phys.org,
Home Earth Earth Sciences February 13, 2017 February 13, 2017 A new study on how ocean currents transport floating marine…
What will it take to get plastics out of the ocean?
Vox.com,
Originally published on Ensia. A few palm trees stand strong in the salty breeze.
Scientists are scrambling to come up with ways of getting plastics out of our oceans — and they’ve proposed some pretty unusual ideas
Business Insider,
A few palm trees stand strong in the salty breeze. Located on the southern tip of the Pacific island chain of Hawaii, Kamilo…
The ocean is contaminated by trillions more pieces of...
AOL,
Somewhere between 15 trillion and 51 trillions pieces of plastic litters the world's oceans, a new study has found.
The Ocean Is Contaminated by Trillions More Pieces of Plastic Than Thought
Yahoo! News,
The Ocean Is Contaminated by Trillions More Pieces of Plastic Than Thought Somewhere between 15 trillion and 51 trillions…
Des déchets plastique de Méditerranée recyclés en vêtements
Futura-Sciences,
Deux cents bateaux de pêche espagnols ont commencé à collecter des déchets plastiques récoltés en mer Méditerranée.
The Violent Afterlife of a Recycled Plastic Bottle
The Atlantic,
Most of us do not think much about recycling. We might clean bottles and jars, crush cartons and break down boxes.
Why the Ocean Clean Up Project Won’t Save Our Seas
Planet Experts,
Decades-old notions of mythical plastic islands and garbage patches invoked hundreds of cleanup schemes, like the Dutch…
News story from Gizmodo on Tuesday 01 September 2015
Gizmodo,
Plastic: It’s What’s for Dinner
Planet Experts,
The day of ecological reckoning looms over us. I am not talking about whether the Keystone XL Pipeline gets rammed through our…
7 things we've learned about Earth since the last Earth Day
Vox.com,
A lot has changed since the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Back then, the most pressing environmental issues facing…
'Missing plastic' in the oceans can be found below the surface
The Conversation,
Trawling for plastic at different depths. Julia Reisser , CC BY-NC-SA The world’s ocean contains trillions of plastic fragments…
Young Leaders Get Serious About Stopping Plastic Landslide Into Oceans
Huffington Post,
It's hard to wrap one's head around the latest research numbers on plastic -- 4.8 to 12.7 million tons of the stuff makes its…
Eight million tonnes of plastic are going into the ocean each year
Eco Business,
Researchers from CSIRO identify ways to tackle the mounting problem of plastic pollution - solutions are urgently needed, given…
Vi dumper 8 millioner tonn plast i havet hvert år - men ingen vet hvor det havner
Dagbladet,
Ny studie har kartlagt forsøplingen.
Eight million tonnes of plastic are going into the ocean each year
The Conversation,
Plastic waste washed up on a beach in Haiti. Timothy Townsend You might have heard the oceans are full of plastic, but how full…
News story from Le Monde on Thursday 12 February 2015
Le Monde,
China is responsible for a quarter of the plastic clogging our oceans
Quartz,
Trillions of microscopic plastic bits litter the oceans of Earth, converging in huge trash vortexes before becoming lodged in…
Every ocean has a huge swirling plastic garbage patch. Here's where it comes from.
Vox.com,
What happens to our plastic bottles and lids and containers after we throw them out? This has long been something of a mystery.
Oceans swallowed 13 million tonnes of plastic in 2010
New Scientist,
For the first time, we have a figure for how much plastic ends up in the ocean - and what's on the surface is nothing compared…
Plastic: It's What's for Dinner
Huffington Post,
The day of ecological reckoning looms over us. I am not talking about whether the Keystone XL Pipeline gets rammed through our…
Where is all the plastic sea trash hiding?
redOrbit,
Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Researchers who were surprised at the low quantity of plastic refuse while…
Microplastic deposits found deep in world's oceans and seas
The Guardian,
Study of 12 sites concludes that deep sea sediments are acting as a sink for substantial quantities tiny pieces of plastic…
An Ocean of Plastic
The Scientist Magazine,
A new study surveys the extent of the plastic problem in the world’s oceans, estimating more than 5 trillion pieces weighing…
Study Gauges Plastic Levels in Oceans
New York Times,
New computer modeling suggests that 5.25 trillion plastic particles weighing nearly 269,000 tons are currently floating in the…
5 Trillion Pieces of Ocean Trash Found, But Fewer Particles Than Expected
National Geographic,
Study from 5 Gyres quantifies extent of garbage patches and plastic pollution.
En el mar hay plástico como para llenar 10 millones de camiones
El País,
Unas 270.000 toneladas de plásticos flotan en los océanos del planeta, según un estudio
Fate of ocean plastic remains a mystery
Nature,
Surveys find less marine microplastic than expected.
La expedición Malaspina confirma que la contaminación llega hasta las zonas más remotas del océano
SINC - Servicio de Información y Noticias Científicas,
Tres años después de que el buque Hespérides regresara a España culminando la vuelta al mundo de la expedición Malaspina, los…
Ocean Plastic Particles Could Get in Gills
Scientific American,
Sea creatures eat plastic dumped in the ocean, but they also might be accumulating plastic by sucking up tiny particles with…
News story from Gizmodo on Thursday 17 July 2014
Gizmodo,
Trazan un mapamundi con "un continente de plástico"
RT Network,
Un equipo de investigadores de la Universidad de Cádiz liderado por Andrés Cózar Cabañas, a la luz de sus propios…
Where is the missing plastic? Take action to avoid an ocean of plastic
The Conversation,
On Monday June 30 the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a scientific paper …
First of Its Kind Map Reveals Extent of Ocean Plastic
National Geographic,
Spanish expedition maps trash in all five ocean collection zones for the first time and makes a discovery.
Every Single Ocean Has A Massive Swirling Plastic Garbage Vortex Now!
The Inquisitr,
For most of the world, the disposal of our trash is of high importance. We don’t want to have huge stinking trash heaps of…
Océans : quand le plastique entre dans la chaîne alimentaire…
L'actualité,
Des millions de tonnes de plastique disparaissent des océans. Avant de se retrouver dans nos assiettes, les animaux marins les…
Good news, probably, on ocean plastic: A lot of it seems to be disappearing
MinnPost,
Distribution of plastics as sampled by the research ship. The blue dots show the lowest concentrations and the red show the…
De oceaansoep krimpt, maar is dat wel goed nieuws?
Trouw,
Het goede nieuws: de plastic soep die in onze oceanen drijft neemt in grootte af. Het slechte nieuws: het afval wordt opgegeten…
El misterio de la desaparición del plástico en los océanos
RT Network,
Una investigación ha demostrado que la contaminación de basura plástica que flota en los océanos se extiende en cantidades…
Almost All The Plastic That's Ended Up In The Ocean Is Mysteriously Missing
Design & Trend,
There's only one feasible explanation.
Le plastique disparu dans les océans est-il dans nos assiettes ?
Le Nouvel Observateur,
On a beaucoup parlé des "continents de plastique", mais ceux-ci ne seraient que la face visible de centaines de milliers de…
What's happening to plastic trash littering the ocean?
CBS News,
Despite the rise in plastic production since the 1970s, the amount of plastic in the ocean is less than expected and scientists…
'99 procent van de plasticsoep is niet te traceren'
de Volkskrant,
De gevreesde plasticsoep in de oceanen is uitgegroeid tot een van de grootste milieuproblemen. Miljoenen tonnen plastic afval…
Che fine ha fatto la plastica negli oceani?
Il Post,
Dovrebbero essercene milioni di tonnellate ma dopo mesi di ricerche è stata trovata relativamente poca roba: i ricercatori non…
Error 404: Garbage Not Found: Study Says 99 Percent of Ocean’s Plastic Trash Disappearing
Headlines & Global News,
A new study says as much as 99 percent of plastic trash in the ocean cannot be found.
