Of that, more than 6.9 billion tons have become waste ... floating in the Arctic—which, as it melts over the next decade, could release more than a trillion bits of plastic into the water ...

It can capture microplastics ranging from 1 micrometer to 4 millimeters. Researchers develop drone with teeth to help solve global issue plaguing our oceans — here's how it works first appeared on The ...

Plastic pollution is one of the most looming environmental crises in the world Be it in the ocean in landfills or even in the air one breathes plastic waste floats flies or moves along winds and river ...

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fuelled by the BBC's acclaimed Blue Planet 2 series in which Sir David Attenborough highlighted the threat of plastic waste in our oceans. The research into bottled water involved buying packs ...

A marine biologist has recorded more types of plastic bottle washed up on Guernsey's beaches than the total variety of fish ...

Scientists have developed a model of floating drones that can capture microplastics in the water. Some companies have already ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Seabin has a pump that creates a flow of water ... solution to creating waste-free packaging. #6 This "Ocean Cleanup" machine has a giant floating pipe to capture plastic. The pipe moves with ...

The initiative hopes to identify the movements of floating plastic waste and find more effective ways to reduce it. The pine wooden boards were chosen because they weigh about the same as the ...