Tag Archives: plastic pollution

This Banana Tree Relative Could Cut COVID-19 Plastic Waste

What is abaca? The banana tree relative could replace single-use plastic in masks and PPE

Reef Cubes: The Plastic-Free Blocks Helping to Save the Oceans

UK-based startup ARC Marine developed plastic-free Reef Cubes. The artificial reefs protect wind farms and

The Biggest Ever Ocean Plastic Clean-Up Just Removed 103 Tons of Waste

The biggest ocean clean-up removed 103 tons of plastic pollution from the Great Pacific Garbage

These Fake IKEA Toys Are Tackling Plastic Pollution

Five students from the MADS school of advertising in Moscow have created fake IKEA toys

Dole to Turn Bananas and Pineapples Into Packaging

Dole is exploring ways to turn its banana and pineapple food waste into compostable packaging.

Scientists Just Made Microplastic From Beyond Meat’s Hero Ingredient

Xampla, a spin-out from the University of Cambridge, has developed microplastic using Beyond Meat’s hero

Scientists Have Created Enzymes That Will Eat Your Plastic Waste for Breakfast

Carbios, a green chemistry company, has created a mutant bacterial enzyme capable of breaking down

New Expiry Labels Expose the 400 Years It Takes Plastic to Decompose

Plastic expiry date labels have appeared on single-use products across London. The aim is to

11 Most Impressive Plastic Bans Around the World

These 11 plastic bans aim to reduce waste plastic and pollution by restricting certain single-use

Even Pornhub Is Joining the Fight Against Plastic Waste

Pornhub is helping fight ocean plastic pollution with a new film; the porn site has