Lagos Waste Pickers: Untold Story of Climate Action Allies
In this special report, JOHNSON IDOWU examines how thousands of informal waste pickers, driven by poverty and unemployment,…
New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen
Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such…
This New Process Turns Plastic Trash Into Clean Fuel Instead of Pollution
Power Shift is Ellyn Lapointe’s ongoing Gizmodo series that explores advancements in green technology, with a focus on…
Microplastics show up in Kruger Park river creatures
Purvance Shikwambana and Dumisani Khosa were not really surprised to find significant volumes of microplastic floating in the…
Plastic waste carries toxic chemicals through seas: Study
Turkish scientists studying plastic pollution in the Black Sea found that plastic waste can carry hazardous chemicals and…
Scientists tap sunlight to make clean hydrogen fuel from waste plastic
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have proposed a roadmap to solve the crises of plastic pollution and…
Scientists reveal the real source of airborne microplastics and it’s not the ocean |
A new study by the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics at the University of Vienna has challenged many…
New Report Shows How Regenerative Material Solutions Can Help End Plastic Pollution
Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) today released a special report that aims to help educate and guide people toward…
The ‘mudcrabs’ volunteering to remediate Sydney’s Cooks River from toxic pollution
Scurrying about the banks of Sydney’s Cooks River, an army of volunteers known as the ‘mudcrabs’ is working…
Researchers find disturbing discovery in 100% of livestock fecal samples tested: ‘A wake-up call’
While plastics have undoubtedly led to a number of modern-day conveniences, their inability to naturally degrade has created…
‘Took the wind out of me’: Why this man tested himself for plastics
As a healthy, active 25-year-old, Kal Glanznig never imagined a simple urine test for plastic chemicals would have…
‘Often the blame is put on us’
As plastic production rises worldwide, scientists say the health consequences will become more of a burden. What’s happening?…