Ocean Cleanup plastic pollution ‘sweeper’ deployed in Bangkok
The Ocean Cleanup has deployed its first Interceptor river cleanup solution in the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok – part of a wider...
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Latest news articles about ocean plastic. Discover stories about waste crisis in the sea, and companies who are invested in marine clean-up. read news about microplastics and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Read articles about waste sharks and bubble barriers which attempt to clean plastic out of the water and protect the marine environment.
Spain declares environmental emergency as millions of plastic pellets spill from ship
Communities across Northern Spain are fearing an environmental disaster as millions of tiny pellets, which were spilled by a...
Earth reaches ‘Plastic Overshoot Day’ as waste crisis unfolds
The planet has reached ‘Plastic Overshoot Day’ — the date when the amount of plastic waste outweighs the world’s...
Vision Marine partners with ocean cleanup firm
Canada-headquartered electric boatbuilder Vision Marine Technologies has partnered with 4Ocean, a marine cleanup company focused on removing plastic and...
Surfers Against Sewage exposes Coca-Cola as top UK plastic polluter
British marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has revealed the ‘Dirty Dozen’ companies responsible for over two thirds...
Microplastics found in every water sample collected during Ocean Race
Preliminary results from the initial legs of the current edition of The Ocean Race show microplastics in each one...
Ocean Cleanup set to tackle tonnes of plastic in Indonesia river
International non-profit project, Ocean Cleanup, has signed a new agreement with government departments to remove tonnes of plastic from...
Marine life ‘thriving’ in Great Pacific Garbage Patch, study says
Researchers studying the Great Pacific Garbage Patch have found dozens of different species of marine life thriving amid the...
Microplastics in global oceans rise tenfold to 171 trillion pieces
A new scientific study has found that there are now 171 trillion pieces of plastic estimated to be floating...
Suzuki collaborates with OceanR on new eco-initiative
Suzuki GB has launched a new campaign in collaboration with sustainable apparel manufacturer, OceanR, to help remove plastics from...
Shipping industry urged to prevent devastating plastic ‘nurdle’ spills
Campaigners are calling for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to classify the small plastic pellets known as nurdles as...
