Underwater vacuum sucks up microplastics on test in Mallorcan marina
Marina Port de Mallorca in Spain is testing the Turbino, a new underwater vacuum system that sucks up plastics...
Ocean plastic
Coldplay to release LP made using river plastic
Coldplay will press its latest LP using recycled river plastic, intercepted by The Ocean Cleanup from Rio Las Vacas...
Torqeedo makes viable propellors from ocean plastics
Torqeedo, a leading manufacturer of electric and hybrid drives for the marine market, plans to divert and integrate ocean-bound...
Study reveals worst North Atlantic areas for plastic waste
A new study, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory in the UK, has revealed five high-risk zones where floating plastic...
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...
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...
The Ocean Race to help collect rare data in remote areas of Antarctica
The Ocean Race is driving an Antarctic science mission in which vital data about the ocean’s health will be...
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...
