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...
Ocean plastic news
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.
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...
World’s first river ‘Bubble Barrier’ stops plastic pollution
An innovative system called a Bubble Barrier, where a ‘curtain’ of air bubbles is placed along a waterway to...
Waste gobbling sharks on trial in Plymouth
Remote operated ‘waste sharks’, which collect rubbish from the surface of the water are being trialled off the south...
Researchers use bacteria to biodegrade marine plastics
Our oceans are drowning in plastic. At least 14 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every...
WATCH: Artist builds electric guitar from ocean plastic
A US-based YouTuber and ‘guitartist’ known as Burls Art has teamed up with ocean cleanup company 4Ocean to build...
