Filter to tackle ‘unprecedented’ levels of ocean microplastics
Green technology company Cleaner Seas Group has launched an investment round to help further develop its filter, which is...
Ocean plastic
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...
European group to raise €4 billion to help reduce plastic in our oceans
A group of European development banks plans to double its funding for global efforts to stop plastic waste from...
Discarded surgical masks are a ticking time bomb for ecosystems
Researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have found that the inappropriate disposal of surgical masks can cause...
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...
Plastic is providing a new habitat for coastal species in the ocean, study finds
Ocean plastic is providing a habitat for a new community of otherwise coastal species, according to a new commentary...
Over 70 billion plastic nurdles in sea after X-Press Pearl disaster
The X-Press Pearl disaster, in which a cargo ship carrying chemicals caught on fire off the coast of Sri...
Beach litter going down, but plastic still polluting UK shores
The results from the Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean have revealed that beach litter is going down, but...
Penarth Marina joins fight against ocean plastics
Boatfolk’s Penarth Marina has installed its first Seabin, joining the fight against ocean plastics. The innovative floating plastic waste basket...
VIDEO: Ocean Cleanup returns home triumphant with unusual plastic debris haul
Environmental campaign the Ocean Cleanup has completed its trial of its sweeping ocean cleaning system and collected the most...
