What Are the 6 Most Common Sources of Ocean Pollution?
There are now an estimated 170 trillion particles of plastic in the ocean, according to a recent study by 5 Gyres. That’s roughly 21,250 pieces of plastic for every person on the planet.
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What is Ocean-Bound Plastic — And How Can We Stop it?
Around 500 million tons of plastic waste is produced every year, according to Our World in Data — and mismanagement is one of the main reasons this overwhelming amount of plastic pollutes...
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Everything You Need to Know About Carbon Credits vs. Plastic Credits
Growing environmental awareness has prompted more conversations about plastic and carbon credits. Like many green initiatives, these are efforts to curb the negative impacts that businesses...
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How To Reduce Plastic Packaging Waste
Despite the growing demand for plastic packaging, current strategies for managing waste are falling short. Each year, the world churns out 141 million tonnes of plastic packaging (Wrap,...
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Extended Producer Responsibility: What Is It and How Does It Work?
Who should pay for products to be recycled and fed back to the circular economy? This is a complex question — one that regulators have been asking more frequently in recent years.
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CleanHub's Plastic Waste Glossary
Environmental issues are being talked about more and more as the years go by.
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How Does Plastic Affect Human Health?
In 2020, a study found microplastic particles in the placentas of unborn babies for the very first time. Researchers said it was a “matter of great concern” that humans are exposed to...
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How Does Plastic Affect Climate Change?
Plastics release 1.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases per year, which equates to 3.4% of the world’s emissions.
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Interview: Sarah-Jeanne Royer on How Plastic Linked to Climate Change
Sarah-Jeanne Royer is an oceanographer and post-doctoral researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, based in California.
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Interview: Dr. Tilman Floehr on Everwave's Plastic Collection
German start-up Everwave has made it its mission to prevent plastic from entering our oceans. Instead of focusing its efforts on ocean garbage patches, it concentrates its projects on...
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