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'Waste age': Art explores the devastating impact of what we throw away

From fashion to food, electronics to construction, even packaging – designers have found the lost value in our rubbish and imagined a future of clean materials that could lead us out of the 'Waste Age'.

Green News

Euroviews. COP26: Why a bad outcome ‘is the best we can hope for’

Professor Rupert Read says our political leaders can’t be relied upon to deliver at COP26, and inevitably change will be up to the people.

Green News

Even babies in the womb can be harmed by microplastics

Plastic particles as big as cloud droplets are being absorbed by placenta cells, the Plastic Health Summit was told last week.

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Bulgaria slammed over 'irreversible' ecological impact of shipwreck

A cargo vessel carrying over 3,000 tonnes of nitrogen fertiliser has been stranded off Bulgaria's northern coast for more than three weeks.

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Mass clean-up saves California surf spot from catastrophic oil spill

A tremendous clean-up operation means these iconic US beaches can now reopen following an environmental disaster.

Green News

Wizz Air CEO calls carbon offsetting ‘a bit of a joke’

József Váradi also described the environmental measure as greenwashing.

Eco-Innovation

This exhibition gives you a fish’s eye view of a plastic-filled ocean

An environmental conservation group has built this highly Instagrammable outdoor exhibition to bring attention to the ocean plastics crisis.

Climate

The gases living in your fridge are worse for the environment than CO2

HFCs are worse for the climate than carbon dioxide, so why are they still in billions of homes worldwide?

Tech News

Here's how the iPhone 13 makes you pay €300 for Apple screen repair

A teardown of the new device found that Face ID stops working if anyone other than Apple replaces the screen, and it's all down to something called "part pairing".

Nature

180 countries participate in World Cleanup Day 2021

On Saturday around 50 million volunteers from every continent of the globe participated in the 2021 World Cleanup Day.

Green News

Landmark legal case launched over toxic 'forever chemicals' in the US

Chemours, a spin-off from DuPont - which was featured in the Hollywood film Dark Waters - is being sued in the EU Court of Justice.

Spain

Spanish region restricts fertiliser after dead fish wash up in lagoon

Tonnes of dead fish washed up in Mar Menor, a salt water lagoon in Murcia.

Russia

Russian prosecutors open investigation into Black Sea oil spill

Satellite images showed damage from the leak may have been misreported, with the spill appearing to be 400 times larger than initially claimed.

Nature

Watch: Lagoon turns shocking pink and fish farming may be to blame

The Corfo Lagoon in Patagonia, southern Argentina, has turned pink after waste from fishing companies was dumped in its waters.

Climate

Study reveals the true damage caused by power plants

New research from University of Colorado Boulder has revealed the devastating impact that power plants have on the environment.

Green News

Anger rises as uncollected rubbish leaves stench on streets of Rome

Residents and business owners are furious as the city's hot temperatures make the smell overwhelming.

Nature

New plant-based spider silk could replace single-use plastics

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created a plant-based, sustainable material that could combat plastic pollution.

Nature

53 tyres and kitchen sink found in the sea off just one Spanish beach

This Spanish NGO is working heard to clean up the oceans and provide groundbreaking data in marine conservation.

Europe News

Which cities in the European Union are worst for air pollution?

Nowy Sacz in Poland was found to have the highest concentration of fine particulate matter across EU cities over the past two years.

World News

What is the EU Green Week and how can you participate?

The annual event, which brings interested parties together to debate the bloc's environmental policy, kicks off today (Monday).