Algae grown on dairy effluent cuts mineral fertiliser use by 25%
More about this topic
Coca-Cola is named world’s worst plastic polluter for a fifth year
The COP27 sponsor's products were the most commonly found items by volunteers researching plastic pollution.
Eggs could help us fight plastic pollution, research finds
Microplastics pollute drinking water around the globe. Researchers at Princeton University have come up with a novel new solution.
Meet the team using bubbles to keep Amsterdam's rivers clean
In partnership with Media City
“Rivers and waterways are like the highways of the plastic pollution.The majority of the plastic in the ocean has traveled through rivers and that's why we want to stop it right there.”
This Indian factory turns cigarette butts into soft toys
An estimated 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered each year, making them the most discarded waste item worldwide.
ADVERTISEMENT
This microplastic-eating robot fish could help clean up the ocean
Chinese scientists have made the little bot robust enough to survive being digested by other fish and heal itself when damaged.
Microplastics found in two thirds of meat and dairy for the first time
73 per cent of the products they tested contained microplastics - the material left behind when plastics decompose.
Can these plastic-gobbling inventions keep rubbish out of the ocean?
Millions of tonnes of plastic wind up in the ocean every year, killing plants and animals. That’s why companies around the world have developed novel devices to help reduce the ocean plastic problem.
How to prevent your weekly wash from releasing harmful microplastics
Scientists say fish could be dying due to the toxic chemicals these microfibres release.
You eat a credit card's worth of plastic every week, says a new study
Microplastics are everywhere, including in our bodies. But how can we avoid them?
What are microplastics and why is everyone so worried about them?
Microplastics have been found in human lungs for the first time. Their nano size allows for ease of access into water filtration systems, which means they often end up in the ocean, or our body.
Microplastics discovered in human blood - should we be worried?
The miniscule particles have been found in 22 healthy blood donors.
Three in four people worldwide want single-use plastics to be banned
If the UN cannot agree on a deal to put the brakes on plastic pollution, there will be widespread ecological damage over coming decades.
These crows are putting humans to shame by picking up cigarette butts
Intelligent birds are helping to clean up one of the most abundant forms of plastic pollution on the planet.
Spectators slam floating tennis court in the Great Barrier Reef
Intended to raise awareness of ocean plastic pollution, some feel Adidas's message has drifted astray.
A quarter of the soil on these Norwegian islands is plastic waste
A team of volunteers and researchers have unearthed 5.5 million litres of marine waste from the Trøndelag archipelago since 2017.
Are microplastics making us resistant to antibiotics?
Polystyrene is pretty much everywhere - in plastic packaging, teabags, clothing and take-away food containers - this means we’re likely ingesting millions of bacteria laced with microplastics.
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.
Babies are full of microplastics, new research shows
When comparing stool samples between babies and adults, scientists found up to 15 times more microplastics.
Plastic produced by humans reaches 10 billion tonnes, says new study
A report by the Environmental Investigation Agency has found that six out of ten billion tonnes of this plastic waste is just sitting in landfill sites or polluting the environment.
Why has this immersive educational pop-up gone viral on social media?
The Blue Paradox, an immersive experience on the ocean plastic crisis, is only in London for a few more days after taking TikTok by storm.