13-10-2015 Plastics recycling Ocean Conservancy reveals plan to curb marine plastics Global – Over half of the materials leaking into the world’s oceans comes from five rapidly-developing countries, namely China, Indonesia,…
08-06-2015 Plastics recycling First big test for Ocean Cleanup project Asia – Boyan Slat, founder of Ocean Cleanup, has announced that the world’s first system to passively remove plastic pollution…
18-02-2015 Business Ocean plastics to more than double in next 10 years Global – Between 4 and 12 million tonnes of plastics are washed into the world’s oceans every year – equivalent…
08-09-2014 Business Scientists: origins of ocean plastics can be traced Australia – Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia have developed a mathematical model to determine which…
09-07-2014 Business US$ 1 million-plus for student’s Ocean Cleanup drive Global – 19-year-old Dutch student Boyan Slat has received plenty of support for his Ocean Cleanup project. The initial test…
26-03-2014 Business Ocean rubbish hinders search for crashed plane Global – Although it has been announced that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 crashed in the Indian Ocean, rubbish floating around…
24-10-2013 Plastics recycling Skateboards to highlight ocean plastics problem Chile – Three young entrepreneurs and sports fans have launched their own enterprise to ‘make waves’ against stray ocean plastics….
13-08-2013 Business Mike Biddle leads ‘Waste Free Oceans’ Americas Global – MBA Polymers’ founder Dr Mike Biddle has been elected president of the newly-formed ‘Waste Free Oceans’ Americas, a…
08-05-2013 Plastics recycling ‘Tweets’ from the ocean confirm how far plastic waste travels Australia – No matter where in the world plastic waste enters the sea, it can end up in any of…
07-12-2012 Plastics recycling Ocean architecture: creating a ‘Recycled Island’ The Netherlands – Netherlands-based WHIM Architecture has designed a so-called ‘floating habitat’ to be constructed entirely from marine litter. The…
25-10-2012 Plastics recycling Soap packaging made from ocean-derived plastics United States – Method, a US-based manufacturer of naturally-derived and biodegradable products, has launched a new soap that not only…
