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SeaChange uses plasma arc technology to save the oceans from plastic waste

We’ve all heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the continuing flow of oceanbound plastic. But what if...

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Adidas releases 3 new trail shoes with eco-friendly features

Adidas is a well-known brand in the athletic shoe realm, and it has also been a champion of sustainable design...

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Join the virtual Oceans Week conference for free

EarthX, the forum responsible for the world’s largest environmental expo, conference and film festival is teaming...

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PADI is making face masks from recycled ocean plastic

The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) has teamed up with eco-friendly activewear company Rash'R...

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These adorable fish lamps raise awareness of plastic pollution

Single-use plastics are everywhere. No matter how small they are, these plastics often end up in either landfills...

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Sperry introduces shoes made with ocean plastic

Undoubtedly, one of the world's most pressing issues is the massive amount of plastic waste that is clogging our...

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Artist suspends a giant cube filled with images of ocean plastic inside a London museum

Architectural and design studio Sam Jacob Studio has unveiled a new installation that highlights the burgeoning...

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Australia takes stand on single-use plastic bags

Single-use plastic bags are going out of style in Australia, but shoppers aren't thrilled by the reduction. Two...

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American Express to offer credit card created with upcycled ocean plastic

Plastic is part of so many products in our day-to-day lives, from obvious ones like plastic bags to ones you may...

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Man plans to swim the Pacific Ocean to raise awareness for plastic pollution

You've heard a lot about the ocean plastic crisis, and may even know a fair amount about the Great Pacific Garbage...

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Adidas unveils a Manchester United jersey created with ocean plastic

Ocean plastic just got a flashy new awareness effort—in Manchester United Football Club jerseys. Adidas has...

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‘World’s deepest plastic bag’ found in the Mariana Trench

Plastic pollution is a scourge upon the planet - and it turns out that it's reached the deepest ocean trench on...

Assembly of The Ocean Cleanup's plastic-scooping system in Alameda, California

The Ocean Cleanup is about to send a giant plastic collector to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at an alarming rate — and it's already three times the size of France....

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The amount of plastic in the ocean could triple in 10 years

Plastic in the ocean could triple between 2015 and 2025, according to a new report for the United Kingdom government....

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Clothing company removes 1,000,000 pounds of trash from global waters

Fast fashion is a dirty business, and the apparel industry is considered one of the world's most toxic, second...

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Billions of pieces of plastic trash are sickening the world’s coral reefs

As if coral reefs didn't have enough to contend with, as bleaching ravages the vital ocean environments - a new...

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Scotland to ban manufacture and sale of plastic cotton swabs

Scotland could be the first country in the United Kingdom to ban plastic-stemmed cotton swabs. A new measure would...

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“Microplastics have been found in mussels everywhere scientists have looked”

Mussels could serve as a global bioindicator for microplastic pollution, as the creatures don't move and reside...

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Scientists call for a worldwide ban on the ‘global hazard’ of glitter

You know microbeads are terrible for the planet, but have you ever considered the environmental impact of glitter?...

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Whale mother can’t let go of dead calf likely poisoned by plastic

The impact of humanity's pollution on nature became all too real in a heartbreaking clip from Blue Planet II. A...

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Shocking Caribbean photos reveal a “sea of plastic and Styrofoam”

We hear about the issue of ocean plastic a lot, but these new photographs demonstrate just how pervasive the pollution...

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Beach plastic audit in the Philippines reveals which businesses are the worst polluters

1.88 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic litters the Philippines every year. Greenpeace Philippines and the...

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Could France-sized ocean garbage patch become 196th nation?

Plastic trash is polluting our oceans, and now there's a garbage patch near Hawaii that is about as large as the...

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Costa Rica aims to become the first country to ban all single-use plastics

Costa Rica is taking a stand against the plastic waste flooding our oceans and clogging up our landfills: the country...

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The Ocean Cleanup finds 1.15 to 2.41 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans from rivers

How much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted...

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One of the world’s most remote islands is also the most polluted

There's a lonely island in the Pacific Ocean that has no human inhabitants, yet it's completely covered in trash....

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Redesigned Ocean Cleanup arrays to start scooping up Pacific garbage patch within a year

The Ocean Cleanup just made a huge announcement from Werkspoorkathedraal, an exhibition in the Netherlands. CEO...

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The Ocean Cleanup raises $21.7 million to begin ridding the Pacific Ocean of plastic

Last fall The Ocean Cleanup found 1,000 large pieces of plastic in two hours in the Pacific Ocean during their...

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New plastic garbage patch discovered in Arctic Ocean

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't the only place where plastic pollution is gathering in the world's oceans....

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World’s first ocean trash recon mission is complete – and the results are way worse than we thought

The Ocean Cleanup just completed its first aerial reconnaissance scan of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to assess...

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