Plastic Pollution

Scientists from northern California have created a new form of plastic, which could combat the pollution crisis. PDK can be recycled repeatedly.

New Zealand vegan cafe Sweet Release offered customers discounts on bulk tofu and other food items if they brought their own zero waste container.

The next series of popular BBC sci-fi show “Doctor Who” is set to feature environmental themes. Alongside classic alien villains, the Doctor will battle one of the ocean’s biggest threats: plastic pollution. The show often reflects wider societal issues and movements in its storylines. Episodes in the previous series focused on female empowerment, with the […]

Miley Cyrus delivered a passionate speech to her fans about the state of the environment. At the close of the Tinderbox Festival in Odense, Denmark last month, the “She Is Coming” artist spoke up about ocean pollution in an expletive-laced call-to-action for activism. “All of you know how important it is for you all to […]

A Guardian series will examine plastic pollution in the U.S., taking an in-depth look at plastic use and how waste impacts the environment and our oceans.

Canada will ban single-use plastics by 2021 in a bid to curb plastic pollution. Plastic waste in the ocean can affect ecosystems and marine animals.

Single-use hotel shampoo bottles could soon face a ban similar to those placed on plastic straws in a bid to reduce waste and plastic pollution.

Pat Smith, a grandmother from Cornwall, is passionate about ocean conservation and is working to clean up plastic pollution from beaches in the UK.