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Here’s how microplastics from your clothes end up in the deep sea.
Many sustainability-conscious people now find their cupboards stocked with plastic bottles of hand sanitiser, disposable wipes and takeaway food containers.
Even recycled plastics still end up in landfill with our current system.
Releasing balloons at weddings and other celebrations is festive, until they break into pieces and become plastic pollution. A citizen science project is spotlighting the problem.
New research from Australia’s national science agency shows a huge amount of ocean plastic ends up on land, where it gets trapped.
The study also finds the weight of plastic waste from all rivers in Jakarta totals 2.1 million kilograms equivalent to 1,000 Tesla Model S cars.
Stikeez, the latest collection of plastic collectables from Coles, flies in the face of the company’s plan to become Australia’s most sustainable supermarket.
Taxes designed to encourage a green transition can instead penalise smaller businesses and ensure they’re left behind.
Many studies find microplastics have important negative effects on animals, but others don’t.
To manage plastic wastes, nations first need to know what they have and where it’s coming from. A case study from Trinidad and Tobago shows how this approach can help identify solutions.
2019 was a big year for dire warnings about the state of the planet, but crises can spur solutions.
We are addicted to consumption during these holidays, which leads to a massive amount of landfill waste. Giant retailers like Walmart could help the problem, but they haven’t.
Consumerism reaches a frenzied peak as the holidays approach, but it’s not too late to put on the brakes.
Nigeria’s government must encourage citizens to embrace a system where plastic never become waste.
The most thoughtful gifts can also be the most sustainable, and last long after Christmas has ended.
Research has found plastic in snails in Nigerian rivers – another sign that the country needs to manage its waste better.
Americans recycle only about one-third of the solid waste we generate. A behavioral scientist argues that with the right motivators, we could do more.
Waste-to-energy incineration has been raised as a solution to the global plastic waste problem, but the technology adds pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and encourages more waste production.
An inconclusive COAG meeting comes after years of inquiries, announcements, initiatives, investigations and reviews. Australia is no closer to actually tackling our waste problems.
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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