Category: Ocean (Bound) Plastic
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No Longer Possible to Clean the Oceans
French Scientists say it’s no longer possible to remove the plastics from the oceans.
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Ocean Plastic Haute Couture
Iris Van Herpen creates haute couture dress from ocean plastic
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Seagrasses Make Ecosystem with Plastics
Seagrasses provide a novel ecosystem service by trapping marine plastics
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Maersk Partners with The Ocean Cleanup
A.P. Moller- Maersk, The Ocean Cleanup extend relationship with new three-year partnership
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Malta Sustainability Forum to Fight Plastic Pollution
A forum to fight ocean plastic pollution
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A Prototype Ocean Cleaning Facility Awarded
Slovak designer wins top prize for ocean station prototype that removes plastic from the sea — ROQUETTE has a bio-based solution to Enhance PET Performance
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Mermaid Protest for Bali Plastic Waste Crisis
Woman’s ‘mermaid’ protest to highlight plastic waste crisis at Bali’s beaches gets everyone talking online
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The Deadliest Plastics For Marine Life
Not all plastics are equal, some are worse than others for marine life
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Vietnam PR on Ocean Plastic Waste
The Vietnamese Government has over the past time exerted a great deal of effort in addressing plastic waste in oceans by introducing various policies and regulations to tackle the scourge
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US Not Responsible for Ocean Plastic Waste
The study finds that 2%-3% of waste in the U.S. is mismanaged.
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H&M Ocean Plastic Collection
H&M has joined forces with Danone AQUA for the bottle2fashion project, which transforms plastic bottle waste from the shores of Indonesia into recycled polyester.
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UN Solutions for Marine Plastic and Microplastics
Water pollution by plastics and microplastics: A review of technical solutions from source to sea
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Link Between Ocean Pollution and Human Health
Scientists Show Link Between Ocean Pollution And Illness
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US Senate Passes Ocean Plastic Bill
Maine Lawmakers’ Bid to Stop Ocean Plastic Passes Senate
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Marine Conservation Society Campaign for Microfibre Filters
Marine Conservation Society calls for microfibre filters in washing machines to slow the tide of ocean plastic
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Tom Ford Ocean Plastic Watch
Tom Ford Timepieces makes first watch entirely from plastic recovered from the ocean
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How Cambodia Tackles Ocean Plastics?
The National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) is studying an ocean plastic management system to be implemented in provinces close to the beach and provinces along the Mekong River.
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Mipacha Ocean Plastic Sneakers
In this video, CEO of Mipacha, Nick de Rone Bresser, discusses the creation of its sneakers made from recycled ocean plastic.
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Ocean Acidification Impact on Plastic Waste Bacteria
Ocean acidification alters bacterial communities on marine plastic debris
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UAE Joins Global Ocean Alliance
UAE joins Global Ocean Alliance to achieve 30by30 conservation target
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Church Joins Plastic Battle
Brazilian archdiocese joins plastic recycling program to reduce ocean waste
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Trackers Made from Ocean Plastic
The trackers help you keep track of your personal belongings
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Ocean Plastic Depot in Canada
B.C.’s first ocean plastic depot opening soon in Powell River
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Microbial Biomass Living on Ocean Plastic Waste
Microbial Biomass Living on Ocean Plastic Debris.
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More Natural MicroFibres than Microplastics in Ocean
Rubbish made from natural fibres could be polluting oceans at far greater rates than plastic, an expert on marine plastics says.
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Ocean Plastic Bottle Made in USA
Buoy Bottle – Made From 100% Recycled Ocean Bound Plastic
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Vietnam Government to Tackle Ocean Plastic Waste
Gov’t joins hands with int’l oganisations to tackle ocean plastic pollution.
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Plastic Waste Problem in Indonesia
Ocean plastic crisis—Mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities.
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US Technology to Remove Ocean Plastic Waste
US has invented a solution to solve the unwanted plastic waste in the oceans.
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Food Wrappers Biggest Coastal Waste
Volunteers removed nearly 5 million food wrappers from beaches and waterways last year.
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Can Strategic Investors Solve the Ocean Plastic Crisis?
Over the past several months, we’ve continued to see large capital commitments from investors to solve our biggest environmental challenges, like the world’s ocean plastic crisis, which is incredibly heartening given the global pandemic.
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More Projects to Combat Marine Litter
The Global Plastics Alliance Announces fourfold increase in Projects to Combat Marine Litter.
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Measures to Reduce Ocean Plastic Waste
Support us! A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution.
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Assessing Ocean Clean Up Solutions
Surface clean-up technology won’t solve ocean plastic problem.
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Lombard Oldier Partners with Plastic Bank
Lombard Odier partners with Plastic Bank to reduce ocean plastic pollution
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Americans Start Ocean Clean Up
Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel, S/V KWAI, docked at the port of Honolulu today, after a 48-day expedition, successfully removing 103 tons (206,000 lbs.) of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone, more commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Gyre.
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First US Water Bottles from Ocean Plastic
First U.S. bottled water packaged in 100% recycled, certified ocean plastic in stores now.
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Ocean Plastic Upholstery
The circular economy is a proposed alternative to our traditional ‘take, make, waste’ model of production and consumption – one that offers hope in the face of environmental catastrophes from climate change to ocean plastic.
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Padi Goes Ocean Plastics
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) has teamed up with eco-friendly activewear company Rash’R to create a line of stylish face masks made using recycled plastic bottles from the ocean.
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Ocean Plastic Swimwear
Stay Wild is on a mission to create truly sustainable and ethical swimwear that’s well-designed and flattering for all women.
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Satellites and Machine Learning to Detect Ocean Plastic
How Satellites And Machine Learning Are Being Used To Detect Plastic In The Ocean.
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Ocean Plastic Face Masks
Helping the oceans is helping humans protect from the coronavirus. Diving school PADI are helping the ocean and humans at the same time by turning recycled plastic water bottles into coronavirus masks.
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Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean
The Polar Institute and the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative co-hosted a workshop in October 2019 with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government entitled, Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean.
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HP and Clariant Greenwashing
Computing and Printing Giant HP and Clariant caught Greenwashing.
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Japan Starts Large Scale Ocean Microplastics Survey
Japanese shipping company NYK has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chiba Institute of Technology to use its ships to collect and analyze microplastics in oceans around the world.
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Ocean Plastic Watches
The campaign called „Time for oceans“ is made together wird #Tide Ocean Material in Switzerland.
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Puma Launches Ocean Plastic Sportswear Collection
German multinational sportswear brand Puma has created a new collection of footwear and clothing made using recycled plastic. In collaboration with First Mile, a United Kingdom-based company supporting low-income communities around the world, Puma used more than 190,000 recovered plastic bottles to make yarns to produce the products.
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Adidas Uses Ocean Plastic for Terrex Free Hiker shoes
Sportswear brand Adidas has once again teamed up with environmental initiative Parley for the Oceans to release an updated version of its Terrex hiking boot, which is made using recycled ocean plastic.
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More Plastic than Fish in Ocean by 2050
PLASTIC could outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050, an environmental group has warned as it launched a lawsuit against the top plastic polluters.
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New Ocean Plastic Chair
Polywood is looking to the seas to source recyclable plastics for the launch of its new Ocean chair.
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Best Way to Deal With Ocean Plastic
Plastic containers that easily degrade in sea water would be a dream solution to the growing problem of ocean waste, but recycling and plastic alternatives may still be the best option, researchers report.
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New Partnership To Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution
4ocean, the purpose-driven Public Benefit Corporation founded to help end the world’s ocean plastic crisis, is proud to announce its latest partnership, with Safe Harbor Marinas—the world’s largest owner and operator of marinas.
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Handbags from Ocean Plastics
New York (CNN Business)Rothy’s iconic women’s flat shoes are knitted from a single continuous yarn derived from recycled plastic water bottles. Now Rothy’s is pushing the envelope again and creating another sustainable staple product.
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Recycling is Only a Bandaid Says Ocean Plastic Founder
I really see it as the obligation of the creative industries to reinvent all toxic materials within the next 10 years,’ says cyrill gutsch, founder of parley for the oceans.
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Lidl Goes Ocean Plastic Packaging
Lidl has become the first supermarket in the UK to launch new packaging made from “ocean bound plastic”.
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Adidas To Expand Ocean Plastic Lines
Adidas will launch new fabrics made from recycled polyester and marine plastic waste and expand the product lines that use them after the success of shoes made with the Parley for the Oceans initiative, the sportswear firm said on Tuesday.
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Coca-Cola Bottle Made from Ocean Plastics
The Coca-Cola Company unveiled its first-ever sample bottles made using recovered and recycled marine plastics, demonstrating that, one day, even ocean debris could be used in recycled packaging for food or drinks.
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Prada To Launch Ocean Plastic Collection
Prada has announced plans to launch a collection of nylon bags made from recycled plastic.
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HP Joins Dell in Ocean Plastics Consortium
HP and Ikea joins Dell’s consortium to turn ocean-bound plastic trash into products.
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Adidas Sold a Million Shoes Made from Ocean Plastic
Adidas sold 1 million shoes made out of ocean plastic last year. The news is a month old but worthwhile posting again with a bit of delay.
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