Single-Use Plastic Bags will be Phased Out at Walmart Canada
The modifications apply to both in-store and online grocery pickup and delivery orders. By Earth…
Browsing: Plastic Waste
Tell the Government to end the Plastic Disaster
For more than half a century, the plastics industry has deflected blame on to consumers…
Plastic Free July 2021
Choose to Refuse! Become one of the millions of individuals who are decreasing their plastic…
PADI and The Ocean Cleanup Join Forces to Tackle Oceans Plastic
Combining advanced environmental technologies with the world’s largest dive community to inform long-term solutions to…
Banning Harmful Single Use Plastics Petition
Plastic pollution is harming our rivers, lakes, oceans, and wildlife, and generating microplastics in the…
Tell Amazon to fix their Serious Plastic Problem
Photo Credit: Twitter The online-retail giant must invest in plastic reduction and reusable packaging solutions.…
We are living in a plastic world
Almost every product and material we refer to as “plastic” is made from fossil fuels.…
‘The Story of Plastic’ is an eye-opener on the global plastic pollution crisis
What does an anti-oil & gas activist in Houston, Texas, have in common with a…
We’re drowning in seas of plastic
The fossil fuel era must end, or it will spell humanity’s end. The threat isn’t…
Oil and plastic are choking the planet
People who deny that humans are wreaking havoc on the planet’s life-support systems astound me. When confronted with the obvious damage we’re doing to the biosphere — from climate change to water and air pollution to swirling plastic patches in the oceans — some dismiss the reality or employ logical fallacies to discredit the messengers.
Oil and plastic are choking the planet
People who deny that humans are wreaking havoc on the planet’s life-support systems astound me.…
Climate Change and Coral Reefs
Now that the weather has stabilised, we are enjoying wonderful dives again at Sail Rock, Anghton Marine Park and Koh Tao, yet I remember the unusual weather we had last January, which let many tourists down. Their frustration was understandable. They came to Thailand expecting sunshine, without considering an unwanted consequence of their own lifestyle: climate change.
Indonesia Pledges $1 Billion To Reduce Plastic Waste
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhat Binsar Pandjaitan, has announced up to one billion dollars will be pledged to reduce Indonesia’s plastic waste by seventy per cent over the next eight years. The announcement was made at the 2017 World Oceans Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali. Luhat confirmed that Indonesia will be focussing on plastic alternatives and education initiatives to achieve their goal. Their plan is part of the global UN Clean Seas campaign to reduce major marine waste sources by 2022.