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A French man's attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean may be over for now, but his campaign to warn the world about the dangers of plastic pollution in the ocean continues. Benoît "Ben" Lecomte stepped on a beach on... Read more

Plastic was found in the gut of every single sea turtle examined in a new study, casting fresh light on the scale of plastic pollution in the world's oceans. The research, published in the journal Global Change Biology, examined more... Read more

The MCS Great British Beach Clean, run in partnership with Waitrose & Partners, was the biggest mass participation beach clean and survey event the UK has ever witnessed. The event, held over four days in September, involved just short... Read more

A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg (13 lbs) of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say. Items found included 115 drinking cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags and... Read more

Volgens wetenschappers moet er honderd keer zoveel plastic zijn dan we terug kunnen vinden. Waar blijft het? Read more

This indigenous town banned all plastic products and turned back to traditional methods. Their motivation? Saving the environment. Read more

Almost 3,000,000,000 single use cups are set to be used in the UK this year – and just one in 25 of them will get recycled. New figures – buried in a report released on budget day – reveal... Read more

Met elk bezoekje aan supermarkt of drogist halen we een berg aan plastic in huis. Dat kan anders. Een handleiding voor een plasticvrije leefomgeving. Iedere Nederlander opent gemiddeld zeven verpakkingen per dag. Van alle plastic verpakkingen waarop geen statiegeld... Read more

Samen met het Noord-Hollandse drinkwaterbedrijf PWN heeft NS vanochtend het eerste watertappunt op station Alkmaar geopend. De bedoeling is dat er snel veel van die gratis watertappunten bijkomen op stations in heel Nederland. NS wil met de watertappunten de verkoop... Read more