On 2 March at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in [...]
‘Very high’ levels of microplastic waste at some of Sydney’s most popular beaches
Some of Sydney’s favourite harbour beaches suffer very high levels [...]
Big brands call for global pact to cut plastic production
International brands including Coca Cola and PepsiCo called on Monday [...]
The top plastic polluters 2021
In it's annual report Break Free From Plastic ranked the [...]
Mapping the world’s illicit plastic waste dumpsites
The Basel Action Network, a global watchdog group tracking the [...]
Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat
Scientists have discovered marine animals living on plastic debris in [...]
World Can’t Recycle Its Way Out of Plastic Crisis
Recycling will not be able to contain a runaway global [...]
Media release: Remade in Australia
The Australian Government has launched ReMade in Australia – a [...]
New Initiative to Create Bioplastics Made for Marine Degradation
Much of the trash in the ocean originates from single-use [...]
25,000 metric tons of pandemic-related plastic waste have ended up in the ocean
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 28,000 tons (25,000 metric [...]