Collaborate Disseminate
It’s unfortunate, but a lot of trash ends up in our rivers and, eventually, our oceans. Cleaning efforts can be costly and require a lot of human power. One of …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: Hydrocleaner Nips Pollution In the Bud
For a few years now, [Richard] of Tropical Ocean Cleanup fame has been working hard to clean the Philippines of the plastic trash that litters everything, and washes down the …read more Continue reading Using Trash To Keep Plastic Trash Out Of Oceans By Kabooming Them
[Rich] over at Tropical Ocean Cleanup on YouTube has been working hard to prevent plastic waste from getting into the waters around the Philippines. Even as a mostly one-man crew, …read more Continue reading Keeping The Philippines’ Surface Waters Clean With Kabooms
Plastic waste is everywhere you look, and there’s seemingly no end in sight for both the demand and production of plastic goods. So isn’t it time to try putting all that waste from the plastic industry to good use? [Nzambi …read more
Since the widespread manufacture of plastics began in earnest in the early 1950s, plastic pollution in the environment has become a major global problem. Nowhere is this more evident than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A large ocean gyre that has become a swirling vortex full of slowly decaying plastic …read more
Continue reading Targeting Rivers To Keep Plastic Pollution Out of the Ocean
Scientists found plastics in the guts of amphipods at Challenger Deep, some 10,890 meters below the sea surface. Continue reading Microplastics Have Been Found in Our Deepest Ocean Animals
Bacteria could be genetically engineered to produce industrial quantities of biodegradable polymers based on squid teeth. Continue reading Squid Is the New Eco-Friendly Plastic, Study Says
Some people are mad that Gillette released an ad calling out toxic masculinity, but the bigger issue is the waste produced by disposable razors. Continue reading Don’t Boycott Razors Because of an Ad, Boycott Them For the Planet
The whale carcass washed up near Wakatobi National Park in Indonesia on Monday. Continue reading Dead Sperm Whale Had 115 Plastic Cups, 1,000 Plastic Shards in its Stomach
Scientists find that insects can poison birds and fish with plastic they ate as larvae. Continue reading Mosquitoes Are Now Vectors for Pollution as Well as Disease