UNITED KINGDOM WILL SUPPORT THE PARIS AGREEMENT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION

Highlights:

• The government of the United Kingdom will be supporting the Paris Agreement of plastics for decreasing the plastic pollution
• During the virtual meeting, United Kingdom was reported considering for the negotiation of the new global deal

SCIENTISTS FROM OSAKA UNIVERSITY TO CREATE PLASTIC USING STARCH TO SOLVE MARINE POLLUTION

Highlights –

• Scientists from Osaka University to create plastic using starch to solve marine pollution.
• The team of scientists aims to solve marine plastic pollution.
• The team is led by polymer material chemistry professor Hiroshi Uya...

JAPAN SEEKS COOPERATION FROM G-20 MEMBERS TO MAP OUT GLOBAL MARINE MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION

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• Japan seeks cooperation from G-20 members to map out global marine microplastic pollution.
• The map will show where the waste originated.
• All the G-20 summit members aim to reduce additional pollution from microplastic litter to...

CHINA TO BAN SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS AND PACKAGING BOXES

China has been trying to deal with the enormous quantities of plastic wastage for more than three decades. As a developing country with the largest population in the world, China generates more than 215 million tonnes of urban household waste annually. However, national figures for recycling are ...

Plastic pollution killed half a million hermit crabs on remote island, new research reveals

A new study claims that after being trapped in plastic bottles, more than half a million crabs have been killed.

The research studied the population of a strawberry hermit crab. Research selected two survey sites which were remote tropical island locations - Henderson Island, South Paci...

“Bags for Life” are not helping in the fight of global warming

After many promises of cutting down on plastic usage, UK supermarkets are not restricting their plastic waste. The bag for life is gaining popularity in UK of late and as many as 1.5 million sales were made in recent few months.

In the year 2018, over 900,000 tons of plastic waste was p...

Metal Pollution threats coral reefs, new research suggests

A new study suggests a threat to soft coral sea fans by metal (copper) pollution in the waters around Puerto Rico. The source of copper has been found out to be marine paint leaching from boat hulls and agricultural runoff. 

The Cornell-led study is conducted by Allison Tracy, ecol...