All posts in Plastics
Plastic dust rains on the Grand Canyon and other remote wildlands
As much as 1,000 tons of plastic dust rains down on national parks and remote areas of wilderness in the US.
Marine microplastic pollution is worse than we thought
There are plenty of microplastics in the oceans, yet just how much of the stuff is out there may well come as a shock.
Birds of prey swallow plenty of plastic, research finds
Birds that inhabit river banks swallow tiny bits of plastic debris at a rate of hundreds a day.
Microplastics collect in vast quantities even on the seafloor
Currents near the bottom of the ocean play a major part in the way microplastics drift down to the seafloor.
What to do with plastic waste? A lot, actually
We need to ensure we won't be adding much more plastic waste to the vast amounts out there.
A startup seeks to replace plastic straws with a type of grass
The natural straws are grown in the tropical wetlands of Vietnam and handpicked by local farmers.