Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Plastic pollution, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 21 stories have been published about Plastic pollution which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
AFP.com
•Dubai rowers to brave Arctic to highlight plastics pollution
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The Cool Down
•Expert diver makes frustrating discovery while cleaning up ocean trash: 'Floating around for a long time'
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The Cool Down
•Lawmakers remain hopeful after bill to cut pollution is unexpectedly defeated: 'We have come this far; we are not giving up'
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Guardian
•Plastics companies may have broken US laws in blocking mitigation efforts – study
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Guardian
•‘Your plastic is here’: how Easter Island copes with 500 pieces of rubbish an hour washing ashore
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Good News Network
•In Just First Year of State's Ban on Plastic Bags, 1.5 Billion Fewer Have Been Used
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CBS News
•There are thousands of tons of plastic floating in the oceans. One group trying to collect it just got a boost.
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The Cool Down
•Amazing video shows Lego-like bricks that can withstand a bulldozer — and they're made from plastic trash
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BBC
•'Plastic floats on ocean like confetti' - explorer
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ZME Science
•Scientists make ‘living plastic’ with bacterial spores that could put an end to forever plastic pollution
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The Cool Down
•Study finds culprit behind sudden deaths of marine embryos: 'We need urgent action'
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Mashable
•Meet the robots cleaning up Lake Tahoe
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ABC News
•Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada
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Guardian
•Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution
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ABC News
•Facility seen polluting Malaysian river part of anti-pollution program promoted by US plastics industry
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Australian Science Media Centre
•More than half of branded plastic pollution linked to 56 companies
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MailOnline
•The 5 brands responsible for the most plastic pollution in the world
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PBS
•Global talks to tackle plastic pollution hit critical stage
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ScienceDaily
•Plastic pollution can kill variety of ocean embryos
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The Cool Down
•Company invents high-tech drone to fight global marine trash problem: 'We are part of the solution'
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