plastic waste
Global plastic treaty talks end in failure as countries remain bitterly divided over how to tackle the crisis
World
August 15, 2025
Global plastic treaty talks end in failure as countries remain bitterly divided over how to tackle the crisis
Talks to finalize the world’s first treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, Switzerland collapsed in failure Friday as countries remained…
Divers hauled 100 kilograms of plastic and metal waste from Alexandria’s polluted seabed
Egypt
September 13, 2024
Divers hauled 100 kilograms of plastic and metal waste from Alexandria’s polluted seabed
The Alexandria Regional Branch of the Ministry of Environment carried out a large-scale campaign to clean up the seabed in…
Researcher calls for a service fee to be collected from hotels to protect the marine environment
Environment
July 21, 2022
Researcher calls for a service fee to be collected from hotels to protect the marine environment
An environmental researcher in the Red Sea, called for a service fee from the tourism and hotel sector in return…
Researchers say we could be ingesting ‘credit card’ worth of plastic every week
Science
January 3, 2020
Researchers say we could be ingesting ‘credit card’ worth of plastic every week
Researchers have discovered tiny pieces of plastic in the most remote parts of the world — from the depths of…
G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste
Environment
June 16, 2019
G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste
KARUIZAWA, Japan (Reuters) – Group of 20 environment ministers agreed on Sunday to adopt a new implementation framework for actions…
Plastic-Choked Seas: Marcella Hansch Wants to Save the Oceans
Environment
March 8, 2018
Plastic-Choked Seas: Marcella Hansch Wants to Save the Oceans
By Schneider, Anna-Sophie for Spiegel Online Marcella Hansch is afraid of fish, but she loves diving nonetheless. When fish swim…
Plastic bag bans: reality or fantasy?
Science
May 30, 2017
Plastic bag bans: reality or fantasy?
Plastic bags are used daily across Africa — the bans are hoped to tackle the pervasive problem of waste. In…