Ocean Conservancy

JULY 30, 2025

Hannah works with Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto Trash Team to manage the International Trash Trap Network (ITTN), a global network of local groups using trash traps to increase cleanup efforts, engage communities and inform upstream solutions. Learn more about our wonderful ocean! Message and data rates may apply.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Hannah works with Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto Trash Team to manage the International Trash Trap Network (ITTN), a global network of local groups using trash traps to increase cleanup efforts, engage communities and inform upstream solutions. The post The Truth About Plastic Fragments appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Scientific American

JUNE 17, 2025

” But, she adds, the benefits of nurturing a local textile industry are many: more transparent supply chains, support for local economies and regenerative farming practices, less waste, fewer emissions, and a profound sense of community and interconnectedness. What about recycled materials made from plastics?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2025

And its not just that as much 40 percent of the oceans surface is now covered in plastic with billions of tons being added every day. The good news is that ALL of those things can now be recycled in the Brodhead watershed! Because now, thanks to The Waste Authority in Monroe County , you can recycle them.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 15, 2025

Over 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced worldwide each year, leaving a huge carbon footprint and a waste problem that never seems to go away. Less than 10 percent ends up recycled.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 26 PA Bulletin announcing an August 28 public meeting/hearing on the Waste Permit Modification submitted for the Environmental & Recycling Services, Inc. Construction/Demolition Waste Landfill located in Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County. (

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tackle one of the biggest threats facing our ocean: plastic pollution. Widely known as the “global plastics treaty,” this agreement aims to curb the global plastic pollution crisis, of which the ocean often bears the brunt. As an official U.N.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

28 Meeting/Hearing On Waste Permit Modification For ERSI Construction/ Demolition Waste Landfill In Taylor Boro, Lackawanna County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 19-21, Sept. 16-18 [PaEN] -- Registration Open! 19-21, Sept. 16-18 [PaEN] -- Registration Open! 19-21, Sept. 16-18 [PaEN] -- Registration Open! 6 Hearing, Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn. 5 -- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M. For Friendship, Here’s Why Researchers Are Concerned -- Utility Dive: A.I.- High School As Renovation Work Continues -- DEP Sets Aug.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 1, 2025

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Scientific American

JULY 31, 2025

In fact, polar ice established ocean currents and wind patterns that led to variable weather conditions across East Africa millions of years ago. “If you’re sending waste to another country, you’re not calling it trash on any export document—you’re calling it recyclable material ,” Clapp added.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The complaint is a cri de coeur : clear, outraged, and horrifying in its recounting of the plastic waste problem and its causes. This campaign, which is ongoing today, succeeded in convincing the public that plastics were recyclable. In fact, Mobil patented the co-processing of plastic waste in cokers in 1978.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 14, 2023

Everywhere I’ve lived, I’ve had two options for where to put my trash: a blue bin for things like newspapers, beverage bottles and other recyclables, and a not-blue bin for everything else. But the change has underscored just how much of our waste stream was previously going into landfills.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For more than 35 years, Ocean Conservancy® has mobilized millions of volunteers through the International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC), removing more than 344 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways around the globe. We need to take action to tackle the recyclability crisis on our shores. © Ocean Conservancy.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Sadly, the Magdalena is no different, transporting Bogotá’s plastic waste footprint and that of 34 million people across its basin into the Ciénaga and the Caribbean.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Today YouTubers MrBeast, Mark Rober and thousands of other creators are joining together to launch TeamSeas, a crowd-funded campaign with the goal of raising $30 million dollars by January 1 to remove 30 million pounds of trash from rivers, beaches and our ocean. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Love our content?

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In many ways, the ocean is “ground zero” for the plastic pollution crisis. It is so vast, yet plastics have been found in every corner of the ocean —from the deepest trench to the most remote Arctic ice sheets. So, it’s normal to wonder, how much trash is in the ocean? So, it’s normal to wonder, how much trash is in the ocean?

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Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2022

Less than 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste is recycled. In a welcome reprieve from news coming out of the Supreme Court , here’s an uplifting story from the Golden State: On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed SB 54, a comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at significantly reducing single-use waste.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Last week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) released a new report with a clear message: The United States is a major contributor to the ocean plastic crisis, and we have no time to waste if we want to protect our ocean. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Inhabitant

JULY 12, 2021

Each belt funds the prevention of 10 kilograms worth of plastic waste from entering the ocean.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 5, 2021

For more than 15 years, she has worked to create, test and implement circular business models for post-consumption waste. Earlier this year, Ocean Conservancy discussed informal sector waste collectors in Vietnam , highlighting their contributions to recycling and to preventing waste from flowing into our ocean.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This quote came to mind as we at Ocean Conservancy launched our latest report, Recommendations for Recycled Content: Requirements for Plastic Goods and Packaging. After all, this was not the first time that Ocean Conservancy has looked at the issue of recycled content. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 8, 2021

For decades we have witnessed plastic pollution flowing into our ocean. It has wreaked havoc on marine life by polluting the ocean and coastal habitats that are their home. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. To keep our ocean plastic-free, we need to incentivize reuse and recycling rather than waste.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

It can change the way you use plastic in your homes and lead to a deeper commitment to the ocean. Similarly, the data volunteers collect during the International Costal Cleanup (ICC) can help us see the magnitude of the problem of ocean plastic. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Never miss an update.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 1, 2022

Items made from recycled plastics are hot commodities right now. Companies are rushing to make everything from sneakers to computer mouses to car parts out of recycled and “ocean-bound” plastics, and demand for recycled plastics has never been higher. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Candidate in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University Every minute, one garbage truck worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. When plastic waste accumulates in river systems, it can cause a jam that leads to the buildup of stagnant water (aka: a breeding ground for disease carrying insects). Why is that a problem?

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 3, 2021

By now, we all know the damage single-use items can do to our ocean and the creatures that call it home. That’s why thousands of people have taken Ocean Conservancy’s pledges to reduce waste in their daily lives by skipping the straw and quitting the cutlery. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In the fight against pollution and environmental waste, there are many levels of similarly-minded people in government, nonprofit, for-profit and community all working towards the same goals. So it makes sense that a name like Surfrider is a perfect match with #Tide Ocean and the fashion company MVMT.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It’s not hard to fall in love with the ocean in California. You can drive for 600+ miles with endless ocean vistas on the Pacific Coast Highway or wake up early in the morning to explore tidepools teaming with life. It’s not surprising that most Californians are concerned about plastics polluting the beaches and ocean they love.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 2, 2023

Single-use plastic items persist indefinitely in our marine environment, collecting in rivers, streams and ultimately the ocean, endangering and entangling wildlife along the way. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

To improve its coastal and ocean health, the California government’s Ocean Protection Council devised a 37-page Statewide Microplastics Strategy containing case studies, policy prescriptions, and monitoring methods. The strategy’s multi-pronged approach includes.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

How much actually gets recycled? We have gathered our top article collections on waste management. million, researchers explored topics spanning from the behavioral analysis of using plastic bags and how to recycle building materials to technologies that filter out litter in the ocean and mapping where restaurant trash goes.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Ocean Conservancy has compiled the data collected during this global volunteer effort on behalf of ocean health since the ICC’s start in 1986. Now, a new collaboration between Ocean Conservancy, PADI AWARE Foundation and scientists at CSIRO has resulted in the first global map of plastic hotspots. Never miss an update.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 17, 2022

Less plastic pollution in our ocean? Dramatic increase in recyclability? The United States leads the world as the top generator of plastic waste while our plastic recycling rates remain below 10%. ranks as high as third in countries contributing to the ocean plastic pollution crisis. Fewer plastics on our shelves?

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It’s not hard to fall in love with the ocean in California. You can drive for 600+ miles with endless ocean vistas on the Pacific Coast Highway or wake up early in the morning to explore tidepools teaming with life. It’s not surprising that most Californians are concerned about plastics polluting the beaches and ocean they love.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 6, 2021

West Paw has set sail on a new eco-venture by launching a collection of pet toys and feeding accessories that are made with Seaflex, an exclusive blend of reclaimed and recycled ocean-bound plastic and zero-waste Zogoflex material.

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Washington Nature

MAY 6, 2024

Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC): New Paradigm for Highly Resilient and Eco-Friendly Oyster Farming · What: Testing the use of recycled carbon fiber cables made from wind-turbine and aerospace industry scrap to create a sustainable and economically viable farming material. · © Molly Bogeberg/TNC

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