Environmental News Bits

JUNE 2, 2022

A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A recent study found that more than 25,000 tons of pandemic-related plastic waste leaked into the ocean while 8 million tons of plastic waste were created globally. Personal protective equipment like masks and gloves from the COVID-19 pandemic were mismanaged as there was too much waste for countries… Read more →

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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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Inhabitant

MAY 21, 2021

An ambitious project will use plastic waste in the ocean to build a new island with a beautiful hotel and spaces for all visitors to enjoy.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 9, 2023

Running Tide, a carbon-removal company in the US, has sunk more than 10,000 tonnes of waste wood into the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere – but experts aren't convinced it will work

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As deeply troubling reports continue to come in about ocean waters hitting historic hot temperatures, sectors like global shipping are trying to understand the consequences of a warmer ocean and what can be done to stop the heating. So, we’re seeing the ocean heat up, lose oxygen and get bigger.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

As Anthony Turton from the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State states, this represents “a tsunami of human waste inundating our rivers and dams, without respite, for more than a decade.”. The Green Drop report itself shows a significant failure in wastewater treatment quality over almost a decade.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 6, 2022

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch — the largest accumulation of ocean plastic on the planet — could soon be cleaned up thanks to a new device capable of collecting thousands of kilos of waste per trip. Read the full story at Planet Ark.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Sabin Center wrapped up Climate Week NYC last Friday with an event exploring the opportunities and challenges posed by ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). As evidenced by the 150-plus people in attendance, ocean CDR is attracting growing attention as a possible climate change mitigation option. It is not hard to see why.

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Yale E360

AUGUST 1, 2022

The plastics had only been submerged in the ocean off Falmouth, England for a week, but in that time a thin layer of biofilm, a slimy mix of mucus and microbes, had already developed on their surfaces. He and his colleagues wanted to know which of the myriad microbes living in the ocean would glom on to these introduced materials.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

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. Article collections: Food waste.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 21, 2022

After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference returned to an in-person event this June. Thousands of people from around the world gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, to discuss the biggest challenges facing our ocean and how best to work together to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 24, 2024

New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on the sea floor. Read the full story from CSIRO Australia.

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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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Inhabitant

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Now, designer Cesar Pieri and Furf Design Studio have come up with a new way to combat plastic waste.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In a blog post last month, I wrote about the growing interest in ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR), and the complex legal issues it raises. Much of the legal complexity surrounding ocean CDR stems from the fact that the ocean is a shared resource in which all countries, both coastal and landlocked, have an interest.

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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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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. Ocean-bound plastic, as defined by renowned marine debris professional Jenna… Read more →

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 15, 2022

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. These are the kinds of questions asked by the Circularity Assessment Protocol (CAP) , a process developed by Dr. Jenna Jambeck and her team at the University of Georgia (UGA)’s Circularity Informatics Lab and which Ocean Conservancy is implementing with partners in cities around the world.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 23, 2021

A new model tracking the vertical movement of algae-covered microplastic particles offers hope in the fight against plastic waste in our oceans. Read the full story from the University of Newcastle. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 3, 2022

by Matthew Savoca, Stanford University; Anna Robuck, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Lauren Kashiwabara, University of the Pacific Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It shows up on beaches, in fish and even in Arctic sea ice.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 22, 2021

to create a national strategy to reduce the country’s contribution to plastic waste in the ocean by the end of next year. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste, by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering… Read more → A report released Dec. 1 calls on the U.S. The report, Reckoning with the U.S

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 8, 2024

This blog was written by Hannah De Frond, Ocean Conservancy Consultant and International Trash Trap Network Coordinator. A recent example of this followed the publication of Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto’s research paper about microplastics in commonly consumed protein products. We wanted to understand what U.S.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste ” by the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine demonstrate just how prescient Mr. Maguire was. . contribution of plastic waste to the environment, including the ocean. Truer words have never been spoken. The release this week of “ Reckoning with the U.S.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 24, 2021

Much of that is greywater : liquid waste from things like showers, laundry facilities, dishwashers, bath and washbasin drains. Even worse, unlike sewage, the discharge of greywater is not regulated in most parts of the world, meaning ships can discharge greywater directly into the ocean, without any form of treatment.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Swimming in some of the deepest waters of the ocean is the gorgeous goblin shark. Imagine having what it takes to survive at ocean depths of 3,000 feet or more and living on this planet for about 125 million years! See more wonderful ocean animals! But, goblin sharks have been swimming in the ocean for about 125 million years.

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Inhabitant

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

TRIWA is a watch-making company with a mission. Sea Shepherd is a non-profit working toward wildlife conservation. Finding common ground, the two collaborated to achieve both their goals.

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Yale E360

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Scientists have long warned that the world’s major rivers and estuaries are hotspots for plastic waste , as trash and microparticles wash down tributaries and congregate before entering oceans.

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Successful Green

APRIL 6, 2021

Worldwide, eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean every year, despite greater awareness of recycling and the use of disposable plastic. A Norwegian app will soon be able to identify where the... The post New technology identifies sources of ocean plastic appeared first on successful GREEN.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 27, 2023

Want to learn more about ocean animals? Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Although it may look like they’re not up to much when they hide, unicornfish play an important role in the reef: Their waste helps provide nutrients to the corals.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2024

Similarly, there are often subtle distinctions between the movement of waste and dumping; while these two activities are not necessarily related, one may follow the other in practice. bilateral treaties involving the transportation of hazardous waste.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 25, 2022

Read the full story at Salon. New research has brought to light a global plastic cycle that could haunt us for generations to come. Read more →

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Experiments will soon explore ways to emulate the fertilising effect of whale waste, which fuels blooms of algae that feed fish and lock away carbon

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 18, 2023

We take in oxygen and process it through tiny mitochondria (also known as the power houses of the cell) and expel carbon dioxide—a method that powers the rest of our bodies and gets rid of waste. Fish and many other ocean animals use gills , branching organs that have many, many small blood vessels called capillaries.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 7, 2023

See more wonderful ocean animals! Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. These krill feed on algae that grows on ice and the surface of the ocean. They also redistribute nutrients throughout waters with their … well, waste.

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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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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The food and beverage maker will ship its products on Maersk, CMA CGM or Hapag-Lloyd vessels powered by fuels made from waste. Read the full story from Supply Chain Dive.

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