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5 fairness flaws the UN’s new plastics treaty must change
Anna Barford and Jakob T. Pruess 9 Dec 2024



Surprising study: Amount of plastic ingested by seabirds remains unchanged since the 80s

Nigeria is the world’s 2nd biggest plastic polluter: expert insights into the crisis
Wale Fatade 13 Sep 2024

How much worse are coloured plastics for the environment?
Aisling de Lange 9 Sep 2024


Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems
Mark Maslin 7 Dec 2022


The state of our rivers is a clear reflection of the health of our environment
Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa 6 Jun 2022

How Waterfall is turning trash into landscaping treasure

South Africa's ability to manage wastewater is collapsing: what's at risk
Kevin Winter and Kirsty Carden 28 Apr 2022



New microplastics study a first for the African continent
Tatjana Baleta 15 Nov 2021


Next frontier for plastic action lies in clothing, textile industries
Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa and Dr Nonhlanhla Kalebaila 26 Jul 2021


Biodegradable cigarette butts a potential source of toxic pollution



Litter4Tokens founder awarded 2 Stevie Awards for Women in Business


The war against plastic is distracting us from pollution that cannot be seen
Thomas Stanton, Matthew Johnson and Paul Kay 27 Oct 2020

Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag
Emmanuel O. Akindele 14 Oct 2020

Coastal and marine economy: Can it be salvaged from the impacts of poor water quality?
Bonani Madikizela 21 Sep 2020

While fighting Covid-19 we may be losing the war against plastic pollution
Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa 29 Jul 2020

Sappi Valida brings natural cellulose advantages to responsible, eco-friendly hand sanitiser formulation
Issued by Sappi 16 Jul 2020

Are we heading back towards single-use plastic because of coronavirus?
Holly Turner and Louise Wihlborn 15 May 2020

Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won't be for everyone but it can lead the way
Mark Liu 14 Feb 2020


Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem
Ifenna Ilechukwu 10 Dec 2019

Plastic poses a major environmental threat: but is it being over-stated?
Peter Ryan 12 Jul 2019

Taking aim at SA's air and water pollution challenges and leaving no one behind
Dr Nonhlanhla Kalebaila 5 Jun 2019

When biodegradable plastic is not biodegradable
Isabel Thomlinson 6 May 2019

The circular economy: building an economy on the template of nature
Sylvie Geisendorf and Paul Wolf 29 Apr 2019

We need a legally binding treaty to make plastic pollution history
Trisia Farrelly 27 Mar 2019

The major source of ocean plastic pollution you've probably never heard of
Claire Gwinnett 12 Mar 2019



Why microbeads are such a threat and why they're so hard to handle
Henk Bouwman 8 Jan 2019

Our complicated relationship with plastic: 5 essential reads
Martin LaMonica 27 Dec 2018

The world's plastic problem is bigger than the ocean
Christopher J. Preston 14 Nov 2018

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics
John Meeker 15 Aug 2018


Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment
Thomas Neitzert 2 Aug 2018
