Plastic Pollution

Aug 20 2018 | IN Water | BY Christy Tyler, Matthew J. Hoffman

Strong winds break up plastic patches in the Great Lakes, leading researchers (and clean up crews) to target shorelines.

Jul 05 2018 | IN Waste | BY Tony Robert Walker

The planet is drowning in single-use plastic. Here's how Canada is fighting back.

Apr 26 2018 | IN Workplaces | BY Katelyn Brown

A\J takes a moment to talk-the-talk and walk-the-walk

Mar 30 2017 | IN Plastic Pollution | BY Veronika Szostak

Dell’s New Innovation – Packaging Made from Recycled Ocean Plastics

Jul 24 2016 | IN Water | BY A\J Staff

Environmental news headlines for the week of July 18-23, 2016!

Jul 09 2016 | IN Water | BY A\J Staff

Environmental news from the week of July 3 - July 9, 2016

Jun 04 2015 | IN Best things ever | BY A\J Staff

Water filtering paper, smog-eating concrete, plants with long-term memory and more cool stuff we found this week.

$Garbage in Nature | Photo © nonameman \ Fotolia.com$

Apr 22 2015 | IN Water | BY Andrew Reeves

Despite a hefty bill, the cost-savings from plastic-free water could be equally massive.

Apr 2015 | IN Health 41.2 | BY Andrew Reeves

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Samples identified up to 450,000 individual plastic particles per square kilometre.

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News from the gyre, polar polymers + more on ocean plastic pollution.

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