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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
Plastic pollution: could we clean up the ocean with technology?
Rick Stafford 26 Jul 2018
There's more to the plastic pollution crisis than just carrier bags
Dr Nonhlanhla Kalabaila 5 Jun 2018
'Sustainable' Lego: plastics from plants won't solve a pollution crisis
Sharon George and Deirdre McKay 14 Mar 2018