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Plastics 101: Blue Economy Opportunities and Considerations to Reduce Ocean Plastics
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Marine Concept Design: Ocean "Plastic Harvester" Completes Prototype Testing
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This Philippines startup is making coolers out of coconuts
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Scientists Turn Bioplastic Into Fertilizer
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In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks
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Manta rays inspire new device to filter microplastics
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This UK football club is trialling edible coffee cups
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Watch these robots clean up a beach
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New Recyclable Shrink-Sleeve Label Appeals to Brand Owners and Consumers
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Microbes in cow stomach can break down plastic
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Parabolic Floating Device to Collect Ocean Plastic
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Bio-based and biodegradable nets could be the solution to 'ghost nets' jeopardizing sea life
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A 'Bubble Barrier' is trapping plastic waste before it can get into the sea
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Tipping the scales? Briton develops fish waste 'plastic'
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New material inspired by spider silk could help solve our plastic problem
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Scientists Turn Plastic Bottles Into Vanilla Flavoring
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App predicts where plastic waste will collect
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Kenyan Engineer Recycles Plastic Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
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Reframing tourism to address plastic pollution
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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030
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6 reasons to blame plastic pollution for climate change
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How plastic and chemical pollution contribute to the climate crisis
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Nearly 29,000 Tons of COVID Plastic Now Floats in the Oceans, Study Finds
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Maui Launches Stainless-Steel, Zero-Waste To-Go Container Program
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These Maldives islanders once saw sharks as the threat. Now they fear the plastic
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People want to do right by nature. They just need a nudge, study shows
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Research reveals how much plastic debris is currently floating in the Mediterranean Sea
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Spain to Ban Plastic Wrap for Fruits and Veggies
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Investing in plastic waste can reap rich rewards
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We analysed data from 29,798 clean-ups around the world to uncover some of the worst litter hotspots
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What Is the Environmental Cost of Bottled Water?
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This is how New Zealand is tackling plastic pollution
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Reusable containers aren’t always better for the environment than disposable ones - new research
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If We Want to Fix the Plastic Waste Crisis, We Need to Fix Our Data
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How a 'trash-to-treasure' mentality can change plastic waste
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Can We Fix Recycling? Some Companies Are Trying
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From Pollution to Performance Wear: Fair-Trade Clothes Made From 100% Ocean Plastic
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Covid-19 worsened the single-use plastics problem. Here’s why it could also fuel solutions
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Innovations in reusable packaging need a playbook. Here's why
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The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles – we found a way to track them with satellites
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Life in plastic: The journey of plastic from origin to ocean
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Hidden Microplastics in the Fabrics of our Lives
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Breathing life into plastic waste
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How to boost collaboration to curb plastic pollution in emerging markets
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Plastic rafting: the invasive species hitching a ride on ocean litter
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This architecture firm makes houses from plastic in the seas
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Plastic Pollution Raises Beach Temperatures, Threatening Marine Life, Study Finds
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Conservationists urge regulation to cut plastic pollution as voluntary scheme launches
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Decoding Ocean Plastic for Brands: Small Details, Big Impacts
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Better product design and recycling can curb plastic waste
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The Recycling Industry in America Is Broken
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4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution
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Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source
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Sir David Attenborough Backs New Tech That Can Recycle All Plastics
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New surveys reveal heightened concern about ocean pollution
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Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalized groups, UN environment report finds
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Could plastic roads make for a smoother ride?
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Artificial intelligence software detects ocean plastics from the air
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The future of the plastics industry is green
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U.S. Continues to Ship Illegal Plastic Waste to Developing Countries
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Plastic bags recycled into fabric to fight pollution
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Where does plastic pollution go when it enters the ocean?
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6 environmental documentaries we all need to see
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How Paving with Plastic Could Make a Dent in the Global Waste Problem
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California Lawmakers Propose Package of New Laws Tackling Plastic Waste Reduction
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New algorithm can analyse plastic pollution in the ocean
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How Can Governments and Economies Prevent Ghost Gear?
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5 Not-So-Fun Facts About Plastics in the Arctic
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As Plastic Pollution in Rivers Gets Worse, Species Are Increasingly Living on Litter
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Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle
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Is It Possible to Forever Rid the World of Single-Use Plastic Bags?
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MARLIT, an artificial intelligence-based app to study floating marine macro-litter
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How can investors help create a plastics economy that works? Event roundup
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Recycling Myth of the Month: Plastic waste is not just a 'developing country problem'
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Industry endorses plan to recycle 70% of plastic packaging globally
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New Plastics Economy report offers blueprint to design a circular future for plastics
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Bold solutions needed to end marine plastic pollution
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Progress on circular economy required to address plastic pollution
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Blue Vision? Progress by the G20 on marine plastic pollution
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The Plastic Pandemic
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Repurposed: Adding value to aquaculture via recycling
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New rules to tackle ‘wild west’ of plastic waste dumped on poorer countries
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550 Groups Ask Biden to Solve Plastic Pollution Crisis With Eight Executive Actions
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Seaweed based feed could see methane emissions from cows reduced
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Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution Gains Momentum
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IUCN Issues Brief: Marine plastics
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Why Plastic Pollution Is a Producer Responsibility
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From Pollution to Solution: a global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution
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Plastic waste release caused by COVID-19 and its fate in the global ocean
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Oil companies are ploughing money into fossil-fuelled plastics production at a record rate – new research
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The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change
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Modeling the Pathways and Accumulation Patterns of Micro- and Macro-Plastics in the Mediterranean
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Paint particles in the marine environment
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Global assessment of innovative solutions to tackle marine litter
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Toward the Detection and Imaging of Ocean Microplastics With a Spaceborne Radar
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Together Is Better: The Rumen Microbial Community as Biological Toolbox for Degradation of Synthetic Polyesters
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Ocean Plastic: What You Need to Know
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Plastic ingestion by marine fish is widespread and increasing
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3,000 Shipping Containers Fell Into the Pacific Ocean Last Winter
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Microplastics are everywhere — but are they harmful?
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Anthropogenic pollution in deep-marine sedimentary systems -- A geological perspective on the plastic problem
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More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean
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Pandemic Pollution: The Rising Tide of Plastic PPE
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Water pollution by plastics and microplastics: A review of technical solutions from source to sea
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Finding Plastic Patches in Coastal Waters using Optical Satellite Data
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The New Plastics Economy: Catalysing action
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The United States Federal Strategy for Addressing the Global Issue of Marine Litter
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Measuring Our Success: How Better Data Can Help Keep Plastic Out of the Ocean
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A Sea of Plastics Claims and Credits: Steering Stakeholders Towards Impact
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The Plastics Landscape: The Challenges and Possible Solutions
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River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans
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China’s plastic import ban increases prospects of environmental impact mitigation of plastic waste trade flow worldwide
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Plastics 101: Blue Economy Opportunities and Considerations to Reduce Ocean Plastics
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Navigating Plastic Alternatives In a Circular Economy
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The global biological microplastic particle sink
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Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution
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Airborne microplastic particles detected in the remote marine atmosphere
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Addressing Marine Plastics: A Systemic Approach – Recommendations for Actions
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Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made
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Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution
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Motivating actions to mitigate plastic pollution
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Message in a bottle: Open source technology to track the movement of plastic pollution
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Plastic pollution is killing marine megafauna, but how do we prioritize policies to reduce mortality?
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The Brand Audit Report 2020
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