Posts tagged with ‘Plastic Pollution’


Over 100 Countries Want an Ambitious Plastics Treaty as Oil-producing Nations Are Getting in the Way
Joseph Winters | Grist - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2024 (ENVIRONMENT | No Comments »)
Uncovering Fact vs Fiction on Coca-Cola’s Iconic Bottle
The Story of Stuff Project - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2024 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | No Comments »)
The World Dumps 2,000 Truckloads of Plastic into the Ocean Each Day: Here’s Where a Lot of It Ends Up
Dilip Simeon | After the Truth Shower – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2024 (ENVIRONMENT | No Comments »)
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Are the Largest Known Contributors of Branded Plastic Waste, Study Finds
The Amp Media - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2024 (ENVIRONMENT | No Comments »)
Creating a Hydrogel That Removes Microplastics from Water
Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2024 (ENVIRONMENT | No Comments »)
Scientists Create Artificial Worm Gut That Breaks Down Plastic
Paige Bennett | EcoWatch - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 19th, 2024 (SCIENCE | No Comments »)
The Real Cost of Bottled Water
Daniel Jaffee | CounterPunch - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 4th, 2023 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The Real Cost of Bottled Water)
EXPOSED: How Coke Killed the Refillable Bottle
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2023 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on EXPOSED: How Coke Killed the Refillable Bottle)
The Reusable Cups Helping Concerts, Festivals and Sports Events Reduce Waste
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 26th, 2023 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Reusable Cups Helping Concerts, Festivals and Sports Events Reduce Waste)
The UN Is Negotiating a Treaty That Could Solve the Plastic Problem–Here’s What You Need to Know
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 1st, 2023 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The UN Is Negotiating a Treaty That Could Solve the Plastic Problem–Here’s What You Need to Know)
Microplastics Invading the Male Reproductive System
Huanjia Zhang | Environmental Health News – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 1st, 2023 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Microplastics Invading the Male Reproductive System)
Moving Forward to Protect the Oceans
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 1st, 2023 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Moving Forward to Protect the Oceans)
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Now so Huge and Permanent That a Coastal Ecosystem Is Thriving on It
Ivana Kottasová | CNN - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2023 (ENVIRONMENT | 1 Comment »)
Planet Garbage
Baher Kamal | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 10th, 2023 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
The Reusable Shipping Bags That Could Solve Online Shopping’s Plastic Problem
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2023 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Reusable Shipping Bags That Could Solve Online Shopping’s Plastic Problem)
Dealing with Fashion Industry Plastic Pollution
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 21st, 2022 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Dealing with Fashion Industry Plastic Pollution)
Solving Plastic
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2022 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Solving Plastic)
Will the Lettuce Outlast All This?
Baher Kamal | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2022 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Will the Lettuce Outlast All This?)
Plastic Recycling Is a Dead-End Street: Year After Year It Declines Even as Plastic Waste Increases
Greenpeace - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2022 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Plastic Recycling Is a Dead-End Street: Year After Year It Declines Even as Plastic Waste Increases)
The Plastics Paradox Facing Humanity
Alice Mah | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2022 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The Plastics Paradox Facing Humanity)
The Foodware Solution That Every Restaurant Needs
The Story of Stuff Project - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 4th, 2022 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Foodware Solution That Every Restaurant Needs)
The System That Can Completely Eliminate Single-Use Bottles
The Story of Stuff - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2022 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The System That Can Completely Eliminate Single-Use Bottles)
The Richest 1% Pollute More than the Poorest 50%
Baher Kamal | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2022 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on The Richest 1% Pollute More than the Poorest 50%)
Five More Planets Earth Urgently Needed
Baher Kamal | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2022 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Five More Planets Earth Urgently Needed)
Plastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Work
Judith Enck and Jan Dell | The Atlantic – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2022 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Plastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Work)
The Suicidal War on Nature Continues Unabated – International Mother Earth Day
Baher Kamal | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2022 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Suicidal War on Nature Continues Unabated – International Mother Earth Day)
How Nanoplastics Enter the Human Body
Erica Cirino | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 28th, 2022 (HEALTH | Comments Off on How Nanoplastics Enter the Human Body)
Chemical Pollution Has Passed Safe Limit for Humanity, Say Scientists
Damian Carrington | The Guardian - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 24th, 2022 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Chemical Pollution Has Passed Safe Limit for Humanity, Say Scientists)
Covid-19 Plastics: The Good, the Bad and the Pretty–Art from Pollution
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 7th, 2021 (ARTS | Comments Off on Covid-19 Plastics: The Good, the Bad and the Pretty–Art from Pollution)
The Story of Plastic (Animated Short)
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 26th, 2021 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on The Story of Plastic (Animated Short))
Ecology and Economics
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 5th, 2021 (EDITORIAL | 3 Comments »)
‘Most Couples May Have to Use Assisted Reproduction by 2045’
Zoë Corbyn | Guardian/Observer - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 29th, 2021 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on ‘Most Couples May Have to Use Assisted Reproduction by 2045’)
Plummeting Sperm Counts, Shrinking Penises: Toxic Chemicals Threaten Humanity
Erin Brockovich | The Guardian - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 22nd, 2021 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Plummeting Sperm Counts, Shrinking Penises: Toxic Chemicals Threaten Humanity)
Where Does Plastic Pollution Go When It Enters the Ocean?
Bruce Sutherland, Michelle DiBenedetto and Ton van den Bremer | The Conversation – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 8th, 2021 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Where Does Plastic Pollution Go When It Enters the Ocean?)
Wait, How Much Microplastic Is Swirling in the Atlantic?
Matt Simon | Wired - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Wait, How Much Microplastic Is Swirling in the Atlantic?)
Should Plastic Producers Pay for Recycling?
The Story of Stuff Project - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2020 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Should Plastic Producers Pay for Recycling?)
Abrupt Ecosystem Collapse
Robert Hunziker | Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 20th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Abrupt Ecosystem Collapse)
UN Biodiversity Chief: Humans Risk Living in an ‘Empty World’ with ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences
Jordan Davidson | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on UN Biodiversity Chief: Humans Risk Living in an ‘Empty World’ with ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences)
Single-Use Plastic: China to Ban Bags and Other Items
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 (ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Single-Use Plastic: China to Ban Bags and Other Items)
Welcome to Hawaii’s ‘Plastic Beach’, One of the World’s Dirtiest Places
Liz Barney and Michelle Broder Van Dyke – The Guardian
January 13th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Welcome to Hawaii’s ‘Plastic Beach’, One of the World’s Dirtiest Places)
(Português) Fotos Comoventes Mostram Dois Filhotes de Urso Polar Disputando Lixo Plástico no Alaska
Eliane Arakaki - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
December 23rd, 2019 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Fotos Comoventes Mostram Dois Filhotes de Urso Polar Disputando Lixo Plástico no Alaska)
Ah … The Best People: Ignoring the Need for Environmental Deliverance for Over 50 Years
Marc A. Cirigliano| The Eastern Woodlands Fusion – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Ah … The Best People: Ignoring the Need for Environmental Deliverance for Over 50 Years)
Coca-Cola Named Most Polluting Brand in Global Audit of Plastic Waste
Sharon Lerner – The Intercept
November 4th, 2019 (CAPITALISM, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Coca-Cola Named Most Polluting Brand in Global Audit of Plastic Waste)
(Português) Coca-Cola É a Maior Produtora de Lixo Plástico do Mundo, Aponta Auditoria Internacional
Sharon Lerner – The Intercept
October 28th, 2019 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Coca-Cola É a Maior Produtora de Lixo Plástico do Mundo, Aponta Auditoria Internacional)
Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo Named Top Plastic Polluters for the Second Year in a Row
Matt Franklin | Brand Audit – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2019 (CAPITALISM, ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo Named Top Plastic Polluters for the Second Year in a Row)
Our Lifestyles Must Change
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 (EDITORIAL | Comments Off on Our Lifestyles Must Change)
Top 100 Polluter Indexes
Political Economy Research Institute | University of Massachusetts – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Top 100 Polluter Indexes)
Even the Bermuda Triangle Has a Plastic Problem
Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2019 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ENVIRONMENT, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Even the Bermuda Triangle Has a Plastic Problem)
Then… & Now
Asier – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2019 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Then… & Now)
Waste Only: How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World
Sharon Lerner – The Intercept
July 29th, 2019 (CAPITALISM, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Waste Only: How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World)
Cigarette Butts Are the Forgotten Plastic Pollution – and They Could Be Killing Our Plants
Dannielle Green – The Conversation
July 22nd, 2019 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Cigarette Butts Are the Forgotten Plastic Pollution – and They Could Be Killing Our Plants)
Hundreds of Sharks and Rays Entangled in Plastic Debris, Study Finds
Jordan Davidson | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 8th, 2019 (ENVIRONMENT, ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on Hundreds of Sharks and Rays Entangled in Plastic Debris, Study Finds)
Today’s Menu: Pesticide Salad, Leaded Fish with Plastic, and Intoxicated Fruit
Baher Kamal - Human Wrongs Watch
July 8th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Today’s Menu: Pesticide Salad, Leaded Fish with Plastic, and Intoxicated Fruit)
The New Left Economics: How a Network of Thinkers Is Transforming Capitalism
Andy Beckett – The Guardian
July 1st, 2019 (CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS, PARADIGM CHANGES | Comments Off on The New Left Economics: How a Network of Thinkers Is Transforming Capitalism)
As More Developing Countries Reject Plastic Waste Exports, Wealthy Nations Seek Solutions at Home
Kate O'Neill – The Conversation
June 17th, 2019 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on As More Developing Countries Reject Plastic Waste Exports, Wealthy Nations Seek Solutions at Home)
Remote Island Chain Has Few People — But Hundreds of Millions of Pieces of Plastic
Christopher Joyce | NPR – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2019 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Remote Island Chain Has Few People — But Hundreds of Millions of Pieces of Plastic)