MARINE LITTER

The Ocean Cleanup declares mission accomplished / Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be plastic-free within 10 years

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

UN Plastics Treaty: companies tackling pollution form alliance to better inform policymakers

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Of throwaway drinks bottles and flesh-eating bacteria

MARINE LITTER

The Ocean Cleanup celebrates milestone waste collection in Pacific Ocean's Great Garbage Patch

MARINE LITTER

South Korean car maker Kia partners with The Ocean Cleanup / New automobiles could use 20% more reclaimed plastics

MARINE LITTER

The Ocean Cleanup is back in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch / First run with System 0002 / Deployment of System 003 / Plans to offset carbon emissions

CORRECTION - MARINE LITTER

Alliance to End Plastic Waste's project Renew Oceans collapses / Pandemic and technical problems blamed for breakdown of multi-company clean-up effort in India

MARINE LITTER

Ocean Cleanup partners “Interceptor” production / Sunglasses from ocean plastics waste

MARINE LITTER

The Ocean Cleanup presents new vessel to catch plastic pollution in rivers / “The Interceptor” is planned to launch in 2025

MARINE LITTER

Ocean Cleanup vehicle is now catching and retaining plastics / Design work commences on a new full-scale system / Recycling on land

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Swimming the Garbage Patch Redux?

MARINE LITTER

New glitch for Ocean Cleanup / End section becomes detached / Vehicle to be towed to Hawaii for damage assessment / Boyan Slat still confident

MARINE LITTER

Ocean Cleanup project hits a snag / Waste slips out with the fish / Overhaul planned / Team confident problems can be fixed

MARINE LITTER

"World Cleanup Day" to tweak awareness / Ocean Cleanup vessel launched to collect waste in Pacific garbage patch

MARINE LITTER

Pacific garbage patch on alert / Ocean Cleanup to launch floating collection system in September / Estimates of 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic in gyre

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Marine Litter: More plastics in the Pacific than thought / Ocean Cleanup completes first aerial survey

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Pollution levels in oceans continue to rise / Need for global action / “PolyTalk” conference spurs intense discussions about marine litter / Research warns that amount of plastic packaging ending up in the oceans should not rise

YEAR IN REVIEW 2013

Part 3 – Environmental challenges keep industry on the alert / Biodegradables and plastic bag bans make headlines / Recycling moves forward but players say full potential not reached

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Dutchman devises money-making plan for marine litter clean-up / Floating platforms