Pollution
EU fights marine plastic pollution
June 20, 2019
Cracking down on plastic pollution, the EU Council adopted a directive in May which introduces new restrictions on certain single-use plastic products. The formal adoption announced in May of the new rules by the Council is the final step in the procedure. The single-use plastics directive builds on the EU’s existing waste legislation but goes […]
Aussie entrepreneur sets out to save the ocean
March 6, 2019
Perth native Darren Lomman has found a way to transform plastic waste into 3D printer filament, thereby helping to prevent more ocean pollution. His campaign to recycle plastic waste has its roots in an advertisement he saw in December 2016, which contained the alarming revelation that, by 2050, there would be more plastic in the […]