Sea turtle Goody was injured after she was caught in a fishing net. Now researchers have built her a bespoke new flipper – and it’s hoped their advances will help others like her swim pro...

Douglas Broom 17 Jan 2020

Climate Change

What you need to know about Davos 2020: How to save the planet

Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are all crucial topics that will be discussed at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2020.

Robin Pomeroy 16 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

Our indispensable problem: the paradox of modern plastics

Plastics pose a huge environmental challenge - but they also offer enormous environmental benefits, too. Here's how we can address the former without sacrificing the latter.

Jim Fitterling 15 Jan 2020

Viet Nam

Viet Nam is creating its first zero plastic waste city. Here's how

A new project in Viet Nam hopes to develop scalable local solutions to the country's plastic waste problem. Here's how it will work.

Christina Jäger and Konstantin Münchau 15 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

This man is installing 100 trash barriers in Bali's rivers to stop plastic pollution

Gary Bencheghib has been helping to tackle Bali’s plastic problem for 10 years. Now, he’s going to Davos to launch his latest plan to clean rivers on the island – and around the world.

Kate Whiting 13 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

This is how The Ocean Cleanup's mission to clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is going

The Ocean Cleanup has collected 60 massive plastic bags from a floating barrier in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Here’s what you need to know.

David Elliott 13 Jan 2020

Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle

Online shopping is polluting the planet - but it's not too late

The carbon emissions of delivering online purchases is expected to grow 30% by 2030. But a new report has solutions to make the last mile more environmentally friendly.

Kate Whiting 10 Jan 2020

Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle

This US startup is making take-out food delivery more sustainable

The take-out industry isn't considered the most environmentally friendly, but one company is changing that by offering re-usable, recyclable packaging through a deposit system.

Sophie Hirsh · Green Matters 10 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

Here’s how the WTO can help address plastic pollution

Cooperation on trade could support efforts to transform the global plastics economy.

Carolyn Deere Birkbeck 09 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

The war on plastic: 5 green laws for 2020

Countries such as the US, France and Thailand have all made new environmental laws to help battle the climate crisis we are currently facing. This includes a tax on gas use, reducing plas...

Sean Fleming 03 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

These scientists are using sound waves to filter plastic fibres from washing machine wastewater

Washing machines release millions of microplastics into the sea every day. Scientists have developed a 'bulk acoustic wave' system to trap microplastics in the machine.

Sean Fleming 02 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

We can use plastics to change the world for the better

Plastic is often seen as something to be eradicated entirely, but it has enormous potential as a resource that could open up new - and sustainable - markets and job opportunities.

Lesley Van Staveren 27 Dec 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Why is black plastic packaging so hard to recycle?

The food industry likes black plastic because it's cheap and makes food look more appealing, but it's almost never recycled.

Emma Charlton 16 Dec 2019

Plastics and the Environment

The ocean is teeming with microplastic – a million times more than we thought, suggests new research

A new study finds there could be a million times more tiny plastic pieces in the ocean than we thought, and they might be infiltrating the food chain.

Johnny Wood 13 Dec 2019

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