Posts tagged with ‘Plastic Pollution’


Three Teens Win Global Earth Prize for Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics
Good News Network - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 8th, 2026 (SCIENCE | No Comments »)
The Plague of Plastic: The Other Petroleum Curse
H. Patricia Hynes | Informed Comment - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2026 (ENVIRONMENT | No Comments »)
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is a Plastic Trash Nightmare–It Could also Be Part of a Much Bigger, Hidden Problem
Laura Paddison | CNN - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2026 (ENVIRONMENT | No Comments »)
Humanity Is Under the Rubble of 500 Years Old Racial Capitalism, Unipolar or Multipolar
Maung Zarni | FORSEA – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 8th, 2025 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
COP30 Backpedals on Climate Action
Bob Berwyn | Inside Climate News - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 24th, 2025 (ENVIRONMENT | No Comments »)
COP30 in the Amazon and the Hope of Indigenous Leadership
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 24th, 2025 (ENVIRONMENT | No Comments »)
Plastics Treaty Talks End in ‘Abject Failure’ as US, Other Big Oil Allies Sabotage Progress
Jake Johnson | Common Dreams - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2025 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Plastics Treaty Talks End in ‘Abject Failure’ as US, Other Big Oil Allies Sabotage Progress)
From Thinking to Action in the Fight against Plastics
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 11th, 2025 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on From Thinking to Action in the Fight against Plastics)
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 | Comments Off on Over 100 Countries Want an Ambitious Plastics Treaty as Oil-producing Nations Are Getting in the Way)
Uncovering Fact vs Fiction on Coca-Cola’s Iconic Bottle
The Story of Stuff Project - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2024 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Uncovering Fact vs Fiction on Coca-Cola’s Iconic Bottle)
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 | Comments Off on The World Dumps 2,000 Truckloads of Plastic into the Ocean Each Day: Here’s Where a Lot of It Ends Up)
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Are the Largest Known Contributors of Branded Plastic Waste, Study Finds
The Amp Media - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2024 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Are the Largest Known Contributors of Branded Plastic Waste, Study Finds)
Creating a Hydrogel That Removes Microplastics from Water
Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2024 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Creating a Hydrogel That Removes Microplastics from Water)
Scientists Create Artificial Worm Gut That Breaks Down Plastic
Paige Bennett | EcoWatch - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 19th, 2024 (SCIENCE | Comments Off on Scientists Create Artificial Worm Gut That Breaks Down Plastic)
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 (ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, CAPITALISM, 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, PARADIGM CHANGES, ECONOMICS | 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)