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Mexico City bans single use plastic bags

02:57 Plastic pollution has become one of the world's most pressing environmental issues.Many governments are passing laws to deal with the accumulating waste.In Mexico, the capital ci

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Mexico City bans single use plastic bags

02:57 Plastic pollution has become one of the world's most pressing environmental issues.Many governments are passing laws to deal with the accumulating waste.In Mexico, the capital ci

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Earth Day: China's efforts in fighting plastic pollution

It’sbeen48yearssincethefirstEarthDay,celebratedoneveryApril22.Thefocusofthedaythisyearisonfundamentallychanginghumanattitudesandbehaviorregardingplasticsandcata

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Cleaning up oceans one straw at a time

Asadiveinstructor,HarrietSparkhasspentalotoftimeinManlyCoveinnorthernSydney,Australia.HarrietSpark,Founder,OperationStraw.“AfriendandIusedtocomeoutheresnorkelin

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Plastic pollutes holy river of India and the sea

India’scapacityofdisposingsolidwasteneedstobeurgentlyenhanced.Plasticwastesinparticularendupintherivers,whicharepollutingtheworld’socean.ResearchersatTheOceanCl

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Scientists hope new enzyme will 'eat' plastic pollution

Scientistshaveaccidentallydevelopedaplastic-eatingenzymethatmaybeusedtocombatoneoftheworld'sworstpollutionproblems.ResearchersfromBritain'sUniversityofPortsmout

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Mumbai: Olive Ridley turtles and dolphins return after 20 years

After128weeksofrelentlessclean-upofMumbai’dirtiestbeach—Versova--marinelifehasstartedrecuperatingfromthechokingpollution.Around80OliveRidleySeaTurtleshavehatche

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Top bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles: report

Theworld'sleadingbrandsofbottledwaterarecontaminatedwithtinyplasticparticlesthatarelikelyseepinginduringthepackagingprocess,accordingtoamajorstudyacrossninecoun

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Krill could prove secret weapon in ocean plastics battle

Theymightbeatthebottomofthefoodchain,butkrillcouldprovetobeasecretweaponinthefightagainstthegrowingthreatofplasticpollutionintheworld'soceans.NewresearchFridays

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China fulfills UN call to ‘break up’ with plastic waste

TheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)hasmarkedValentine’sDaywithacampaignurgingpeopletoendtheir“toxicrelationships”withsingle-useplasticandbefaithfultoreus

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EU seeks to give millions better access to drinking water

TheEuropeanUnionproposedThursdaygivingmillionsofpeopleinthe28-nationblocbetteraccesstosafetapwaterandreducewaterconsumptionviawastefulplasticbottles.Thelegislat

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Coca-Cola pledges to recycle all packaging by 2030

Coca-Colahasannouncedapledgetorecycleausedbottleorcanforeveryonethecompanysellsby2030.Callingita"massiveglobalambition"thefirmadmitteditspartinlitteringtheenvir

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China: new headaches from new shopping habits, plastics ban 10 years on

TenyearssinceChinaplacedabanonfreeplasticbags,theknock-oneffecthasbeenevident,withsupermarketsandshoppingmallsreportinghugereductions.Unfortunately,althoughdema

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UK plans to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042

Britainplanstoeliminateallavoidableplasticwastewithin25years,PrimeMinisterTheresaMaywillannounceThursdayaspartoflong-termplansfortheenvironment.Thegovernmentwan

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Sea turtles' sad fate: from restaurant menus to plastic 'soup'

Gently,Kenzotheseaturtleisloweredontoabeachwhereascatteringofbottlecaps,candywrappers,yoghurtcupsanddiscardedflipflopsscaranotherwiseidyllicsetting.Asitshumanha

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'By 2050, the oceans could contain more plastic than fish'

"By2050,theoceanscouldcontainmoreplasticthanfish.Andthepoisonthatwethrowintothewatercomesbacktous,toourtables,inthefoodweeat,"EUForeignAffairsChiefFedericaMoghe

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Big coastal clean-up to rid UK beaches of plastic rubbish

Thousandsofvolunteerswilltakepartinover300beachcleansacrosstheUKthisweekend.TheannualeventbytheMarineConservationSocietywillhelpcollectdataonlitterlevels,withpl