Counting the climate costs of abandoned shopping trolleys
Most emissions can be avoided if trolleys are kept in circulation.
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How we discovered pollution‑poisoned crustaceans in the Mariana Trench
But should we care if the extreme marine frontier is not clean?
Thinking about selling clothes on Vinted? The steps you can take to make this a greener option
Reselling clothes might seem like a green option, but it is not as simple as it sounds.
What you should (and shouldn’t) do with all of your old phone chargers and other e‑waste
Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world – there are things you can do to minimise your role in it.
A brief guide to clothes recycling – sustainability expert unpicks how your discarded garments get processsed
Growing mountains of textile waste are hard to recycle. There is scope to improve chemical and mechanical recycling methods but consumers and fashion brands play a role in reducing overproduction.
To clean up England’s rivers we need to know how much sewage is dumped – but water firms won’t tell us
Thames Water has mapped its discharges in near real time. But we still need data on the volume of sewage dumped in rivers.
From raising the global sea level to crushing life on the seafloor – here’s why you should care about icebergs
Icebergs don’t just pose a risk to ships – they have a profound impact on the natural world and human societies.
Welcome to The Plastisphere: ocean‑going microbes on vessels of plastic
The amount of plastic debris accumulating in the open ocean has doubled in 40 years. This has been is a topic of increasing public concern and scientific interest since it was first reported in the 1970s…
Waste pickers risk their lives to stop plastic pollution – now they could help shape global recycling policies
Waste pickers want a say in how policies are designed and implemented.
Microplastics are everywhere in Pennsylvania’s water – but the tide may be turning
An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means for our health.
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