Burning plastic for cooking and heating: An emerging environmental crisis
A Curtin University-led paper, "The Use of Plastic as a Household Fuel among the Urban Poor in the Global South" published in ...
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AI is helping to clear out ‘ghost gear’ from oceans – here’s how
New platform uses AI to detect where abandoned fishing gear is likely to be found on seabed floor, replacing time-consuming manual searching ...
How straws became an enduring symbol of the global plastic pollution crisis
Straws have emerged as one of the leading contributors to the plastic pollution crisis, frequently appearing on beaches ...
WWF-Vietnam identifies six effective plastic reduction models
After nearly five years of evaluating urban plastic reduction pilot models across Vietnam, the World Wide Fund for Nature ...
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WWF-Vietnam identifies six plastic reduction models for nationwide expansion
WWF-Vietnam has worked with departments and local authorities in 10 provinces and cities to reduce plastic waste, aiming to ...
The Plastic vs. Paper Straw Debate, Explained
Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.
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WWF-VN identifies six successful plastic reduction models for expansion
After nearly five years of evaluating urban plastic reduction pilot models across Vietnam, the World Wide Fund for Nature ...
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'Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don't work'
President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they "don't work" and don't last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to ...
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Plastic straws have come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to ...
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WWF-Vietnam identifies six successful plastic reduction models for nationwide expansion
WWF-Vietnam has worked with departments and local authorities in 10 provinces and cities to reduce plastic waste, aiming to cut at least 30 per cent of plastic pollution and eliminate plastic waste in ...