Pollution Coast guards collaborate on marine pollution prevention December 6, 2022 Canada and US renewed their deal to provide a coordinated system for planning, preparedness and response to spills occurring in the waters between the two countries
Pollution Terracycle removes a million pounds of waste from Bangkok canals November 9, 2022 The TerraCycle Global Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by TerraCycle, has removed over a million pounds of waste from rivers and waterways since 2020
Pollution ‘Trash interceptor’ launched in LA October 24, 2022 The Trash Interceptor 007 is a fully automated, solar-powered trash collection device developed by The Ocean Cleanup, a Netherlands-based nonprofit
Plastics Nigeria’s plastic pollution is harming the environment: Steps to combat it are overdue March 4, 2022 Compared to other developing countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, Nigeria's commitments to combating plastic pollution are far below average
Bans Canada leads in creating binding global plastics pact March 2, 2022 more than 170 countries will deliberate over the launch of a process to develop a new global agreement on plastic pollution
Environment Nova Scotia mining company fined for illegal dumping February 28, 2022 Atlantic Mining NS Inc. pleaded guilty in Nova Scotia provincial court to contravening the Fisheries Act
Pollution Canada throwing support behind international pollution prevent groups February 24, 2022 Canada is joining a series of international groups aimed at reducing plastic pollution and protecting oceans
Plastics Plastic waste has doubled in 20 years: OECD report February 22, 2022 The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only nine percent successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report
Litter Amazon’s plastic waste jumps 29% in 2020 December 24, 2021 Up to 10.66 million kilograms of this waste entered the world’s waterways and seas
Oceans Cleaning the ocean by searching the ‘net November 10, 2021 OceanHero search engine users have helped recover 21 million ocean-bound plastic bottles