Coast guards collaborate on marine pollution prevention

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

Terracycle removes a million pounds of waste from Bangkok canals

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

‘Trash interceptor’ launched in LA

The Trash Interceptor 007 is a fully automated, solar-powered trash collection device developed by The Ocean Cleanup, a Netherlands-based nonprofit

Nigeria’s plastic pollution is harming the environment: Steps to combat it are overdue

Compared to other developing countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, Nigeria's commitments to combating plastic pollution are far below average

Canada leads in creating binding global plastics pact

more than 170 countries will deliberate over the launch of a process to develop a new global agreement on plastic pollution

Nova Scotia mining company fined for illegal dumping

Atlantic Mining NS Inc. pleaded guilty in Nova Scotia provincial court to contravening the Fisheries Act

Canada throwing support behind international pollution prevent groups

Canada is joining a series of international groups aimed at reducing plastic pollution and protecting oceans

Plastic waste has doubled in 20 years: OECD report

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

Amazon’s plastic waste jumps 29% in 2020

Up to 10.66 million kilograms of this waste entered the world’s waterways and seas

Cleaning the ocean by searching the ‘net

OceanHero search engine users have helped recover 21 million ocean-bound plastic bottles