plastic waste

An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down plastic that typically takes centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days. This discovery, published in Nature, could help...

A gigantic quantity of Covid-19 plastic waste, amounting to an astounding 28,000 tons of trash, has been dumped into the world's oceans since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a recent study. Masks, gloves, and other waste that has...

Leonardo DiCaprio was spotted on the Greek island of Paros last week, enjoying all the delights that the idyllic destination has to offer during his summer vacation. But the actor, long known for his environmental activism, took an opportunity...

The use of plastic bags in supermarkets in Greece dropped 80 percent in 2018 since stores no longer give them away for free, according to a recent survey by the the Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA). The environmental...

The European Union reached an interim agreement on Wednesday to ban disposable plastic products such as drinking straws, plates and cups. The agreement was made between the presidency of the European Council and the European Parliament, which initiated the project. Elisabeth...

EU lawmakers voted 571 to 53 to enact a total ban on 10 single-use plastic items, including straws, coffee stirrers, and cutlery. This vote adds to a growing effort on the part of EU member states to address the issue...

University of the Aegean kgiyvbk researchers conducted a successful experiment detecting plastic waste in the sea of Lesvos with the use of drones. The Marine Remote Sensing Group experiment was carried out at the Tsamakia beach of Mytilene. Its aim was...