Plastic pollution

Dr. Dominic Dixon

India's stance on SDG 14: Life Below Water

The Challenge We are a land dwelling species, but we depend more on our oceans than we can imagine. Oceans cover close to three quarters...

Dr. Dominic Dixon

‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ clean-up project launches trial run: UNEP

A trial run of an innovative system designed to clean up the world’s seas and oceans, founded by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) ...

Dr. Dominic Dixon

Indian students mail 20,000 empty food wrappers to manufacturers

A dramatic act of protest reminds companies to take responsibility for the wasteful packaging they produce. Each morning this week I've...

Dr. Dominic Dixon

Plastics aren’t just polluting our oceans — they’re releasing greenhouse gases

Researchers from the University of Hawaii, Manoa have discovered startling new evidence that the plastics on land and in the ocean...

Dr. Dominic Dixon

CURRENT DAY STORY - 'MIDAS'S TOUCH TURNING THINGS TO PLASTIC'

Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a...