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Are Local Communities The Key To Tackling Plastic in the Ocean?

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Are Local Communities The Key To Tackling Plastic in the Ocean?

BY Samanta Skrivere ·

06·26·18

Meet Sam from Ministry of Waste who tackles beach plastics in the Philippines and connects local communities to global leaders of sustainability and waste industry innovators to tackle the issue of plastic in the ocean. She speaks honestly on the power of local communities and how starting her project gave her life a deeper sense […]

Washed Ashore: Can Art and Education Change Attitudes on Plastic Waste?

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Washed Ashore: Can Art and Education Change Attitudes on Plastic Waste?

BY Angela Haseltine Pozzi ·

06·26·18

It takes someone special to see the world in a different light and encourage others to do the same, just like Washed Ashore’s vision and the phenomenonal talent of its founder, Angela Haseltine Pozzi. Frank, one of the team, gives us an insider’s look to this team of artists, visionaries and public educators.

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5 Ways To Tackle Ocean Plastics

BY Zoe Cuckow ·

01·12·18

As consumers, we all know plastics are everywhere. We've produced more plastic in the last 10 years than in the whole of the 20th century and 50% of the plastics we use, we use only just once. From the Arctic where the majority of UK plastics end up to the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone […]

Ministry Of Waste: Turning plastic waste into profit

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Ministry Of Waste: Turning plastic waste into profit

BY Samanta Skrivere ·

07·15·17

Ministry of Waste connects disadvantaged and polluted communities in Asia with waste industry innovators and global leaders of sustainability by creating a recycled ocean-bound and beach plastic supply chain through which stops litter before it enters the ocean. The uniqueness about Ministry of Waste is that they don’t rely on volunteers but allow local communities […]

The Great Bubble Barrier: Closing The Plastic Loop

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The Great Bubble Barrier: Closing The Plastic Loop

BY Francis Zoet ·

08·01·16

Great Bubble Barrier is a long tube placed on the riverbed with small holes through which air is pumped. This creates a vertical barrier of bubbles from the riverbed up to the surface. This barrier blocks plastic debris from floating downstream. By placing the barrier diagonally in the natural river flow we guide the waste […]

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