Tag: Plastic Waste

• Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 09:01 UTC

  Team of scientists on board HMS Protector studying impact of plastic waste in Antarctica

  

  A scientist team aboard the Royal Navy icebreaker is uncovering the damage plastic waste is having on Antarctica. As part of efforts to preserve one of the world’s most unique and fragile environments, critical work has been carried out by researchers from the University of Portsmouth aboard polar research vessel HMS Protector.

• Monday, May 16th 2022 - 01:16 UTC

  Falklands prepares for the Big Plastic Count, starting next week

  

  Next week (16th-22nd May), Falkland Islands residents should consider taking part in Falkland Conservation’s Big Plastic Count. Inspired by Greenpeace's plastic count in the UK, Falklands Conservation are launching an island-wide survey with the aim of recording all plastic used by Falklands residents in just one week.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Dead sperm whale in Indonesia had kilos of plastic waste in its stomach

  

  A sperm whale found dead in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg of plastic waste, including 115 cups, in its stomach, park officials said on Tuesday. The 9.5m whale was found in waters near Kapota Island, part of the Wakatobi National Park, southeast of Sulawesi, the park said in a statement.

• Monday, April 16th 2018 - 08:40 UTC

  UK earmarks £61.4 million to fight the rising tide of plastic pollution in oceans

  

  The UK Government has earmarked a £61.4 million war chest to fight the rising tide of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. Theresa May announced the fund ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London this week.