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Meet BeBot, a Solar-Powered Robot that Helps Rid Beaches of Microplastics
2021-08-12 08:00:00| Waste Age
4ocean, a Certified B Corp that is committed to ending the ocean plastic crisis, has partnered with Poralu Marine, a global marine industry leader, to deploy a new beach-cleaning robot called the BeBot, which targets microplastics. Developed by Pora
Hundreds of Fish Species are Consuming Microplastics
2021-02-23 14:22:00| Waste Age
A new study published by ecologist Elliott Hazen shows that marine fish including species consumed by humans are ingesting synthetic particles of all sizes. Fish consuming plastic is on the rise because detection methods for microplastics is imp
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Microplastics More Prevalent in Agriculture Soil than Oceans
2020-09-18 08:00:00| Waste Age
Microplastics are plastic pieces smaller than five millimeters across. For years, weve heard about the impact of ocean microplastics, but now researchers say more microplastics are in farm soil than oceans. And the plastic is now being found in our
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Call for textile sector to spearhead microplastics standards
2020-08-27 14:39:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Testing firm Eurofins Softlines and Leather has released a white paper outlining research into the shedding of microplastics from textiles, and calls on the industry to spearhead standards and methods to assess and address their impact.
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Airborne Microplastics Infiltrate U.S. National Parks, Study Finds
2020-06-19 09:00:00| Waste Age
Half a century ago scientists began finding plastic pollution in the oceans. Three years ago reseachers started finding airborne plastic particles in remote, high-elevation areas of U.S. national parks. Now theyre starting to get a handle on how mu
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