The world’s first plastic-free supermarket aisle debuted in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Shoppers at the Jan Pieter Heijestraat branch of Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza will have roughly 700 plastic-free products to choose from, including meat, rice, sauces, dairy, chocolate, cereals, yogurt, snacks, fresh fruit and vegetables. Instead of plastic, items are packed in compostable materials or […]
By Louise Edge Friday Greenpeace criticized Coca-Cola’s new global plastics plan for failing to address the urgency of ocean plastic pollution. The long awaited policy from the world’s largest soft drink company featured a series of measures weaker than those previously announced for Europe and the UK. The plan failed to include any reduction of […]
Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise is on its way to Antarctica, where the crew on board will be the first humans ever to visit the seafloor in the Weddell Sea. The three-month expedition will aim to further the case for a massive ocean sanctuary. In an effort to combat the threats of overfishing, plastic pollution and […]
Disturbing footage of a snake in Goa, India vomiting an empty soft drink bottle highlights the world’s mounting plastic pollution crisis. The clip shows a handler and several bystanders observing a cobra writhing and eventually regurgitating a disposable bottle that it probably mistook for food. The group cheers as the reptile successfully discharges the item. […]
By Joe McCarthy A lot of people take part in community clean-up efforts—spending a Saturday morning picking up litter in a park, mowing an overgrown field or painting a fence. But not everyone has the drive to do what a young lawyer and environmentalist in Mumbai recently accomplished. In 2015, Afroz Shah moved to an […]
Britain’s Prince Charles is lending his clout to a $2 million competition to stop the 8 million tonnes of plastics entering our oceans each year. The Prince of Wales has teamed up with Dame Ellen MacArthur and philanthropist Wendy Schmidt to launch the New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize to encourage the world’s brightest minds to […]
Norwegian businessman Kjell Inge Røkke is not someone usually admired for environmental stewardship. Described by Forbes as a “ruthless corporate raider,” Røkke made his billions as the majority stakeholder in shipping and offshore drilling conglomerate, Aker. The twist to this story? Røkke has decided to give “the lion’s share” of his estimated $2.7 billion fortune […]
By Louisa Casson It’s a horror story.
Greenpeace Philippines sent a strong message about plastic pollution with a giant “Dead Whale” art exhibit this month in Naic, Cavite. The 50-foot long whale replica, which was created from plastic waste, was positioned on the beach near the shoreline in Manila Bay. “Listen to the dead whale’s wake-up call, look closer and see what […]
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