Amazon packages are awash in plastic. How much of it is actually recyclable?

July 27, 2020

If you’ve been clicking “add to cart” more than usual lately, you’re not alone. COVID-19 has caused a surge in e-commerce because it’s a convenient, low-risk way to shop. For some communities it’s the only way to secure select goods, and online shopping doesn’t get much easier than Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer.

Ocean Plastic Could Triple by 2040, Report Finds

EcoWatch, July 25, 2020

Half a million tons of plastic waste is added to the Mediterranean every year

Cumhuriyet, July 25, 2020

Plastic on the beaches is a drama, but in the seabed it is much worse

Tiscali News, July 24, 2020

Oceana uncovers the plastic plague in Europe’s deep seas

July 24, 2020

Madrid. – Oceana has published a report on the disastrous effects of plastic on the seafloor in Europe and the Mediterranean. Photos from their expeditions — some of which were published for the first time — confirm that the litter which accumulates on beaches and the surface of the oceans accounts for only 1% of all the […]