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Queensland Steps Forward on Polluting Heavyweight Plastics Bags & Coffee Cups

The decision by the Queensland Government to ban all disposable plastic shopping bags steps up the attack on polluting single use plastic items, with the plan to introduce a Reusable Shopping Bag Standard to ensure all shopping bags available from retailers will be genuinely reusable in the future. Disposable coffee cups are now also centre of the agenda.

1 Jul 2022

PlasticsFuture 2022 to Find Innovative Solutions to the Global Plastics Crisis

In autumn 2022, a worldwide gathering of plastic experts is taking place in Portsmouth, UK.

29 Jun 2022

Air Cleaner Can Reduce the Negative Impacts of Air Pollution on Brain Development in Children

According to a recent study, having a portable air cleaner at home can lessen the detrimental effects of air pollution on children’s brain development.

23 Jun 2022

Study: Transport Causes 19% of Global Food System Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In 2007, 'locavore' - a person who only eats food grown or produced within a 100-mile (161km) radius - was the Oxford Word of the Year.

22 Jun 2022

Environmental Chemical Pollution — A Major Threat to Biodiversity

Biodiversity has been subjected to threat by environmental chemical pollution. But the complication of this pollution continues to be inadequately recognized by decision-makers.

20 Jun 2022

Air Pollutants from Wildfire Smoke Affect the Health of Dairy Cows

Increasing frequency and size of wildfires in the United States over the past several decades affect everything from human life and health to air quality, biodiversity, and land use.

17 Jun 2022

Monitoring Distant Coral Reefs is Now Possible Using a Standardized Method for Measuring Calcium Carbonate

Marine scientists are benefitted from a blueprint that helps them quantify calcium carbonate on the ocean floor. Also, it aids in tracking the health of coral reefs throughout the world.

16 Jun 2022

Exploring the Link Between Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Whole-Brain Connectivity

The current study is the first to examine the link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and noise at the time of childhood and pregnancy, and whole-brain connectivity.

16 Jun 2022

Airports Situated in Colder Climates Accumulate More Pollutants, Study Finds

Air pollution kills approximately 7 million people every year worldwide. According to researchers from McGill University, airports are hotspots for airborne pollutants that are detrimental to human health and the Earth's climate.

13 Jun 2022

Plastic on Australia's Beaches Cut by Almost a Third

New research by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, shows Australian coastal plastic pollution has decreased by 29 per cent, the surprise discovery revealed as part of a broader project assessing waste reduction efforts.

9 Jun 2022