French startup wants to end microplastics with biodegradable microcapsules
The French startup Calyxia invented the world’s first customizable, advanced and sustainable microencapsulation technology.
Young inventor develops a microplastic magnet
Fionn Ferreira, a chemistry student at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, wants to fight microplastic pollution with magnetic water.
Sticky labels on fruits and veggies are no longer a necessity
Dutch fruit and vegetable supplier Nature & More and Swedish supermarket ICA partnered to replace sticky labels on organic products with a laser mark.
This game lets you clean up the ocean for fun
Ender Ocean is the first online game dedicated to cleaning up the oceans.
Mussels turn out to be highly efficient at filtering out plastic
Pennie Lindeque, Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Head of Science, turned to nature to address microplastic pollution. Specifically, her team uses mussels to filter water and extract tiny pieces of plastic – smaller than 5 millimetres across – generated from plastic pollution disintegration.
A passive system could clean up 90% of plastic in the ocean
The Ocean Cleanup is a Dutch non-profit organization aiming to clean up 90% of the floating plastic pollution in our oceans – easy peasy lemon squeezy 🍋.