Falling Apart at the Seams
The story of textile waste is not just about discarded clothes – it’s about a global system that shifts the burden of pollution from rich nations to poorer ones under the guise of charity and recycling.
Tag: marine-plastic-pollution
EIA at 40 – how we led the charge to tackle the world’s rising tide of plastic pollution
In the countdown to our 40th anniversary, we are featuring previous editions of our supporters' newsletter, highlighting our work exposing environmental crime and abuse
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Tackling sea-based sources of plastic pollution at the International Maritime Organisation
EIA is currently participating in a meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) which is seeking to push ahead with actions to tackle two major sources of marine plastic pollution – plastic pellets and fishing gear
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EIA podcast – why can’t we rely on technology to clean the oceans of our plastic waste?
The terrible scale of our planet’s plastic pollution crisis has been making headlines in recent years, as have a number of apparent technological solutions to the problem – but can we really rely on physical ocean clean-ups to sort out the mess for us?
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Environmental organisations claim plastic clean-up tech not all it seems on the surface
A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and OceanCare highlights the damaging impacts of ‘quick fix’ ocean clean-up technologies.
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The High Seas Treaty is an historic win for the planet – now let’s tackle plastics in the same spirit!
After nearly two decades of negotiations, the member states of the United Nations last week in New York agreed an historic treaty to protect the high seas
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