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Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10%: study
Paris (AFP) April 10, 2025 The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday. Researchers from Tsinghua University in China said the rate of recycling had barely budged even as plastic production had exploded, presenting a "pressing global environmental challenge". Their findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, come as nations prepare to battle again over a treaty to address p ... read more |
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EU greenlights new microplastic rules after tensionsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 9, 2025 EU countries and lawmakers on Wednesday reached a deal on plans to curb plastic pollution - an issue that had laid bare tensions within the bloc over Brussels's push to cut red tape. ... more
Illegal mining on Indigenous lands in Brazil dropped under Lula: reportSao Paulo (AFP) April 8, 2025 Illegal gold mining in Indigenous Brazilian territories has declined dramatically since leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in January 2023, a report by Greenpeace said Tuesday, as the country readies to host UN climate talks later this year. ... more
Clean streets vs business woes: pollution charge divides LondonersLondon (AFP) April 8, 2025 For Londoner Beau Boka-Batesa, air quality has drastically improved in the British capital following the rollout and expansion of a contested car pollution toll two years ago. ... more 
'Alarming' microplastic pollution in Europe's great riversParis (AFP) April 7, 2025 "Alarming" levels of microplastic have been found in major rivers across Europe according to scientists in 14 studies published simultaneously Monday. ... more |
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Microplastics debate ramps up tensions over EU green ambitionsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 2, 2025 Tensions between the EU's competing ambitions of going green and unshackling businesses from red tape came to the boil on Wednesday as member states held a heated debate on plans to curb plastic pollution. ... more
Barrels of aviation fuel to be moved off ship in North Sea crashLondon (AFP) Mar 28, 2025 Salvage operators off the England coast will transfer over 200,000 barrels of aviation fuel from the Stena Immaculate tanker, which was hit by a containership, its US-based operator Crowley said on Friday ... more 
Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: studyWashington (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit Oceana. ... more 
Poisoned legacy of Albania's steel cityElbasan, Albania (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Once the pride of Albania's communist regime, the giant Elbasan metals complex is now one of the most polluted sites in the Balkans, burdened with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste, much of it hazardous. ... more 
Chewing gum releases microplastics into mouth: researchersParis (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. ... more |
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Chinese officials admit toxic river leak after rare media reports
Beijing (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Chinese authorities said Tuesday they had controlled a leak of toxic heavy metal into a river, after media outlets reported that officials had known about the incident for days. An emergency response was launched after detecting "abnormal water quality" in a section of the Lei River, officials in the central city of Chenzhou said on Sunday, without giving further details. In a rare move, multiple news outlets later reported that authorities knew about elevated levels of thallium, a potentially h ... read more
Chewing gum releases microplastics into mouth: researchersParis (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. ... more |
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'Surf and turf' protest in Spain against factory, mine A Pobra Do Caraminal, Spain (AFP) Mar 22, 2025 Thousands of people on boats and on land staged a "surf and turf" protest in northwest Spain on Saturday against a planned textile factory and the reopening of a copper mine. ... more 
44 people on trial in Vietnam over illegal sand miningHanoi (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 More than 40 people went on trial in Vietnam Monday over illegal sand mining in the Mekong Delta, state media said, as concern mounts over the environmental impact of overexploitation. ... more 
Separatist group presses boycott over 'ecocide' in PapuaJakarta (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 More than 90 West Papuan tribes, political organisations and religious groups called on Thursday for a boycott of products allegedly implicated in the "ecocide" of the region, according to a separatist group. ... more
Too much water: Gold rush, climate change submerge Bolivian villageTipuani, Bolivia (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Navigating a makeshift raft between drifting furniture and submerged cars, Rafael Quispe steers through his village in western Bolivia, where the streets were turned into rivers two months ago. ... more 
Greenpeace's biggest operationsParis (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 The environmental advocacy group Greenpeace, ordered by a US jury to pay more than $660 million in damages to an oil pipeline company, has built its reputation on often astonishing operations on land and at sea that captured headlines around the world. ... more |
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