There’s been a breakthrough in the battle against plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. A company based in the Netherlands called Ocean Clean Up has announced the successful trial of a new device designed to collect huge amounts of plastic by remote control. It’s been trialed in the Great Pacific Garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean, an enormous body of plastic waste that drifts on natural currents between Hawaii and the West Coast of the US.
Have you ever thought about the environmental damage your handbag or briefcase may cause? Manufacturing shiny new products are putting pressure on our planet and adding immeasurable waste to landfills. But One British entrepreneur has found a way to give old materials a luxurious second life. She’s making designer bags out of a waste product most of us would never have given a second glance to… and she’s making a profit!
It’s the world’s northernmost town and the one heating up the fastest. Longyearbyen in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago is trying to adapt to rising temperatures and sea levels. But the pace of change might be too quick to deal with.
