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Ocean plastic waste often flows from rivers. Innovative businesses are deploying low-cost, low-tech solutions.
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Plastic in the ocean is a global problem but the U.S., as the top contributor, should be at the forefront of funding and corporate responsibility for the cleaning.
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WasteShark, sold by startup RanMarine, is eating up plastics, biomass, algaes and other debris, such as coconuts.
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While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to our plastic problem, many actions will require intense collaboration.
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Fighting the pandemic should not come at the cost of stemming the flow of plastic pollution into the environment.
by Rob Kaplan
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Without data, it's difficult to know your impact. Simply put, we can’t manage what we can’t measure.
by Erin Simon
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In a world where waste management and recycling is on the decline, private sector innovation is needed.
by Tom Szaky
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What does it take to build global projects through partnerships with investors, businesses and nonprofits? This panel will highlight the challenges and opportunities for the GreenBiz community to engage in the fight against plastic pollution and further the circular economy.
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From refill schemes to more practical and viable recycling options, there's a stronger sense of urgency to find solutions.
by Meg Wilcox
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The collaboration spearheaded by WWF will focus on boosting recycling infrastructure and public awareness campaigns in the U.S.
by Toby Hill
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The partnership has created another income source for Haitians and potentially a lower carbon footprint for HP.
by Doug Zanger
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Why we're still at sea on ocean plastics — the real reasons we haven’t solved the plastic crisis yet
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Our circular economy analyst on the Ocean Plastics Leadership Summit, a seaside session with companies, NGOs, waste management firms and innovators.
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A new project can help empower local communities to take recycling into their own bins.
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The consumer goods giant will start selling Windex Vinegar home cleaning products in 100 percent recycled ocean plastic bottles.
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Companies must tackle the problem by reducing and reusing first, rather than skipping straight to recycling as the best solution.
by Tom Dowdall
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Hail the ocean plastics resistance, the recommerce revolution and the product reparability movement.
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A Europe-wide ban could be in place on certain items by 2021 — but is the war on plastics a distraction from the climate fight?
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Rachael Miller's team at Cora Ball spun this laundry solution out of a greater ocean cleanup effort.
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The uptick in awareness is unprecedented, and it's not just about feeling sorry for sea creatures.
by Rob Kaplan
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'Humanizing the startup process' can be one step toward a circular economy.
by Rob Kaplan
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We need more than billions of dollars to keep plastic out of the ocean. Thankfully, there's a consensus about the solutions — if we act now.
by Rob Kaplan
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Getting from here to a circular economy will take a lot of interim steps. In parallel, we must build the foundations for a new material reality.
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Will the giant consumer packaged goods company place itself head and shoulders above the rest?
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It’s time to acknowledge that the concept of circularity may need to be defined differently depending on the material.
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These ideas could help design a system that keeps these materials from becoming trash in the first place.
by Joe Iles