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An MIT researcher says we should trash all our recyclable plastic, and he’s probably right

He argues we should spend our "mental budget for thinking about the Earth on more high-impact changes"

Instagram influencers are getting sick from swimming in a toxic lake in Spain

It is actually a toxic wasteland!

The world’s plants are going extinct about 500 times faster than they should!

The team found that roughly half of all reported plant extinctions occurred on isolated islands

Greece exhumes decades-old ship graveyard amid fears of environmental hazard (video)

Authorities introduced a motion where the abandoned ships can be repossessed by the state

Ocean Cleanup Project drags its fractured plastic-catching barrier in for repairs (photos)

Despite the latest setback, CEO Boyan Slat is adamant this is a speed hump rather than a roadblock

Global CO2 emissions hit all-time high (infographic)

A booming global car market and rising coal use in China among the main contributory factors

Ocean Cleanup system installed & ready for work at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Researchers on the Ocean Cleanup Project say there are as many as 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic within the patch

Greek-American students clean up Attica beach

"This beach cleaning initiative offers an opportunity for Diaspora Greeks and the local community to pool their efforts to restore the beautiful beaches of Greece"

These are the countries that import the most plastic waste (infographic)

China is by far the leader, followed by the U.S

Greek researchers use technology to address plastic pollution off Lesvos coast

Researchers from the University of the Aegean are using drones and satellites to help the environment

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