World Environment Day 2025: Beat Plastic Pollution
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, and this year's focus is on combating plastic pollution
International Day of Zero Waste 2025: reducing fashion and textiles waste
International Day of Zero Waste aims to draw attention to the negative impacts of waste and encourage global action at all levels.
Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics
The Earth Day has been celebrated every April 22 since 1970. This year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastics, as a call to raise awareness about the health risks posed by plastic pollution and the damage it inflicts on the environment. Special emphasis is placed on protecting babies, who are the most exposed to the harmful […]
Scientific expedition exploring presence of microplastics in Antarctica
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sent its first expedition to study the presence of microplastics in Antarctica
EU moves to curb microplastics intentionally added to products
The ban is expected to prevent the release of about half a million tons of microplastics to the environment
International Plastic Bag Free Day: The planet is choking on plastic
July is a plastic-free month, and July 3 has been observed as the International Plastic Bag Free Day since 2010, to encourage people to stop using disposable plastic products
Professor Fath: Scientists should be activists
Chemistry Professor Andreas Fath from the HFU university in Furtwangen has swum along the Danube from its source in Germany to the Black Sea