How Do New Zealand Lakes Compare in Plastic Pollution to the Rest of the World?
Deniz Özkundakci, University of Waikato Photo by Sarah Precious on Unsplash The level of microplastic pollution in New Zealand lakes is comparable with those in the US or Europe, despite much lower population densities, according to our global analysis of...
Is Biodegradable Plastic the Answer to Consumerism and Climate Change?
Biodegradable plastic could change the future of consumerism and its impact on climate change, thinks Dr. Heon Park, a Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Canterbury. While acknowledging that petroleum-based plastic poses long-term...
Q+A: Toxic waters: How bad is pollution in our oceans?
The ocean is awash with plastic. Giant patches of discarded plastic items, bottles, bags are forming in oceans like the Pacific. Plastic pieces are killing off wildlife that swallow or get choked by them. What can be done about the mounds of plastic that is killing...Subscribe by Email
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