Pollution Archives

Mass of plastic debris on board ship, ready for sorting and storing, with Ocean Cleanup name visible across bridge of vessel above.

May 2, 2024 Jim McClelland

Milestone reached for cleanup of ocean plastic

News: Cleanup pioneer has now extracted 10 million kg of polluting ocean plastic and trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch and world rivers.

Person in climbing gear holding blue 'Carry me back' bag in front of them.

June 27, 2023 Jim McClelland

Crowdsourcing waste clean-up on Mount Everest

News: With 200 tonnes of waste left around Mount Everest every year, a local clean-up initiative is crowdsourcing its removal in 1kg bags.

July 23, 2020 Jim McClelland

Guest Blog: 5 countries where recycling is good news

With trash littering our screens with images of pollution, Tom Simpkins seeks out some good news recycling stories from 5 countries around the world.

Pollution in Los Angeles River, Long Beach, California

June 18, 2020 Jim McClelland

No leaders, only laggards, as companies fail to fix plastic pollution

News: Major US corporates and brands are failing to address their responsibilities, fix packaging and turn back the tide on plastic pollution, says report.

April 3, 2020 Jim McClelland

News: UK exports backed to tackle oil spills

News: UK pollution-control company secures government-backed guarantees for export equipment to clean-up oil spills in marine environments worldwide.

June 18, 2019 Jim McClelland

Guest Blog: Are you an unwitting polluter?

E-waste: When it comes to recycling, do you have the best of intentions, but not always the info or knowledge to match? Yanyan Ji of Gazelle has the answer.

February 28, 2019 Jim McClelland