Plastic — latest ecology news

Exchange the cover for a drone for the Armed Forces: a large-scale eco-action
Exchange the cover for a drone for the Armed Forces: a large-scale eco-action

Caps can be brought to collection points in 4 cities, or sent by "New Post"

Plastic pollution can be reduced by 80% – UN
Plastic pollution can be reduced by 80% – UN

Total investment to reduce plastic pollution will reach $65 billion per year

A unique machine for accepting plastic has appeared in Kyiv
A unique machine for accepting plastic has appeared in Kyiv

Yapomogabox turns plastic bottles into aid

Scientists have discovered particles of plastic in the human brain: why is it dangerous
Scientists have discovered particles of plastic in the human brain: why is it dangerous

Particles of plastic were able to cross the blood-brain barrier within two hours of ingestion

Residents of Kyiv demand to install more containers for sorting garbage
Residents of Kyiv demand to install more containers for sorting garbage

This will significantly reduce the burden on the environment

Ukraine to achieve a ban on artificial flowers in cemeteries
Ukraine to achieve a ban on artificial flowers in cemeteries

Plastic flowers are not recycled and pollute the environment for 100-500 years

Garbage islands in the ocean were inhabited by animals from the coast
Garbage islands in the ocean were inhabited by animals from the coast

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch contains about 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic weighing about 80,000 tons

Kyiv residents will be able to recycle soft packaging from appliances
Kyiv residents will be able to recycle soft packaging from appliances

The sorting station is open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday, April 22

The banks of the Uda River were once again littered near Kharkiv
The banks of the Uda River were once again littered near Kharkiv

Eco-activists have already removed 90 tons of garbage from the river in 2021

New draft law №6077 "On limiting the circulation of plastic": the ecocommittee gave its assessment
New draft law №6077 "On limiting the circulation of plastic": the ecocommittee gave its assessment

The document pays special attention to limiting oxo-degradable plastic products

Mini-bottles with shampoos may disappear from hotels in Europe
Mini-bottles with shampoos may disappear from hotels in Europe

It is also planned to ban single-use packaging for drinks, food, fruits and vegetables