Clean Oceans International

04/01/2025

After 16 years of "Talking Trash" at home and in many other countries Claudia and I are leaving Clean Oceans International. It has been a Team effort and we are humbled with the Friendship and Support from so many people. Look for us in the water in Hawaii soon. Love and Aloha, Claudia and Homer

Clean Oceans International is non profit working to reduce and eliminate plastic pollution in the world ocean.

02/24/2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/24/black-plastic-utensils-toxic-flame-retardants/

A study — which was later corrected — scared many. But the debate over spatulas and sushi trays misses the point.

02/24/2025

The new material’s conductivity is 100 times higher than commercial products.

02/24/2025

https://www.health.com/microplastics-limit-exposure-9711501

While it might be impossible to avoid microplastics entirely, experts shared several practical steps you can take to reduce your exposure.

02/24/2025

A new adhesive dissolves in alkaline solutions, making plastic recycling cleaner and more effective. This could greatly reduce waste and improve material reuse. A recent study highlights a new adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal, potentially imp

02/24/2025

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-triggered-polymers-monomers-easier-recycling.html

A team of materials scientists and engineers at ETH Zurich has developed a light-triggered chemical process for breaking down certain polymers into their constituent monomers. The paper is published in the journal Science.

02/24/2025

You may have heard that your bottled water contains tiny particles known as microplastics, but it's not just the bottle itself that's to blame.

02/24/2025

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/recycled-plastic-bricks-company-circular-11/

Take an inside look at the recycled plastic bricks from Circular 11, which aimed to reduce low-grade plastic waste.

02/23/2025

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-california-polystyrene-plastic-industry-spooked.html

On Jan. 1, polystyrene packaging became illegal to sell, distribute or import into California—the result of a landmark waste law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022, and heralded by lawmakers and environmentalists as a game-changer in the fight against single-use plastics and pollution.

02/20/2025

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/howard-county-wr-grace-recycling-plant-columbia/

Howard County residents voiced their concerns on Tuesday over a Maryland-based chemical plant looking to build a pilot plastic recycling plant for research in Columbia.

02/19/2025

https://www.ehn.org/scientists-strong-plastic-treaty-2671176007.html

Members of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty, over 70 of whom attended the 5th negotiation session for the UN Plastics Treaty (INC5) in November, argue in a new article published in Cambridge Prisms: Plastics that the treaty must address the full life cycle of plastics and...

02/18/2025

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/pollution/recycling-plastic-seems-to-be-a-noble-cause-but-theres-more-to-it-than-what-meets-the-eye

Once hailed as a key part of environmental sustainability, plastic recycling has been proved to be largely ineffective in tackling plastic waste.Despite years o