Halloween Fake Spider Webs Can Snag Wildlife: Safer Outdoor Decoration Ideas
Fine synthetic Halloween web can entangle small wildlife and become plastic litter. Use these safer decoration choices and know what to do if an animal is caught.
Microplastics Can Generate Reactive Radicals in Water, Study Finds
A laboratory study published in Nature finds that microplastics can generate reactive radicals at their interface with water. Researchers frame this as a potential mechanism, not evidence of disease or harm in people.
Amsterdam’s Bubble Barrier Traps 1 Tonne of Plastic Yearly
Waternet says Amsterdam's Bubble Barrier catches about one tonne of plastic waste each year. Here is what the confirmed record says about the system.
Is “700,000 Microfibres Per Wash” Actually True?
Washing clothes is often described as releasing exactly 700,000 microfibres per load. Peer-reviewed research shows a wide range instead, driven by fabric type, load
Donegal Divers Remove 90kg of Litter from Seabed at Big Beach Clean 2026
A dive team from Inishowen Sub Aqua Club conducted an underwater clean-up at Leenan Pier in Donegal as part of Big Beach Clean 2026, removing nine bags of litter weighing 90 kilograms
Rahul Somvanshi
Yamuna River Devotion Paradox Exposed As Garland Of Plastic Trash Replaces Sacred Offerings
One morning on the ghats of the Yamuna in Vrindavan, Radhadulari Dasi walked to the water’s edge carrying a garland. It was made of plastic wrappers, empty bottles, and discarded packaging —
“Come Work For Us”: Boyan Slat Offers India’s River Cleaner a Job
A 20-year-old student from a small town in Madhya Pradesh spent months pulling plastic out of a polluted river, largely with his own hands and basic tools. Now the CEO of one
Airborne Microplastics Carry 16.2% of Black Carbon’s Warming Power — “IPCC Should Take Notice,” Scientists Say
🌍 Environment · Climate The Sky Is Full of Plastic — And It’s Warming the Planet A new study delivers the most comprehensive and rigorous estimate yet of how much airborne plastic
Cornell nanofiber removes nearly 90% triclosan from water; “very thin fiber” under 1 micron confirmed in lab
Water & Materials Corn-Based Nanofiber Membrane Removes Triclosan & Other Micropollutants Electrospun cyclodextrin fibers were reported to remove ~90% triclosan in lab tests, with ~75% in the first 15 minutes at 11 mg/L
Karmactive Team
Coca-Cola Abandons Reusable Packaging: 602,000 Metric Tons of Plastic Could Enter Waterways as Waste Set to Increase 20%
Coca-Cola, named the world’s top plastic polluter for six consecutive years, is under fire for abandoning its reusable packaging targets while its plastic waste continues to grow. Environmental groups are sounding alarms
Karmactive Staff
UN Plastics Treaty Talks Collapse as Deep Divisions Persist
The latest United Nations plastics treaty negotiations in Geneva ended without consensus on August 15, 2025, as countries failed to bridge deep divisions over how to tackle the growing global plastic pollution
Govind Tekale
Wild Crows Pick Up Cigarette Butts for Food in Stockholm: Bird Bins Tackle 48% of Sweden’s Litter
At first glance, the sight might seem strange – wild crows in a Swedish city deliberately picking up cigarette butts from the street and dropping them into a special machine. But this
Final Push for Plastic Treaty as $1.5 Trillion Health Costs Mount
Global negotiations to create the world’s first binding plastic pollution treaty have entered their critical final phase in Geneva this week. Representatives from more than 175 countries are meeting from August 5-14
Foreign Tourist Cleans Bhagsunag Waterfall: 4.4M Views Expose Civic Crisis as Himachal Receives 1 Crore Visitors
A video showing a foreign tourist quietly picking up plastic waste near Bhagsunag waterfall in Himachal Pradesh has captured public attention, amassing over 4.4 million views on X (formerly Twitter). The clip,