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Marion Island is one of the most remote islands on Earth
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

From Indonesia to the Southern Ocean: Marion Island’s growing plastic problem

A new 30-year study reveals that Marion Island, one of the most remote islands on Earth, is increasingly littered with plastic bottles and caps drifting thousands of kilometres…

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Sprite has changed its green bottle to a more translucent one in a move to become more environmentally friendly and to reduce plastic waste. (Photo by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
COCA COLA

Sprite’s green bottles head for a fall – but is this greenwashing?

The plastic bottles are now clear and the move is part of Coca Cola’s bid to be more environmentally friendly

  • Lesego Chepape
4 min read
The service provider, LNG, has been ordered to pay back the profit earned from the R113.2 million PPE contract
ANIMAL BIOLOGY

Corona waste is harming animals, everywhere

Single-use PPE, such as face masks and gloves, is hurting and killing wildlife and pets around the globe

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read