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A beach covered in discarded plastic bottles.

Oxford researchers comment on the plastic waste crisis for Earth Day 2024

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A pile of various discarded plastic items including chairs, bottles, buckets and barrels.

Oxford scientists launch ambitious roadmap for a circular carbon plastics economy

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Image of Nico Rosberg shaking hands with Varun Shankar

Nico Rosberg meets Oxford students sponsored by Rosberg Philanthropies to research climate change solutions

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Debris accumulating on Aldabra Atoll, a remote coral island and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the southwestern Seychelles. This photograph was taken as part of the Aldabra Clean-Up Project. Image credit: Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF).

New study shows that most plastic debris on Seychelles beaches comes from far-off sources

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Ice Shelf in the Weddell Sea, seen from The SA Agulhas II research vessel during the field research. Image credit: Nekton 2022.

Synthetic fibres discovered in Antarctic samples show the ‘pristine’ continent is now a sink for plastic pollution

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