Artificial lawns: where the grass is always green
They use a lot of plastic, so why are they so popular? “One garden with artificial grass is equivalent to 950,000 plastic straws,” a...
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My kids don’t know the sea isn’t supposed to be full of plastic bits
Iole Damaskinos asks why we deserve the coveted Blue Flag award for so many of our beaches when they are devoid of marine life and...
Cyprus beaches at high risk from plastic pollution
As one of the most populated in the Mediterranean, the island already suffers from the consequences of marine pollution By Anastasis Karonias Pollution from...
Putting a stop to plastic pollution
By Victoras Pallikaras As the world’s capacity to deal with the fast-rising supply of disposable plastic goods becomes overwhelmed, plastic pollution has emerged as one...
Let’s Make Cyprus Green recognised for its work
A Cyprus project has been voted ‘Best Youth Initiative’ for Ocean Conservation in the EU4Ocean Awards. The Refill Cyprus project, created by Let’s Make Cyprus...
If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle soaring plastic production – and why we use so much of it
By Sabrina Chakori, Ammar Abdul Aziz, Martin Calisto Friant and Russell Richards You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and...
Plastics clampdown is key to climate change fight, EU environment chief says
Progressive reduction of fossil fuel-based plastics is crucial to tackling climate change, the EU‘s top environmental official said, ahead of a United Nations meeting to launch talks on a...
Keeping beaches plastic free
An exhibition of photographs at the Thalassa Museum in Ayia Napa on Monday night celebrated the island’s beauty while driving home the urgent need to...
Lordos aids Cyprus University sea cleaning campaign
Lordos plastics donated €1,300 to the University of Cyprus to aid their sea cleaning campaign at a ceremony on Wednesday. More than 150kg of disposable...
Water refill station opens, hopes to help cut plastic waste
A water refill station has been unveiled in Limassol, which allows people to reduce plastic pollution by making it easier to reuse and refill bottles...
