Plastic recycling in focus as treaty talks get underway in Paris
By Valerie Volcovici As talks start this week on a global plastics treaty, debate is emerging between countries wanting to limit the production of more...
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Bottle caps make up most of the beach rubbish, EU sponsored study shows
The average density of litter on Cyprus beaches is 0.2 items per square metre, a bi-communal study showed. The data on beach litter, available from...
The newest fronts in climate-change-related legal battles
By Clark Mindock Climate change-related litigation has more than doubled in the past seven years globally according to a June report by the London School of...
Cyprus has tools to become a destination that respects environment
Cyprus has all the tools to become a destination that respects the environment, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Wednesday, adding that recent...
Event in Protaras to address plastic usage in tourism industry
By Andrea Charalambous As part of the project ‘Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic Free’ an event will take place on Wednesday, June 1 at...
Tackling plastic pollution in the Med
Addressing plastic solution and the impact of plastics in the Mediterranean are at the focus of the Plastic Waste Free Islands Med Final Event (PWFI)...
Push to curb plastics use on cruise ships
By Stavros Nikolaou The deputy ministry of shipping and Cypriot scientists are joining forces to develop greater environmental awareness about plastic pollution from cruise ships....
Philippine ‘river warriors’ fight tide of trash for cleaner future
By Adrian Portugal and Peter Blaza Each morning, a group of Filipinos rakes up piles of trash on the banks of one of the world’s...
Recycling for dummies, it’s trickier than you think
But as pay-as-you-throw approaches, there’s no avoiding it. We all have to learn Are you one of the 88 per cent of people in Cyprus...
Cyprus behind on EU legislation to ban some single-use plastics from July
Local legislation pertaining to an EU directive set to come into force in July that declares war on 10 single-use plastic items is not ready...
