Coral Bay officially becomes a plastic-free beach
Coral Bay has officially been designated a plastic-free beach, becoming the ninth beach in Cyprus and the first within the boundaries of the Akamas municipality to receive the designation.
A ...
10,000 coffee cups daily end up ‘on a big mountain of rubbish’
Looking at the chart of ‘coffee consumption by country’ at the World Population Review website – a slightly random chart, topped by Luxembourg and featuring such unexpected names as Belize and ...
Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
By Karen Raubenheimer
It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”.
The ...
Chemicals in paper straws underline need to ‘reduce single-use culture’
‘Forever’ chemicals harmful to both humans and the environment have been found in most brands of paper straws, Belgian researchers say.
Cyprus banned many single-use plastic items such as plastic ...
Environmental NGO installs new water refill station
The Dasoudi area of Limassol got its own water refill station this week, the fourth water station installed as part of the Refill Cyprus project.
Launched by the volunteer environmental ...
Plastic packaging is next
Cyprus is lagging behind and will find it difficult to reach targets
The most important step in waste management is reducing waste or as the EU puts it, taking measures ...
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 post by website the Grass People warned ...
My kids don’t know the sea isn’t supposed to be full of plastic
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 awash in plastic
And just ...
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 marine litter is among the most ...
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 of the most urgent ...
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 Green (LMCG), aims ...
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 get a small buzz. You’ve ...
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 protect the sea from ...
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 plastics have been removed at a 10...