Water pollution caused by nitrates has decreased in Europe over the past two decades, but agricultural pressures are still putting water resources under strain.
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From plastic bags to pesticides - most of the waste we produce on land eventually reaches the oceans.
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People around the world are taking notice of plastic pollution. And more and more, they’re pledging to do something about it.
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The Ocean Cleanup aims to tackle the 1,000 most polluting rivers, responsible for about 80% of ocean plastic pollution, before the end of 2025.
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In the province of Latina, a scrap recycler supplies a nearby foundry with recycled aluminum that has been sorted by TOMRA’s machines to produce a green billet with 85% recycled content. This is an outstanding example of how to create a quality finished product with lower energy consumption and less pollution.
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Following a decision by the Commission, drinking water across the EU will have to be monitored more closely for the potential presence of two endocrine disrupting compounds (beta-estradiol and nonylphenol) throughout the whole water supply chain.
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Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) today in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. The resolution addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, including its production, design and disposal.
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In a collaboration, everwave and STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH have pioneered the development and construction of SortX, a mobile sorting container designed specifically to combat plastic pollution in rivers.
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is harming marine life and disrupting the ocean’s ability to regulate climate due to microplastic pollution.
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Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of Europe’s environment is not good, especially its nature which continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss. The impacts of accelerating climate change are also an urgent challenge, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) most comprehensive, ‘state of environment’ report, published. The outlook for most environmental trends is concerning and poses major risks to Europe’s economic prosperity, security and quality of life.
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Current levels of 'forever chemicals' pollution could cost the EU approximately €440 billion by 2050.
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