ExclusiveThe clash over plastic, and a surprising industry admission. The Fifth International Marine held a week ago on …
Plastic Pollution
Plastic Surgery: A Series On Waste, Fashion, Policy And Consumer Culture
seriesThe first in a special series on plastic. It’s a plastic world and it’s here to stay – the plast…
The Myth Of Recycling: Markets, Pollution and Industry Spin
Why recycling plastic bags only worsens our plastic plight. All around the country, states and municipalities are consid…
Christmas in the Slums of Gugulethu: Part 2
The rains coming in mean bad news. In Gugulethu, the shanties here are on dirt and when the water comes, this equals mud…
The Slums of Cape Town: Part 1
I travel the world looking at garbage. Plastic garbage. This is my job. Our NGO quantifies plastic density in the oceani…
Arrival In Cape Town
After a journey that was punctuated by storms and unfavorable wind directions, the 5 Gyres crew arrived in Cape Town, So…
Wanting for Wastelands
With just over 700 nautical miles to go before landfall, the worst of the large debris appears to be behind us. Still, w…
The Eye of the Gyre
At long last, the weather is good. After enduring a storm that has tested my physical and mental endurance beyond any li…