Rivers are the arteries of our planet! Today is #WorldRiversDay and it is time to remember that the steady flow of clean, fresh water is an essential element for vast ecosystems and the health and survival of billions of people worldwide.

Open dumping of waste is a major source of #marinelitter. Global action is needed to improve waste management and stop #plasticpollution

Costas Velis and his team unveiling the #PlasticPollutionCalculator, a step forward to understand how much plastic waste is mismanaged in an area. A new tool to combat #plasticpolution #ISWA2018

Great to see so many meaningful commitments Our Ocean 2018. Hopefully this will lead to real change on how we combat #PlasticPollution

It may not be pretty, but if we really want to combat #plasticpollution more investment in solid waste management is needed. #OurOceanConference2018

Many people don’t realise that cigarette butts contain #plastic filters. Dropping them down drains leads directly to rivers.

Every year 33,000 tonnes of plastic enter the waterways of Bali. ISWA's Marine Litter Task Force have developed and tested a ground-breaking plastic pollution calculator to quantify plastics in our waterways. Read More: bit.ly/marinecalculat…

Each year 1.6 million tonnes of waste are generated in Bali. 19.6% is plastic - and 10% of that plastic goes straight into the waterways.

Dumpsites are bad for the environment, bad for health, and bad for resource recovery. Time for #ClosingDumpsites

New Nature paper out today nature.com/articles/s4158… states very clearly what is needed if governments are serious about limiting global heating to 1.5C, as agreed at Paris. Spoiler: No new fossil fuelled infrastructure, anywhere, ever. From now on. Read thread for details...

Cigarette butts contain micro-plastics and chemicals that pollute waterways and poison marine life. Please don't throw cigarette butts down the drain #BinTheButt ​ ​Photo: @theglobecleaners (Instagram)

The physical embodiment of arrogance, entitlement, disrespect and contempt for our parliament.

Sir David Attenborough says it is "shameful" of the Prime Minister not to attend last night's climate change debate.  "I don't know what else he had to do, but it would have to be very, very important to dodge this one." Snow meets Attenborough. Tonight at 7pm on Channel 4.

Plastic pollution (1.3 billion tonnes) could be dumped in 20 years (Global... youtu.be/jKDPgxwNkIY via YouTube)

68% decrease in wildlife numbers in 50 years! Let that sink in...

Our collaborative work featuring at the cover of Science today - preventing #plasticpollution “growth in plastic #waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution” ⁦The Pew Trusts⁩ ⁦Systemiq⁩ water@leeds⁩ ⁦Common Seas⁩ ⁦ science.sciencemag.org/content/369/65…

As our first annual meeting in Bali concludes its final day by discussing pathways to positive impacts on people and the environment of Indonesia, we would like to thank all members of our partnership for their participation and continued support to help reduce plastic pollution

What if I told you this isn’t a scene from the war in Ukraine? It’s actually a grouse moor near Sheffield, where carbon-rich peatlands are being set on fire to provide heather for birds reared for sports shooting. Time for a ban on burning to protect our environment.