Rachel Cernansky is a freelance journalist who covers health, environment and poverty and development. She is based in Colorado. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/rachel-cernansky/rss en Plastic Pollution Solutions Technology Tue, 19 Dec 2017 03:00:14 +0000 Rachel Cernansky https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/12/19/e-u-looks-to-stop-plastic-trash-before-it-pollutes-the-mediterranean https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/12/19/e-u-looks-to-stop-plastic-trash-before-it-pollutes-the-mediterranean The Mediterranean and Baltic Seas harbor some of the highest levels of plastic pollution in the world. A new EU-financed collaboration between universities and companies will develop technologies for wastewater treatment plants and waterways that can stop the flow.