On World Environment Day FC Barcelona, one of the most popular football teams in the world, and Plastiks have launched an exclusive collection of NFTs in digital card format. 

'Unleash Your Passion' features a total of 3,000 collectable animal-themed pieces of digital art, each of which contributes to removing 35,000,000 kilograms of plastic from our planet.

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Dia Mirza, model, filmmaker, actress and UN Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador, has launched a plea on World Environment Day to ditch plastic.

With The Times of India, Mirza has launched the Unplastic India initiative to minimize single-use plastic.

Celebrations for World Environment Day 2023 kicked off in host-country Cote d’Ivoire, as millions of people prepare for similar activities across the world. Venues across the capital city, Abidjan – from its historic lagoon to its first modern art museum - shone the spotlight on this year’s theme #BeatPlasticPollution.

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The Universidad ORT Uruguay is marking World Environment Day with a number of competitions.

Participants will be asked to come up with practical solutions to combat plastic pollution and to help spread the word on social media.

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The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released a podcast highlighting MarinaTex, a compostable single-use plastic substitute.

The plastic alternative is made out of fish waste and algae and biodegrades in soil without causing harm to wildlife or humans.