All posts tagged "Plastic"
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Fish Eat Plastic Like Teenagers Eat Fast Food
Plastic to young fish is like fast food is to teenagers, claims a new Swedish study.
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UK May Ban Plastic Microbeads
The UK government has announced that it will consider a unilateral ban on plastic microbeads in shower gels...
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Over 50% of all turtles in the world have ingested plastic
Plastic pollution is one of the most dangerous forms of pollution and marine animals are increasingly becoming victims of...
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Plastic pollution wreaking havoc; 90% of all sea birds have ingested plastic
A new study that looked into the menace of plastic pollution and its impact on sea birds has...
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Ocean Cleanup Mega Expedition of Great Pacific Garbage Patch was successful
The reconnaissance mission of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch dubbed the Mega Expedition by Ocean Clean has been...
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Plastic straw lodged inside turtle’s nostril removed by biologists; [Graphic Warning]
A plastic straw measuring roughly 10-12 cm, which was lodged inside one of the nostrils of an endangered...
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‘Safer’ chemical replacements in plastic aren’t safe after all, study finds
Plastic is one of the most used materials around the world for storing food, cosmetics, toiletries among other...
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Adidas creates world’s first shoe upper made entirely of recycled ocean plastic
At the UNxParley event, Adidas showcased the world’s first ever shoe upper created entirely of yarns and filaments...
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Research finds very high concentrations of micro-plastics in The Great Lakes
In a new and extensive research of The Great Lakes, researchers at 5 Gyres have found presence of...
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Our oceans are being fed 8.8 million tons of plastic annually, alarming study finds
According to a new study that tracked marine debris from its source, 8.8 million tons of plastic ends...