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Microplastics in the ocean are moving up the food chain
Posted on July 12, 2015 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeStudy: Microplastics in the ocean are moving up the food chain -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net. Plastic fibres and particles in West Coast waters are being consumed and passed up the food chain by tiny marine creatures that apparently...
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Ocean plastic debris to be recycled by Adidas into sports products – Germany
Posted on April 27, 2015 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsOcean plastic debris to be recycled by Adidas into sports products - Waste Management World. German sportswear company Adidas has partnered with initiative Parley for the Oceans to recycle ocean plastic waste into its products from 2016. A partnership programme will...
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Coral found to be eating plastic waste in the ocean – News – Australia
Posted on March 2, 2015 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeCoral found to be eating plastic waste in the ocean – News – ABC Environment (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Researchers found that coral tried to eat small pieces of plastic, raising renewed concerns for the level of plastic waste floating in...
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Impacts on Wildlife & the Environment – Balloons Blow… Don’t Let Them Go!
Posted on February 28, 2015 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeImpacts on Wildlife & the Environment | Balloons Blow… Don't Let Them Go!. Beach litter surveys have shown the amount of balloons and balloon pieces found on the beach have tripled in the past 10 years. We’ve witnessed this increase...
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Plastic world – Australia
Posted on February 26, 2015 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsPlastic world - Helix @ CSIRO. Each year, around 16 plastic bags full of plastic enters the oceans for every meter of coastline – but where is it coming from? “In 2010, if you turned all the plastic we threw...
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The nurdles’ quest for ocean domination
Posted on February 22, 2015 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeThe nurdles’ quest for ocean domination - Kim Preshoff | TED-Ed. Nurdles are the tiny, factory-made pellets that form the raw material for every plastic product that we use, from toys to toothbrushes. And while they look pretty harmless on...
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Western Europe’s Experience with Refillable Beverage Containers | Reduce, Reuse, Refill!
Posted on October 20, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsWestern Europe's Experience with Refillable Beverage Containers | Reduce, Reuse, Refill!. In spite of the high prevalence of refillable beverage containers in many countries, refilling has been slowly declining across Europe. In 1997, 41 percent by volume of the mineral...
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The oceans are full of plastic – here’s what we can do about it – Australia
Posted on September 18, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsThe oceans are full of our plastic – here's what we can do about it. The more this huge problem gets publicity and the sooner it gets enough exposure to through to the public the better chance we'll...
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These 27 Powerful Photos Will Make You Swear Off Plastic Forever
Posted on July 26, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsThese 27 Powerful Photos Will Make You Swear Off Plastic Forever. So many sad examples of our excessive and unnecessary usage of plastic these days. With a few minor changes most of this would be avoided. Can we take...
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Study: 100 times less plastic than expected polluting ocean surface
Posted on July 25, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeStudy: 100 times less plastic than expected polluting ocean surface - News - Plastics News#email_sustain. It would be nice if this was true. With out data on how the survey was performed we can't be sure. Common sense would say...
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