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05/13/2018
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By Edsel Cook
What is being done to limit the 8 million metric tons of plastic that escapes into the world’s oceans each year?
Each year, eight million metric tons of plastic finds its way into the oceans of the world – with much of it coming from Southeast Asia. To prevent further damage, environmentalists, the plastics industry, and national governments have all taken steps to reduce plastic pollution and improve waste management, according to an article on Chemical […]
04/02/2018
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By Edsel Cook
No longer Texas-sized, trash islands in our oceans are now the size of Mexico – and growing at an alarming rate
The biggest of the trash islands in the oceans have gone from the size of Texas to bigger than Mexico. And their growth shows no sign of abatement due to the increasing amount of plastic use and waste around the world, warned a Pacific Standard article. Individual islands are formed out of seaweed, styrofoam, and plastic trash […]
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