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07/15/2018 / By Edsel Cook

U.K. scientists call on public to help track and map plastic pollution on local beaches

Britain’s coastlines are so polluted with plastics that researchers have turned to the public for assistance. An online interactive map of the U.K. will allow anyone to identify and map plastic garbage found on local beaches, reported The Guardian. Researchers from the British Science Association (BSA) cooperated with members of the charity The Plastic Tide […]

06/19/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Not so green after all? New study says biodegradable plastic bags might not be helpful to the environment

Plastic pollution is slowly but surely killing our environment, and many of us strive to find better alternatives to problematic items like plastic bags. On the surface, biodegradable plastic bags sound like a far better option than their non-biodegradable counterparts, but a new study shows that these bags might not be the magical solution we’d […]

03/15/2018 / By David Williams

Taiwan to ban all disposable plastic items by 2030

Plastic pollution seems to be a commonality among many developed and developing nations. After all, many normal everyday objects are made out of plastic. When you go to the grocery store, you can take the grocery items you paid for in a plastic bag. When you eat out at restaurants, you drink your soda or […]

09/25/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Whales washed up on Germany’s shore found to have stomachs full of plastic trash

A devastating sight came to shore last year, when over a dozen whales beached themselves along the German coastline. Four of the 13 stranded sperm whales had stomachs filled with plastic trash and other garbage — a sign of the times and a clear indicator that humans are taking their toll across the globe. “These […]

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