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Plastic On Beaches Can Now Be Seen From Space With New Satellite Technology
A new satellite imagery technique allows scientists to see plastic on beaches from space. The technique can identify ...
High-speed 'floc trains': Discovery reveals how tiny plastic 'hitchhikers' spread quickly through water systems
Research sheds new light on the spread of microplastics, revealing a surprising "hitchhiking" mechanism that could impact ...
As Plastic Treaty Talks Near, Study Shows How to Cut Waste Clogging Oceans
Researchers say just four policies could cut plastic pollution 90 percent by 2050. With no action, plastic waste could nearly ...
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Plastic use in food packaging could be, and should be, drastically reduced
Study finds over half of plastic food packaging is replaceable, urging policy and industry shifts toward sustainable grocery ...
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For deep-diving whales, plastic garbage may ‘sound’ like food
Experiments show that the acoustic signature of plastic and prey is similar. That may confuse whales that use echolocation to hunt.
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Project tackling marine plastics problem with circular fishing gear
Combining research and industry expertise from across Europe, EU-funded project SEARCULAR is trialling circular fishing gear solutions, which, if scaled up, could prevent thousands of tonnes of marine ...
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Major portion of plastic waste not recycled
A major portion of plastic waste ends up in landfills and a substantial amount pollutes the marine environment every year ...
New Satellite Tech Tracks Plastic on Beaches, Helping Clean-Up Efforts Go Remote
A satellite imagery tool from RMIT University now allows for the effective detection of beach plastics, aiding cleanup ...