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Plastic entering oceans could nearly triple by 2040 if left unchecked -research
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPlastics entering the world's oceans have surged by an "unprecedented" amount since 2005 and could...
171 trillion pieces of plastic trash now clog the world’s oceans
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHow much plastic is floating in the world’s oceans? By the latest estimate, more than 170 trillion...
Ocean Plastic Sees Staggering Increase Since 2005, Study Finds
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe rate of plastic entering the oceans could accelerate 2.6 times by 2040 if left unchecked, say...
Scientists sound the alarm as plastic waste forms rocks off coast of Brazil: ‘New and terrifying’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeologists in Brazil’s Trindade Island have made a ”terrifying” discovery: rocks made from plastic...
Unexpected Species Are Colonizing Rafts of Plastic Debris in the High Seas
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPlastic pollution is creating mobile habitats for species once confined to the coasts. What could...
Time-lapse of ‘sustainable’ plastic fork reveals concerning results: ‘There’s always going to be an...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt looks like that sustainable fork you just got with your takeout might not be as eco-friendly as...
For Every Person on Earth, There Are 21,000 Pieces of Plastic in the Ocean
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn analysis of global plastic data over the past four decades, published in the journal PLOS ONE,...
"We must take bold action" – plastic pollution still plaguing National Parks
Advnture via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPaper cup and straw on ground in woodland. When you picture yourself walking down a trail in any one...
The Excerpt podcast: Specks of plastic are in our bodies and everywhere else, too
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn a special episode of The Excerpt podcast: Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that result...
The only thing that blocks adoption of more sustainable plastics is our obsession with fossil fuels
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBiodegradable trash paper and plastic spread out Getty Images/Tatiana Maksimova When the San...