Tag: Plastic
Study: Scientific advances can make it easier to recycle plastics
Improving methods to recycle existing plastic materials key priority By Jeannie Kever, University of Houston Most of the 150 million tons of plastics produced around the world every year end up in landfills, the oceans and elsewhere. Less than 9 per cent of plastics are recycled in the United States, rising to about 30 percent in […]
Plastic marine litter has huge impact on marine wildlife – study
Fishing gear like nets, fishing line and buoys pose greatest threat to marine wildlife, followed by plastic bags For the first time, scientists have quantified the impact of plastic waste and trash on marine wildlife around the world. The study found that nets, fishing line and buoys were found to pose the greatest overall threat to marine wildlife, […]
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