Tag: Ocean Plastic
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McDonald’s Switches to Wooden Cutlery in Australia
McDonald’s is replacing plastic cutlery with wooden utensils in Australia
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These Solar-Powered Barges Scoop Up 50 Tons of Plastic Waste Per Day
The ‘Interceptor” stops ocean plastic at its source, rivers
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Here’s What Really Happens When You Let Go of a Balloon
Balloons may seem like the life of the party, but they are the third deadliest form of litter on the planet
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Say Goodbye to Styrofoam, Igloo Just Created Biodegradable Coolers
Need a quick, cheap cooler for a day at the lake or beach? There’s now an eco-friendly alternative to Styrofoam, and it’s only $10.
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70-Year-Old Woman Cleans Up 52 Beaches in a Year “For Her Grandchildren”
“Action Nan” picked up all the plastic and other trash from a new beach every week for a year in hopes the next generation can enjoy them the way she did as a child
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633 Divers Cleanup 1.5 Tons of Trash From Ocean Floor in Florida, Breaking Guinness World Record
Volunteer divers just pulled 3200 pounds of garbage off the ocean floor of Florida’s Deerfield Beach. Imagine if we had cleanup efforts like this all over the world!
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Volunteers Collect 270,000 Cigarette Butts in 3 Hours in Brussels
Cigarette butts, not straws, are the #1 source of plastic pollution in the ocean, according to new report
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Study: Balloons Kill More Seabirds Than Any Other Plastic, Here are Some Eco-Friendly Alternatives
Seabirds are 32 times more likely to die from ingesting a balloon than hard plastics like LEGO’s or straws
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Man Makes and Sells Compostable Wild Grass Straws
This man has come up with a super sustainable — and truly biodegradable —substitute for plastic straws.
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Study: Every Animal Pulled from the Deepest Trenches of the Ocean Had Plastic in its Gut
Plastic is accumulating at the bottom of the sea and in the bellies of bottom feeders, and making its way all the way back up the food chain