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World tour for model boat inspiring citizen science against environmental pollution

May 3, 2023880 Views

A model sailing boat which represents a key part of a project working to banish single use plastics has embarked on a global tour that will help its message reach thousands more people and communities across the planet Northumbria University researchers and lecturers have backed the Flipflopi project, which has retrieved 135 tonnes of post-consumer plastics from the Lamu Archipelago on the Kenyan coast within the past ten months. The archipelago has a population of only 50,000. The team constructed the world's first 100% recycled plastic sailing boat approximately four years ago using discarded materials collected from the beaches of Kenya. Among the reclaimed materials were 30,000 discarded flip flops, which are commonly found in oceans worldwide. While plastic is a major environ...

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Unprecedented increase in ocean plastic since 2005

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March 9, 2023677 Views

A global dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 reveals a rapid and unprecedented increase in ocean plastics since 2005, according to a study published March 8, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Marcus Eriksen from The 5 Gyres Institute, USA, and colleagues. Understanding plastic accumulation in the oceans to date could provide a critical baseline to help address this form of pollution. Previous studies have focused primarily on northern-hemisphere oceans near the world’s most industrialized nations, while other studies have found increases in ocean plastic over shorter time periods. In this study, Eriksen and colleagues looked at data on ocean-surface-level plastic pollution collected between 1979-2019 from 11,777 stations across six marine regions (...

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It pooped plastic: rescued sea turtles return to ocean after detox

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January 8, 2023569 Views

Marine biologists in Argentina have returned two green turtles to the ocean who were rescued after they became entangled in fishing nets, with one of the pair of endangered creatures excreting plastic ingested from the sea. The turtles spent a month in animal rehab at the Fundación Mundo Marino where scientists checked their swimming, helped with their diet and gave them a chance to detox from plastics. They were returned to the sea on the beaches of San Clemente. Personnel of Mundo Marino foundation release to the ocean two green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), who were rescued after they became entangled in fishing nets in San Clemente del Tuyu, Buenos Aires, Argentina January 5, 2023. Fundacion Mundo Marino/Handout via REUTERS. "The turtles arrived, they were put in pools and th...

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The global “plastic flood” reaches the Arctic

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April 5, 2022450 Views

A new AWI-led study shows: there is now a concerning degree of plastic pollution in the Arctic Ocean Even the High North can’t escape the global threat of plastic pollution. An international review study just released by the Alfred Wegener Institute shows, the flood of plastic has reached all spheres of the Arctic: large quantities of plastic - transported by rivers, the air and shipping- can now be found in the Arctic Ocean. High concentrations of microplastic can be found in the water, on the seafloor, remote beaches, in rivers, and even in ice and snow. The plastic is not only a burden for ecosystems; it could also worsen climate change. The study was just released in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. Sampling Arctic sea ice. Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / M. ...

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UN plastic treaty to tackle production, packaging design

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February 28, 20221072 Views

United Nations negotiators have agreed a roadmap for a global plastic treaty that would address plastic production and design, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters, in what delegates said was a key step to agreeing an ambitious deal. U.N. member states are meeting this week in Nairobi to agree plans for the first global agreement to tackle plastic pollution, a soaring environmental crisis that is destroying marine habitats and contaminating the food chain. A 30-foot monument dubbed "turn off the plastic tap" by Canadian activist and artist Benjamin von Wong, made with plastic waste collected from Kibera slums, is seen at the venue of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Gi...

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Tourism makes progress in tackling plastics pollution

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December 17, 2021636 Views

Global Tourism Plastics Initiative releases first progress report and welcomes 21 more signatories The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative has welcomed a further 21 signatories, taking the total number past 110. The new signatories have been announced alongside the launch of a first annual report, which makes clear the significant progress made in tackling plastics pollution in tourism over the past year. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Accor, Club Med, Hong-Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Iberostar, Melco, Six Senses have all reported continuous efforts to implement their commitments to tackle plastic pollution. Together, they have eliminated over 108 million plastic items and packaging in 2020, totaling around 804 metric tons. UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab P...

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Tourism takes action on plastic waste and pollution

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July 12, 20211112 Views

Tourism businesses and destinations are stepping up their commitment to sustainability. Aimed at reducing waste and pollution across the sector, the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative (GTPI) is welcoming 32 new signatories, with every global region represented behind the shared goal. The Initiative unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution. It enables businesses, governments and other tourism stakeholders to lead by example in the shift towards a circular economy of plastics. Among the 32 new signatories are organizations such as TUI Group, AC Hotels by Marriott, Palladium Hotel Group, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, Hostelling International, Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association and Visit Valencia. These new addi...