#Marine plastic

‘Huge Lack of Consideration’: Can We Reverse Australia’s Plastic Pollution Before It’s Too Late?

Eleven million tonnes of plastic pollution sits on the ocean floor. Can the damage be reversed before it’s too late? […]

Ocean floor a ‘reservoir’ for plastic pollution, world-first study finds

New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on […]

Ocean floor a ‘reservoir’ of plastic pollution, finds global study

Vancouver Sun, Other, 07/04/2024, Tiffany Crawford Researchers have taken a deep dive into plastic pollution, and found up to 100 […]

Evolutionary ‘trap’ leading young sea turtles to ingest plastic, study says

The Guardian, Other, 02/08/2021, Nicola Davis Researchers find fragments in innards of species that have adapted to develop in open […]

Much of ocean plastic ends up in an unlikely place: back on land

Big News Network, Other, 08/06/2021 You've probably heard that our oceans have become a plastic soup. This article was written […]

‘Rubbish Season’ gets underway in Bali: Plastic covers beaches in what is now becoming an annual event blamed on ocean pollution and monsoons

Daily Mail, Other, 19/01/2021, Sophie Tanno 'Rubbish season' is underway in Bali as plastic covers the country's beaches in what […]

Plastic bags and food packages killing Australia’s marine animals

ABC Online, Other, 14/12/2020, David Robertson A sperm whale with 135 different plastic items in its stomach, mostly soft plastic […]