Microplastics hot spots found in greater quantities than ever before on seabed Currents act as conveyor belts that concentrate microplastics in hotspots, study suggests  Dr Ian Kane, of the University of Manchester, was lead author of the study published in the journal Science.   Guardian ‘Scientists have discovered microplastics in greater quantities than ever before on the seabed, and […]

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Business Wales – Marine Litter Action Plan for Wales (MLAP) ‘The core principles of the Plan are prevention, collaboration and long-term solutions. The Wales Clean Seas Partnership (WCSP) developed the Marine Litter Action Plan (MLAP) for Wales. Welsh Government supported the development of the plan. The MLAP aligns with the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) […]

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Defra ‘Yesterday our landmark Environment Bill took a step forward after being passed by the House of Commons at Second Reading. Described as a “keystone” piece of legislation by the Environment Secretary, the Bill will deliver the most ambitious environmental programme of any country on earth.’ Single use plastics and deposit return schemes    Defra ‘It is pertinent […]

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Sperm whale washes up with 100Kg of litter in its stomach The results are in for this year’s Great British Beach Clean Thanks to you, almost 11 tonnes of litter was cleared from the UK’s coastline in just one weekend! MCS ‘Great British Beach Clean’ data over the last 26 years has been instrumental in […]

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River Interceptor Ocean Cleanup and their young entrepreneur Boyan Slat have been battling away with boom and screen technology systems in the Pacific garbage patch with limited success and much criticism for their lack of environmental assessment. Perhaps more sensibly in releasing this ‘Interceptor’ device which operates in rivers they can make a much bigger […]

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Hubbub Businesses, residents and organisations situated along five of the UK’s biggest rivers are being invited to join the largest ever collaborative effort to prevent and reduce the amount of litter entering the UK’s waterways, and subsequently the ocean. The Treasure Your River campaign is being run by environmental charity Hubbub and funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation, primary international […]

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