Dead Whale Was Found With 64 Pounds Of Trash In Its Digestive System A young male sperm whale that was found dead off the coast of Spain had 64 pounds of garbage in its digestive system. The 33-foot whale’s carcass surfaced in February near a lighthouse in Cabo de Palos on Spain’s southeastern coast. A autopsy revealed that […]
The Surfers Against Sewage Message In A Bottle campaign is calling for a Deposit Return System for plastic and glass bottles and metal cans. In the UK we use a shocking 38.5 million plastic bottles and 59 million cans every day. These types of containers make up 40% of all litter (by volume). Deposit Return […]
Abstract ‘Plastic pollution is ubiquitous throughout the marine environment, yet estimates of the global abundance and weight of floating plastics have lacked data, particularly from the Southern Hemisphere and remote regions. Here we report an estimate of the total number of plastic particles and their weight floating in the world’s oceans from 24 expeditions (2007–2013) […]