The Fatal Shore, Awash in Plastic

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Photograph: © SAF

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A recent typhoon off Hong Kong washed half a dozen shipping containers overboard, and it wasn’t long before the cargo, 150 tons of tiny plastic beads, began washing up on the beaches.

Local fish farmers also started finding the plastic in the stomachs of their fish…

Read Full Article, International Herald Tribune

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