Category: Plastic Pollution

Coastal CareNovember 2, 2020

Racing for a good cause – When skippers give real meaning to their performance

Road to the Vendée Globe #6 – Many of the skippers in the IMOCA class are men and women who when competing in the various events in the circuit and in particular in the forthcoming Vendée Globe (which starts on 8th November), are committed to adding that extra something to their project by conveying messages around a range of subjects.

Coastal CareOctober 24, 2020

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Bioplastics contain substances that are as toxic as those in ordinary plastics

Bioplastics are in fact just as toxic as other plastics, according to an article recently published in Environment International.

Coastal CareOctober 23, 2020

Inform | Plastic Pollution | Plastic Pollution News | Pollution

The plastic myth and the misunderstood triangle

Of all the plastic we’ve ever produced, only 9% has been recycled. So what happened to all that plastic you’ve put in the recycling bin over the years?

Coastal CareOctober 21, 2020

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Scientists Found A New Way To Break Down the Most Common Plastic

Researchers develop an efficient, low-energy method for upcycling polyethylene plastic waste into valuable molecules that can be repurposed for further use.

Coastal CareOctober 17, 2020

Plastic Pollution | Plastic Pollution News | Pollution

Groundbreaking study finds 13.3 quadrillion plastic fibers in California’s environment

A study in California has laid bare the staggering scale of pollution from plastic microfibers in synthetic clothing – one of the most widespread, yet largely invisible, forms of plastic waste.

Coastal CareSeptember 17, 2020

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After Fighting Plastic in ‘Paradise Lost,’ Sisters Take On Climate Change

It was trash season on Bali, the time of year when monsoon storms wash up tons of plastic debris onto the island’s beaches. It was also the time for two teenage sisters, Melati and Isabel Wijsen, to organize their annual island cleanup.

Coastal CareSeptember 16, 2020

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Synthetic clothing fibers contribute vast amounts of plastic pollution on land

176,500 metric tons of synthetic microfibers—chiefly polyester and nylon—are released every year onto terrestrial environments across the globe, according to a new study.

Coastal CareSeptember 10, 2020

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Removing marine plastic litter is costly for small island states

Removing all of the plastic litter from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Aldabra Atoll—a ring of islands formed from coral reef in the Seychelles—would cost US $4.68 million and require 18,000 hours of labour, according to a study in Scientific Reports.

Coastal CareSeptember 1, 2020

The New World Order Series – P & G; By ©1011

Celebrate | Photo of the Month | Plastic Pollution

Category: Plastic Pollution

Racing for a good cause – When skippers give real meaning to their performance

Bioplastics contain substances that are as toxic as those in ordinary plastics

The plastic myth and the misunderstood triangle

Scientists Found A New Way To Break Down the Most Common Plastic

Groundbreaking study finds 13.3 quadrillion plastic fibers in California’s environment

After Fighting Plastic in ‘Paradise Lost,’ Sisters Take On Climate Change

Synthetic clothing fibers contribute vast amounts of plastic pollution on land

Removing marine plastic litter is costly for small island states

The New World Order Series – P & G; By ©1011

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Beach of the Month

Photo of the Month

Plastic Pollution

Sand Wars – United Nations-GEA

Sand Mining Detrimental Effects

The World’s Beaches

Coastal Care Junior

NASA – Fly along with NASA’s fleet of Earth science missions and observe Earth from a global perspective in an immersive, 3-D environment.