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New Garbage Patch Discovered in the South Pacific #plastic #pollution
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New Garbage Patch Discovered in the South Pacific #plastic #pollution

Source: ecowatch.org

    • #plastics
    • #plastic bags
    • #Plastic Bottles
    • #pacific gyre
    • #Pacific Ocean
    • #pacific garbage patch
    • #gyre
    • #pollution
    • #fisheries
    • #oceans
    • #ocean life
    • #ocean trash
    • #marine life
    • #marine mammals
  • 5 months ago
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What are researchers finding in baby bird stomachs? Watch through the 4th minute to find out.

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    • #plastic
    • #pollution
    • #oceans
    • #marine life
    • #sea life
    • #great pacific garbage patch
    • #pacific gyre
    • #birds
    • #wildlife
    • #wildlife conservation
    • #wildlife rescue
  • 8 months ago
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These may be beautiful sculptures, but the source of the material is pretty ugly. It’s made completely from plastic trash, which has no place in our oceans!
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These may be beautiful sculptures, but the source of the material is pretty ugly. It’s made completely from plastic trash, which has no place in our oceans!

Source: upi.com

    • #fish
    • #oceans
    • #pollution
    • #plastic
    • #plastics
    • #pacific gyre
    • #pacific garbage patch
    • #Plastic Bottles
    • #art
    • #sculpture
    • #rio+20
    • #rioplus20
  • 12 months ago
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“…in 10,000 years scientists might find a layer of plastic in the ground and use this as evidence of “the plastic people.”

The great pacific garbage patch increased by 100. Is this how you want to be remembered?
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“…in 10,000 years scientists might find a layer of plastic in the ground and use this as evidence of “the plastic people.”

The great pacific garbage patch increased by 100. Is this how you want to be remembered?

Source: MSN

    • #pacific garbage patch
    • #pacific gyre
    • #garbage
    • #garbage patch
    • #pacific ocean
    • #pollution
    • #plastics
    • #plastic
    • #plastic bags
    • #plastic bottles
    • #waste
    • #conservation
    • #marine life
    • #ocean life
  • 1 year ago
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Whoops! There Is Way More Plastic In The Ocean Than We Thought

Here is one BIG reason why banning plastic bags, like Hawaii has done, it an important step in cleaning up our oceans!

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    • #plastic bag ban
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    • #oceans
    • #marine life
    • #pollution
    • #great pacific garbage patch
    • #pacific gyre
    • #trash
    • #waste
  • 1 year ago
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All of the counties in Hawaii have banned plastic bags, which makes Hawaii the first state to ban them completely! Well done, Hawaii!
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All of the counties in Hawaii have banned plastic bags, which makes Hawaii the first state to ban them completely! Well done, Hawaii!

Source: plasticbagbanreport.com

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    • #pacific gyre
    • #pacific garbage patch
    • #oceans
    • #clean oceans
    • #sea turtle
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  • 1 year ago
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Yale Students Discover Rare Plastic-Eating Fungus in the Ecuadorian Rainforest Read more: Yale Students Discover Rare Plastic-Eating Fungus in the Ecuadorian Rainforest

Could this plastic-eating fungus among us make a difference in the garbage patches in our oceans?

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  • 1 year ago
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