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Environment
28,000 Tons of Covid-19 Plastic Waste Now in World’s Oceans
A gigantic quantity of Covid-19 plastic waste, amounting to an astounding 28,000 tons of trash, has been dumped into the world's oceans since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a recent study.
Masks, gloves, and other waste that has...
Greek News
New Device Collects Tons of Debris from Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A new type of net, dubbed "Jenny," is pulling 20,000 pounds of plastic from the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," courtesy of its creator, Boyan Slat from Holland, and his organization, called The Ocean Cleanup.
The Patch is not really as...
Environment
Many Reasons for Optimism for World’s Oceans and Seas
Despite ongoing threats to the the environment as a whole, there are many reasons for optimism regarding the world’s oceans and seas, according to experts. A coral reef biologist for the Smithsonian National Museum for Natural History in Washington...