by faster | May 26, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: May 26, 2020 SNIP: Residents of Sydney’s east have woken to beaches covered in face masks, plastic containers and other items after 40 shipping containers fell off a ship on the weekend. The APL England lost the cargo in rough seas on Sunday...
by faster | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: NPR DATE: March 31, 2020 SNIP: For decades, Americans have been sorting their trash believing that most plastic could be recycled. But the truth is, the vast majority of all plastic produced can’t be or won’t be recycled. In 40 years, less than 10%...
by faster | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Reuters DATE: March 11, 2020 SNIP: Discarded face masks are piling up on Hong Kong’s beaches and nature trails, with environmental groups warning that the waste is posing a huge threat to marine life and wildlife habitats. Most of Hong Kong’s 7.4 million...
by faster | Feb 20, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: February 20, 2020 SNIP: The new polymer £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner is to go into circulation, as the Bank of England begins a mammoth operation to replace the most popular banknote in the country. At least 2bn have been...
by faster | Dec 31, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: December 31, 2019 SNIP: Every year, 8m tons of plastic enters the ocean. Images of common household waste swirling in vast garbage patches in the open sea, or tangled up with whales and seabirds, have turned plastic pollution into one of the...
