9-foot sea creature found dead along NC creek had trash in its stomach, lab says
A dolphin found dead along a coastal North Carolina creek was killed after a discarded plastic bag got lodged in its stomach, according to experts at N.C. State University. The discovery was made as ...
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State in court over plastic bag ban
Meanwhile, their cities and towns are suffering the health, environmental, aesthetic and financial implications of plastic bag litter and pollution, they say. More broadly, environmental advocates ...
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Plastic Bags And Other Human Trash Found At Deepest Point Of Mediterranean Sea
The deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea is littered with literal trash, starkly highlighting how human activity is ...
Word from the Smokies: In the fight against litter, volunteer organizations are key
Volunteers pick up thousands of pounds of trash each year from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The annual Spring Clean ...
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Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem
Manufacturers making a financial contribution to clean-up efforts is like plastic manufacturers paying for litter pickers and bin bags at volunteer beach cleans. Neither addresses the root cause ...
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Plastic litter increases by nearly 10% on UK beaches, charity clean-up finds
The amount of plastic litter on beaches around the UK increased by almost a tenth last year, volunteer beach cleans have revealed. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said more than 15,000 ...