A study has found plastic in the stomach contents of an alarming number of dead turtles, suggesting the extent of plastic pollution in the oceans. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago tags turtle plastic jellyfish pollution |
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China announced this week that production and use of plastic bags in supermarkets and retail shops will be banned beginning June 1. Chinese citizens use as many as 3 billion plastic bags a day. picked by wildminou 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share science |
Crochet a handbag from those outdated plastic bags! Refers to AutumnLotus's posting here. 5 comments edit related share plime.comLearn how to make "yarn" from bags here. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago |
A very bright young student has successfully completed his first round of experiments looking for microbes and proper environmental conditions that will decompose of plastic bags in 3 months time rather than 1000 years time. The results are VERY promising. picked by jquipp 2 years ago 17 comments edit related share science |
Is Big Plastic is out to get me? Will my story be told on 60 Minutes? Cashiers who cannot understand the concept of not wanting to use plastic and finding bags in mailboxes. It makes a guy wonder. picked by sbcea 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
It began with a line of plastic bags ghosting the surface, followed by an ugly tangle of junk: nets and ropes and bottles, motor-oil jugs and cracked bath toys, a mangled tarp. Tires. A traffic cone. Moore could not believe his eyes. Out here in this desolate place, the water was a stew of plastic crap. It was as though someone had taken the pristine seascape of his youth and swapped it for a lan... read full post picked by psycmoe 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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SOME 20,000 designer bags bearing the slogan "I'm not a plastic bag" sold out within an hour of going on sale at British supermarket chain Sainsbury's. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A day-old baby has been found wrapped in a plastic carrier bag by a group of children outside a south London flat. 1 comments edit related share plime.comThe girl, who has been named Grace, was found on the doorstep of a third floor flat at Winterslow House, Flaxman Road in Brixton, at 0825 GMT on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago |
Authorities are trying to find out who stuffed 70 dead Siamese cats into seven large trash bags and dumped them onto a road in suburban San Antonio. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A vast swath of the Pacific, twice the size of Texas, is full of a plastic stew that is entering the food chain. Scientists say these toxins are causing obesity, infertility...and worse. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |