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A Plastic Pollution Comic Strip

A Plastic Pollution Comic Strip

Here's a pretty insightful illustration by Susie Cagle from San Francisco.  It tells the story of what has gone wrong as humans have made 8.3 billion tons of plastic since 1950.
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Pic: Ignacio Gestoso Garcia/ScienceDirect

What is Plasticrust?

It seems like we discover a new negative consequence of plastic pollution every other week.  Here's the latest.
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Leaf Republic biodegradable plates

A New Alternative to Single-Use Plastic - Leaves

Leaf Republic has a new approach to reduce our dependence on single-use plastics: disposable plates made out of natural leaves. 
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Prochlorococcus Bacteria Statistics

Plastic Pollution's Newest Victim - Prochlorococcus Bacteria

Prochlorococcus is a bacteria responsible for an estimated 20 percent of the oxygen we breathe. 
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Lunch is served!

We Are All Eating Credit Cards

According to a study conducted by researches from the University of Newcastle, we are all accidentally eating roughly 5 grams of plastic every week.
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Single-Use plastics like straws will be banned in Canada by 2020 (image source:CNN.com)

Canada Says No to Single-Use Plastics

The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is making a stand against single-use plastic. 
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Plastic Free - Beth Terry

A (Meticulous) Plastic Free Life - Plastic Pollution Hero Spotlight

Zero. Plastic. Waste.  That's Beth Terry's goal at MyPlasticFreeLife.  She has committed her life to the cause and is sharing all of her experiences along the way. 
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Doppler Ocean Plasticarium

Plastic Pollution on Display - Plasticarium

Want to get a firsthand view of what plastic pollution really looks like in our oceans? Go check out the ‘ocean plasticarium’ in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam (a global culture focused museum).  
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