Microplastics
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This year, World Environment Day is focusing on reducing plastic pollution and transitioning to a circular economy. COVID-19 triggered an unprecedented rise in plastic use, at a time when 400 million tonnes of plastic waste was already being generated annually. Here, we showcase how MDPI researchers are tackling plastic pollution in light of World Environment Day and stress…
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Right now there are more than 51 trillion pieces of microplastic in our oceans – that’s more that 500 times the number of stars in our galaxy. These plastic particles affect every part of our oceans. It’s contaminated the darkest reaches of the Mariana Trench, over 10km deep. It becomes frozen into icebergs and Arctic sea ice. Plastic is even affecting…
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“If only our species would realise that the consequences of our pollution effects all life on Earth, then perhaps we’d change our behaviour,” said Ian “Garbage Warrior” Dommisse, founder of Ecobrick Exchange. “Continuing to use single-use plastics is like burying our heads in the sand and hoping that the plastic won’t find its way into…
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