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Man's Body Found In 7 Pieces In A Plastic Bag Near Mumbai's Gorai Beach
A body of a man has been found in a plastic bag in seven pieces on Mumbai's Gorai beach, the police said today.
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Cleaning Up Pristine Beaches Means Spotting Plastic Trash From Space
Plastics are ubiquitous in natural systems, and tiny pieces of the material have been found everywhere from the Arctic to the Mariana Trench.
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RMIT University Develops Satellite Technology to Identify Plastic Waste on Beaches
Researchers at RMIT University have developed a satellite tool that can detect plastic waste on beaches from over 600 km above the Earth. This innovative technology uses variations in light reflection to identify plastic debris, offering a new approach to tackle the growing issue of plastic pollution. With millions of tonnes of plastic entering oc...
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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Art Made Of Garbage Highlights The Issue Of Plastic Pollution In Ocean
The massive, fish-shaped structure composed of plastic trash was constructed by the authorities at the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai.
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Watch: Plastic On Beach Scares Seals
It is often said that dumping plastic waste in the open can be hazardous for animals as they are at risk of choking on it. A recent video shows us another danger plastic poses to wildlife.
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Twitter User Posts Video Of Plastic Waste At Mumbai Beach, Internet Says "Never Mess With Nature"
Despite several warnings, awareness campaigns, advisory posts and regulations, people in Mumbai can't seem to stop throwing garbage in the sea. And now a shocking video proving the same has surfaced online.
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To Fight Pollution, This Philippines Group Is Turning Plastic Into Planks
A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country's worsening plastic waste crisis by turning bottles, single-use sachets, and snack food wrappers that clog rivers and spoil beaches into building materials.
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Sri Lanka Questions Burning Ship's Crew That Covered Beaches With Plastic
Sri Lanka's criminal investigators began questioning the crew of a burning cargo ship Monday, as the Singapore-registered carrier smouldered for a 12th straight day in one of the island's worst-ever marine ecological disasters.
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Burning Ship Covers Sri Lankan Beach With Tonnes Of Plastic
Tonnes of charred plastic pellets from a burning container ship washed ashore near Sri Lanka's capital Friday as an international effort to salvage the vessel dragged into a ninth day.
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160 Turtles Caught In Plastic Waste Rescued From Bangladesh Beach
About 160 sea turtles, many of them injured after getting entangled in plastic waste, have been rescued after washing up on one of the world's longest beaches in Bangladesh, an official and conservationists said Wednesday.
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Whale Found Dead With 100 Kg 'Ball Of Rubbish' In Stomach
Bundles of rope, plastic cups, bags, gloves and fishing nets are just some of the items found inside the stomach of a sperm whale that washed ashore on a beach in Scotland.
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"No Reproduction": Warming Climate Turning Baby Sea Turtles Into 1 Gender
She emerged from the ocean just before midnight, clambering up the shore as her ancestors have for 200 million years. Only stars glowed on this remote beach, where the sea turtle arrived to lay her eggs. She dodged plastic, fishing nets and oil spills to get this far. But another threat to her species lurks in the ground: sand temperatures that fos...
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Over 1000 Kg Plastic Waste Found At Goa Beach During Cleanup Drive
Over 1,000 kg of plastic waste has been found at a beach stretch near Panaji by a team of scientists and students of the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), an official said on Monday.
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Odisha Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates Sand Ganesha With 1,000 Plastic Bottles
Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of Lord Ganesh with 1000 plastic bottles around it at Puri beach to give a message against single-use plastic to save the environment.
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Man's Body Found In 7 Pieces In A Plastic Bag Near Mumbai's Gorai Beach
A body of a man has been found in a plastic bag in seven pieces on Mumbai's Gorai beach, the police said today.
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Cleaning Up Pristine Beaches Means Spotting Plastic Trash From Space
Plastics are ubiquitous in natural systems, and tiny pieces of the material have been found everywhere from the Arctic to the Mariana Trench.
-
RMIT University Develops Satellite Technology to Identify Plastic Waste on Beaches
Researchers at RMIT University have developed a satellite tool that can detect plastic waste on beaches from over 600 km above the Earth. This innovative technology uses variations in light reflection to identify plastic debris, offering a new approach to tackle the growing issue of plastic pollution. With millions of tonnes of plastic entering oc...
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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Art Made Of Garbage Highlights The Issue Of Plastic Pollution In Ocean
The massive, fish-shaped structure composed of plastic trash was constructed by the authorities at the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai.
-
Watch: Plastic On Beach Scares Seals
It is often said that dumping plastic waste in the open can be hazardous for animals as they are at risk of choking on it. A recent video shows us another danger plastic poses to wildlife.
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Twitter User Posts Video Of Plastic Waste At Mumbai Beach, Internet Says "Never Mess With Nature"
Despite several warnings, awareness campaigns, advisory posts and regulations, people in Mumbai can't seem to stop throwing garbage in the sea. And now a shocking video proving the same has surfaced online.
-
To Fight Pollution, This Philippines Group Is Turning Plastic Into Planks
A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country's worsening plastic waste crisis by turning bottles, single-use sachets, and snack food wrappers that clog rivers and spoil beaches into building materials.
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Sri Lanka Questions Burning Ship's Crew That Covered Beaches With Plastic
Sri Lanka's criminal investigators began questioning the crew of a burning cargo ship Monday, as the Singapore-registered carrier smouldered for a 12th straight day in one of the island's worst-ever marine ecological disasters.
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Burning Ship Covers Sri Lankan Beach With Tonnes Of Plastic
Tonnes of charred plastic pellets from a burning container ship washed ashore near Sri Lanka's capital Friday as an international effort to salvage the vessel dragged into a ninth day.
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160 Turtles Caught In Plastic Waste Rescued From Bangladesh Beach
About 160 sea turtles, many of them injured after getting entangled in plastic waste, have been rescued after washing up on one of the world's longest beaches in Bangladesh, an official and conservationists said Wednesday.
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Whale Found Dead With 100 Kg 'Ball Of Rubbish' In Stomach
Bundles of rope, plastic cups, bags, gloves and fishing nets are just some of the items found inside the stomach of a sperm whale that washed ashore on a beach in Scotland.
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"No Reproduction": Warming Climate Turning Baby Sea Turtles Into 1 Gender
She emerged from the ocean just before midnight, clambering up the shore as her ancestors have for 200 million years. Only stars glowed on this remote beach, where the sea turtle arrived to lay her eggs. She dodged plastic, fishing nets and oil spills to get this far. But another threat to her species lurks in the ground: sand temperatures that fos...
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Over 1000 Kg Plastic Waste Found At Goa Beach During Cleanup Drive
Over 1,000 kg of plastic waste has been found at a beach stretch near Panaji by a team of scientists and students of the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), an official said on Monday.
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Odisha Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates Sand Ganesha With 1,000 Plastic Bottles
Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of Lord Ganesh with 1000 plastic bottles around it at Puri beach to give a message against single-use plastic to save the environment.
