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The talks to cut plastic waste are being held around the world
A group of mostly oil and plastic-producing countries has halted progress towards an internationally binding legal document to combat plastic pollution in the COP21 climate change treaty, World Wildlife Fund said. “The entire process was continually delayed by a small number of member states prioritising plastic and profit before the planet,” it added.
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A coastal ecology is thriving on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Researchers have discovered 84 marine bio-organisms in 105 pieces of plastic fished out of the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’. The researchers said the findings suggest plastic pollution might be enabling the creation of new floating ecosystems of species that aren’t normally able to survive in the open ocean. The Ocean Cleanup initiative estimates there are…