Marine Litter
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From Indonesia to the Southern Ocean: Marion Island’s growing plastic problem
A new 30-year study reveals that Marion Island, one of the most remote islands on Earth, is increasingly littered with plastic bottles and caps drifting thousands of kilometres…
Plastic waste is a planetary crisis
A United Nations meeting in Kenya is a step towards developing a legally binding global treaty that will decisively tackle plastic pollution
Plastic: South Africa is 11th-biggest litterbug
The country risks ‘pariah status’ for approach to global plastic waste crisis
New plan to tackle marine pollution
The environment department’s Source-to-Sea initiative will create 1 600 work opportunities