Ocean Pollution
latest news & developments
Plastic pollution hike reveals 228km trail of waste along Western Cape coast
More than 13 000 plastic items were documented in the 12-day expedition from Pringle Bay to Struisbaai
SA engineers pave way for automated detection of ocean pollution
South Africa discharges up to 250 000 tonnes of rubbish into the oceans every year
New plan to tackle marine pollution
The environment department’s Source-to-Sea initiative will create 1 600 work opportunities
Tackling the ocean plastics problem now
A key focus at the IIOE-2 and SANOCEAN conferences was the issue of marine plastics
The marine plastic pollution crisis
The cost in damage to the marine ecosystems is $13-billion each year
Death or taxes for polluting plastic
South Africa’s apathetic attitude to plastic use requires an intervention — but what would work here?