Coronavirus Spurs Flurry of Plastic Waste Products

Coronavirus Spurs Flurry of Plastic Waste Products

All of the defining images of the coronavirus pandemic seem to feature one thing: plastic. Surgical masks, gloves, protective equipment, body bags — the Covid-19 crisis has spurred a rapid expansion in the production of desperately-needed plastic products, with governments racing to boost their stockpiles and regular citizens clamoring for their share of supplies. Such production is necessary. But all that plastic ends...
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Seabird Nests Filled With Discarded Plastic Debris

Seabird Nests Filled With Discarded Plastic Debris

Researchers have found that plastic debris is incorporated in up to 80% of seabird nests. For the first time, it has now been identified where that plastic might come from—at least for some of the species studied. Surveys carried out in 2018 on an uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland found that more than a quarter of all nests contained...
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