Abandon the toxic treadmill!

Abandon the toxic treadmill!

Things you can do to avoid toxic plastics. PLUS the Action / Campaign directory.

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NI 415 - Drowning in plastic - September, 2008
Plastic plants

Plastic plants

As oil supplies dwindle, the plastic industry is pinning its hopes on biomass. Not a great idea, reasons Jim Thomas.

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NI 415 - Drowning in plastic - September, 2008
Two crew members attach a tracking buoy to a ‘ghost net’. Hundreds of plastic nets are abandoned in the ocean causing widespread damage to the marine environment. The buoys have transmitters that allow the nets to be tracked by satellite. The Alguita has tagged six ‘ghost nets’ since 2005.Photo: Algalita Marine Research Foundation

Sea of garbage

The good ship Alguita sails an ocean choked with plastic. Blog by Anna Cummins.

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