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Ah, the beauty of a crystal clear sea – but is it really so clean?
When we think of trash and plastic in the ocean, many of us picture big piles of large debris floating on the ocean surface. But the truth is that most of the plastic in the ocean is so small we can't even really see it. We call this microplastic.
Plastic doesn't biodegrade; instead it breaks down into tiny, tiny pieces. Microplastics have been found in the stomachs of many marine organisms, from plankton to whales, and they can leach contaminants into the water. Because they're so small, they're incredibly difficult to remove from the ocean – you can't just scoop them out easily! So one of the best ways to stop microplastics from affecting our ocean is to keep plastics out of the water in the first place.
What choices will you make today to help keep debris out of the ocean?
(Photo: Matt McIntosh/NOAA)
[Image description: An aerial photo of the coastline in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.)
International Turtle and Tortoise Week 2018, Day 4 (Days 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6)
Did you know you could be directly contributing to killing turtles with your everyday accessories? Real “tortoiseshell” may look beautiful, but it comes from the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle. We talked about this last year as well, but we’ve seen a mini surge in interest for tortoiseshell jewelry this year. Always make sure you are buying only faux tortoiseshell! Faux tortoiseshell can be just as beautiful, and you won’t be hurting any turtles!
More broadly, you can make a difference simply by taking a second to think about the impact of your everyday purchases on us shells. Minimize using plastic straws that instantly become plastic pollution (and can get lodged in sea turtles’ nostrils - shorter version here). Spend the extra minute to find biodegradable alternatives and environment-friendly chemicals. If we all spend that extra minute, we could save a lot of turtles and tortoises out in the wild!
EOS sells you more plastic than lip balm.
EOS lip balm containers create a lot of extra uncessary plastic waste. Half of the EOS container is empty because the lip balm only fills the top half. So EOS manufactures around 2x the plastic they actually need just so their products have a unique aesthetic. There's literally no other reason for them to make the containers round.
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PLENTY by Hari Navarro
This beautiful spinning grey speck. This realm of caustic perfection where the last of us wallow in the glorious mess that was cast.
365 tomorrows is a collaborative project designed to present readers with a new piece of short science and speculative 'flash' fiction each day.
https://365tomorrows.com/2018/09/18/plenty/
Where Does all The Plastic Go? by Steve Andrews is a song about plastic pollution. The song was produced by Jayce Lewis at Northstone Studios in Bridgend and the video was filmed and created by Filipe rafael in Portugal.
Yesterday I posted a video showing the problems with plastic pollution, but there are no easy answers. Today I present one possible solution.