Bite Size Plastic: How Marine Wildlife Snack on Our Trash
June 25, 2020
Millions of tons of debris enter the marine environment each year, including our trash and damaged fishing gear, and can be found at the surface of the water, down to …
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Bumble Bee Seafood Committed to Protecting the Ocean
June 18, 2020
The Bumble Bee Seafood Company has committed $40 million through an Accelerator Fund to help restore and protect the health of the world’s oceans and reduce the use of plastics …
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Why is reducing plastic pollution important?
May 29, 2020
Plastic is a part of all of our lives and in almost everything, we come into contact with on a daily basis. Each year over 300 million tons of plastic …
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Environmental group picking up tons of trash along the Illinois River
May 22, 2020
A Quad-Cities based environmental group is currently docked in Peoria to do a cleanup of great magnitude. Living Lands and Waters is out on the Illinois River picking up trash …
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Illinois American Water Announces Over $25,000 in Environmental Grants for Water Source Protection
May 22, 2020
Illinois American Water is announcing environmental grants for eight watershed initiatives across the state. The environmental grant recipients will receive a share of funds totaling $25,672 for community projects that …
How does plastic waste affect marine life?
April 28, 2020
Each year, an estimated 14 billion pounds of trash, most of it plastic, finds its way into the world’s oceans. How does this plastic waste affect marine life? Multiple studies …
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How Can We Solve the Plastic Waste Issue at Ground Level?
April 22, 2020
Do you want to do your part to save the planet that we all depend on and help solve the plastic waste issue? Plastic pollution continues to run rampant across …
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Discarded coronavirus face masks and gloves rising threat to ocean life, conservationists warn
April 20, 2020
The rise in disposable face masks and gloves being used to prevent the spread of coronavirus is adding to the glut of plastic pollution threatening the health of oceans and …
Beach Bouncer and Brute Boom being used by 4ocean in Guatemala
March 2, 2020
Elastec’s Beach Bouncer and Brute Boom barriers are being used by 4ocean to help control floating plastic trash and debris in their Guatemala project. 4ocean has been expanding its operations …
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Trash along Harrisburg’s 3rd Street is building in storm water assets
February 12, 2020
Excessive amounts of garbage have been collecting in storm water assets along 3rd Street. “This was all full of trash, not just from a day or so,” said Elizabeth Hall, …
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