We looked for South Africa's 'missing' plastic litter. This is what we found: Litter on a Cape Town beach Peter RyanEvery year, the world produces about 300 million tonnes of plastic. Somewhere between 5 million and 12 million tonnes of it finds its way into the oceans, according to a 2015 study by Jenna Jambeck and colleagues. But only a tiny fraction of that is estimated to … [Read more...] about We looked for South Africa’s ‘missing’ plastic litter. This is what we found | The Conversation
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Tetra Pak volunteers bag Pinetown and Kempton Park street litter for World Environment Day
Tetra Pak volunteers bag Pinetown and Kempton Park street litter for World Environment Day: Tetra Pak volunteers bag Pinetown and Kempton Park street litter for World Environment Day Volunteers from Tetra Pak took to the streets in Pinetown and Kempton Park on June 5 and June 7, respectively, to clean up trash and the company donated hundreds of litres of milk, which will be … [Read more...] about Tetra Pak volunteers bag Pinetown and Kempton Park street litter for World Environment Day
SA News: A Re Sebetseng: Hundreds of Global Citizens Just Helped Clean Up Litter in Johannesburg
A Re Sebetseng: Hundreds of Global Citizens Just Helped Clean Up Litter in Johannesburg: Related Stories Sept. 6, 2018 How Close Is South Africa to Achieving the Global Goals? “Global Citizen is so happy to be bringing Mandela 100 to Johannesburg, working with the city to promote activism ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews The Springboks breathe life back into test … [Read more...] about SA News: A Re Sebetseng: Hundreds of Global Citizens Just Helped Clean Up Litter in Johannesburg
New Radio and TV adverts for Plastics|SA focus on marine litter
New Radio and TV adverts for Plastics|SA focus on marine litter: Plastics|SA has released a series of new radio and television adverts in which it addresses the issue of plastics litter found in the marine environment. “Never before has the issue of plastics in our oceans received so much attention on a global scale. Plastics|SA, the umbrella organisation representing the … [Read more...] about New Radio and TV adverts for Plastics|SA focus on marine litter
Global Plastics Industry Effort to Combat Marine Litter Grows from 2016
Global Plastics Industry Effort to Combat Marine Litter Grows from 2016: Seven new signatories were added to The Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter, also informally known as the “Joint Declaration” in 2016. New participants include the American Fiber Manufacturers Association (AFMA), the Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers & … [Read more...] about Global Plastics Industry Effort to Combat Marine Litter Grows from 2016
