Ocean pollution: Davos report says plastic in oceans will outweigh fish by 2050 – TomoNews

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — By 2050, plastic rubbish in the ocean will outweigh fish, according to a new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation released at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. According to the report, the United States, Europe and Asia together account for 85 percent of plastics production, roughly split between the … Read more

Catalyst ABC TV – Plastic Oceans

http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/. Oceans are silently choking on our plastic waste. Plastic and synthetic materials are the most common types of debris in our oceans and are having horrific impacts on marine wildlife and systems. As an island continent “girt by sea” marine debris is of particular importance for Australia. Creatures get entangled in plastics and drown … Read more