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Oceans' plastic pollution is illegal but, how to implement international treaties and conventions?

Wednesday, February 21st 2018 - 09:09 UTC
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The pollution of oceans with plastic litter, discarded nylon fishing nets and eco-toxic micro-beads is well known as one of the great scourges of the modern age ― not just entangling and choking endangered, charismatic species like sea turtles, dolphins and even great whales, but attracting long-lived organic pollutants that end up permeating the entire marine food chain, right up to the fish on our plates. Read full article

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    Q: How to implement international treaties and conventions?
    A: By dumping MORE waste into the oceans.

    Feb 27th, 2018 - 09:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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