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- 1Cigarette butts make up 12% of aquatic litter, review finds●"Cigarette butts make up 12% of aquatic litter, global review finds" # Cigarettes # Pollution # Oceans https:// news.mon
A global review has found that cigarette butts account for roughly 12% of all litter in aquatic environments, making them one of the most common pollutants in oceans and waterways. The findings highlight how plastic filters, discarded by smokers worldwide, accumulate in the environment and persist for years, prompting renewed calls for stricter regulation of cigarette waste.
- 2Scientists Turn Plastic Into Hydrogen Fuel Using Solar Panels▼Scientists Just Used Solar Panels To Convert Plastic Into Hydrogen Fuel — Here's How
Researchers have reported using solar panels to convert plastic waste into hydrogen fuel, according to a new report. The approach could offer a double benefit: reducing plastic pollution while producing clean energy. Details on how the process works are drawing interest, with the method combining sunlight-driven technology with plastic recycling to generate hydrogen.
- 3Ocean Cleanup intercepts 463,000 pounds of trash near Honduras▼Ocean Cleanup stops 463,000 pounds of trash before it reaches the Gulf of Honduras
The Ocean Cleanup reports it stopped 463,000 pounds of trash before it could reach the Gulf of Honduras, preventing plastic waste from flowing into the Caribbean Sea. The environmental nonprofit, founded by Boyan Slat, runs river interception systems designed to catch plastic before it enters the ocean. The figure highlights the scale of plastic pollution moving through Central American waterways.
- 4Plastic pollution is clogging the Great Lakes▼Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters
Plastic pollution is emerging as a serious environmental problem in the Great Lakes, the report says, with waste accumulating in the waters that supply drinking water to tens of millions of people in the United States and Canada. The investigation describes how plastics of all sizes, from bottles to microplastics, are collecting in the lakes and the challenges of cleaning them up.
- 5Inside Madagascar's ubiquitous gony plastic sack business●Inside the business of gony bags, Madagascar's ubiquitous plastic sacks
A report examines the gony bag, the woven plastic sack found across Madagascar and used for carrying goods, storage and transport of crops. The piece looks at how these sacks are made, traded and distributed, and their role in everyday commerce and the informal economy. It also touches on the wider question of plastic waste and the environmental burden such sacks create.