How can YOU Solve the PLASTIC Waste Problem
About 22,000 tons of Plastic Waste per day, escapes into the waters around coastal nations, and makes its way to the most remote spots on the planet
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Innovative Skimmer Boat Aims to Improve water Quality in Keys Canals
When Florida Keys developers dug canals to create waterfront residential areas off of U.S. Highway 1, the rock and sand in the canal was used as fill for homes’ foundations and roadways. But, not all canals were built in a way that they would receive sufficient water flow and circulation. There was little regard for…
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The Washed Ashore Project Turns Ocean Plastics into Works of Art
Our goal is to reach the largest audience possible in order to educate people about the plight of plastic pollution in our oceans
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Be Part of the Solution to the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution
In the time it takes to read this article’s opening paragraph, the equivalent of one garbage truck full of plastic will have been dropped into the ocean. Multiply this by minutes, hours and days. The mind-boggling figure adds up to the fact that one-third of the 78 million tons of plastic packaging produced each year…
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What to do with Garbage and Trash While Cruising?
Shipboard waste is an increasing problem for the cruising sailor. Here’s how we handle our trash and garbage aboard Ganesh, our 43-foot ketch.
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Ocean Landfills and Trash Soup
Trash transported from poorly managed terrestrial landfills and from rivers, trash liberated by tsunamis and garbage tossed out at sea; fishing nets, buoys and spilled cargo containers are filling the oceans at an alarming rate. Huge areas of many of the oceans on planet earth have become trash soup. The main ingredient of the trash…
