US EditionResearch finds 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago
- CSIRO research between 2022 and 2024 surveyed debris around Australian urban areas.
- Increased awareness and better practices drove a decline in coastal plastic pollution.
- Researchers recorded 8,383 debris items across 1,907 surveys within a 100km radius.
- The study found approximately 0.15 debris items per square meter.
- Coastal plastic waste decreased by 39% in ten years, indicating positive change.
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Plastic pollution along Australia's coastline decreases over last decade
Plastic pollution along Australia’s coastline has dropped by more than a third over the last decade, according to new research from CSIRO which found 39% less debris on beaches compared to ten years ago.
Finding Plastic Patches in Coastal Waters using Optical Satellite Data
Satellites collecting optical data offer a unique perspective from which to observe the problem of plastic litter in the marine environment, but few studies have successfully demonstrated their use for this purpose. For the first time, we show that patches of floating macroplastics are detectable in optical data acquired by the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel-2 satellites and, furthermore, are distinguishable from naturally occurring materi…
Research finds 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago
Picture this: you're lounging on a beautiful beach, soaking up the sun and listening to the soothing sound of the waves. You run your hands through the warm sand, only to find a cigarette butt. Gross, right?
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