Tag: plastic trash

Research shows remote island has world’s highest density of plastic trash

HENDERSON ISLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — One of the world’s remotest islands has been polluted with the highest density of plastic garbage, scientific research finding shows. Although located more than 5,000 kilometres (3,106 miles) from the nearest major population centre, the uninhabited Henderson Island has an estimated 37.7 million pieces of plastic, according the to the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) at the University of Tasmania. Dr. Jennifer Lavers, IMAS researcher and lead […]

Summer plea: Don’t blight the beach with plastic trash

(Eagle News) — A waste and pollution watch group exhorted the public to refrain from littering in beaches and other recreational spots this summer. The EcoWaste Coalition asked tourists to aim for “zero marine litter,” especially in coastal areas. “We appeal to all vacationers not to abandon their discards in our beaches and other recreational sites.Leave only your footprints in the sands.  Please don’t leave your cigarette butts, plastics and leftover foods behind, ” said Ochie Tolentino, […]