We’ve seen face masks for months in areas they’re not supposed to be: storm drains, sidewalks, beaches, and parks. Now, we’re discovering how many of our oceans could have flooded with used masks. “Once plastic enters the marine environment, it’s very difficult to move,” said Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff, director of research for OceansAsia. The…
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240 Volunteers Collect 270,000 Cigarette Butts in 3 Hours in Brussels
It took only 3 hours for a group of 240 likeminded volunteers to collect a quarter million cigarette butts from the streets of Brussels. The group was trying to break the common misconception and raise awareness that cigarette butts are not harmless, biodegradable pieces of paper. Investigators in Longwood University in Virginia explained, “The white…