Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/australia-plastic-pollution-beaches-reduction-b2727397.html

cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/24199717

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dumblederp@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Hiking southern Tasmanian beaches, it was mostly washed-up nylon trawler netting.

tofm2@friendica.world · 4 pts · 1y

@maniacalmanicmania Great news, we must continue the efforts.

me@toot.jack.water.house · 4 pts · 1y

Great to see some positive news for a change haha, hope it continues.

bananabenana@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Liberals: why would Labor and the Greens do this?

Na that's great news!

kingofras@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Bring back plastic straws Dutton!

DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

If not /s then: boooo

kingofras@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

I hope it will be a very long time before his voters are sophisticated enough to find their way here.