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Australia banning 'biodegradable' plastic is a win for the environment

To start dealing with Australia’s mounting plastic crisis, the country’s federal government last week launched its first National Plastics Plan.
The plan will fight plastic on various fronts, such as banning plastic on beaches, ending polystyrene packaging for takeaway containers and phasing in microplastic filters in washing machines. But we are particularly pleased to see a main form of biodegradable plastic will also be phased out.
Biodegradable plastic promises a plastic that breaks down into natural components when it is no longer wanted for its original purpose. The idea of a plastic that literally disappears once in the ocean, littered on land or in a landfill is tantalising – but also (at this stage) a pipe dream. ....

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These plastic items are the deadliest for marine species and birds

These plastic items are the deadliest for marine species and birds
Plastic in the ocean is eaten by over 700 species, but just a few items are responsible for the most deaths.
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How do we save whales and other marine animals from plastic in the ocean? Our new review shows reducing plastic pollution can prevent the deaths of beloved marine species. Over 700 marine species, including half of the world’s cetaceans (such as whales and dolphins), all of its sea turtles and a third of its seabirds, are known to ingest plastic.
When animals eat plastic, it can block their digestive system, causing a long, slow death from starvation. Sharp pieces of plastic can also pierce the gut wall, causing infection and sometimes death. As little as one piece of ingested plastic can kill an animal. ....

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