The rubbish has been waiting for weeks now. It started politely, of course. A chip packet here, a yoghurt pot there, lounging on the verge like tourists who missed the last bus and decided the pavement
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Drones identifying ghost nets along NT coastline
Drones and Artificial Intelligence are uncovering ghost nets from 50 centimetres to larger than five metres along the coastline of the Gulf of Carpentaria, proving the success of a program aimed at maintaining
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Pacific nation states need our help
The traditional image of Pacific Nation States is white sandy beaches and coconut palms. True, but only part of the story.
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Mystery of black balls solved (sort of)
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has finalised testing on black balls debris that washed up on beaches in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs last month, confirming earlier results that indicate
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Flinders Uni looks at compounding pollution issues with microplastics
Australia has a big problem with plastic waste, with millions of tonnes of household and industrial plastics breaking down in landfill, rivers and the sea every year. Like mapping of the giant Pacific
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Single-use plastics will litter WA beaches for some time to come
New research by The University of Notre Dame Australia has highlighted the lasting impact single use plastics are having on Western Australia’s beaches, with litter made up of such items more than a decade old regularly washing up on beaches.
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