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All Eyes on Marine Plastic From Orbit

Planet Pulse

New research combining Planet’s high cadence satellite imagery and other innovative technologies has successfully found the sources and pathways of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. Over the course of 2016 to 2018, the total area of plastic debris detected skyrocketed from 0.23 The study by Kikaki et al. km2 to 0.77km2.

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Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics

GreenBiz

Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Only five years ago, few corporate leaders had plastic pollution on their official radar. Chief marketing officers.

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Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics

Business Green

Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Only five years ago, few corporate leaders had plastic pollution on their official radar. Chief marketing officers.

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Eco Friendly Retail Packaging Complete Guide (Sustainable Packaging Innovations)

Green Business Bureau

Polluting packaging agents build up to foul habitats and ecological systems, creating unstable environments which threaten human well-being and security. Pollution : Uncontrolled disposal. Glass is non-biodegradable, and there are no biodegradable alternative materials on the market. Material recycling and recovery.