Assembly bill AB 521 introduced this past February aims to clean up marine debris and shift the cost of controlling pollution to the responsibility of the manufacturers who produce it. Introduced by assemblymen Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) and Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay), the bill declares plans to identify the products that contribute […]
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS: THE CASE FOR EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR POST-CONSUMER PACKAGING
Americans generate more waste than any other country in the world but recycle far less than other developed nations. Post-consumer packaging materials comprise the largest category of solid waste, and U.S. taxpayers pay for its management. In Unfinished Business: The Case for Extended Producer Responsibility for Post-Consumer Packaging, As You Sow […]
Read MoreSEABIRDS STUDY SHOWS PLASTIC POLLUTION REACHING SURPRISING LEVELS
<img class=”size-medium wp-image-214″ title=”Albatross Ingests Plastics” alt=”chris_jordan_plastic-filled-stomach_albatross” src=”http://www.oceanvoyagesinstitute.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chris_jordan_plastic-filled-stomach_albatross-300×225.jpg” width=”300″ height=”225″ srcset=”http://www.oceanvoyagesinstitute.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chris_jordan_plastic-filled-stomach_albatross-300×225 pop over to these guys.jpg 300w, http://www.oceanvoyagesinstitute.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chris_jordan_plastic-filled-stomach_albatross.jpg 700w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” />Photo by Chris Jordan Plastic pollution off the northwest coast of North America is reaching the level of the notoriously polluted North Sea, according to a new […]
Read MoreTSUNAMI DEBRIS WORKSHOP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Small sample of debris generated by Japan tsunami my response. The March 11, 2011, tsunami in Japan generated a large amount of debris. The debris quickly drifted offshore, dispersed and became invisible to existing observing systems. Recently, predictions of ocean models have been confirmed by direct observations, with the edge of the […]
Read MoreTHIS LADY TALKS TRASH – MARY CROWLEY IN MORE MAGAZINE
The Pacific Ocean is choking on plastic— bottles, buoys, toys, even lawn chairs. Some experts say cleanup is not only impossible but strategically misguided. Into this controversy sails Mary Crowley, a former sea captain with miracles on her mind. – Mary Crowley, in More Magazine The July / August 2011 […]
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