五、阅读短文,完成任务。In the Pacific Ocean, there's a big island.It's full of plastic things,
C. In England. B.阅读短文并判断正误。(用T或F表示)( )3. We should throw plastic bags everywhere.( )4. The waste things are bad for our health.( )5. The litter island is in the Pacific Ocean. 2(三)In the Pacific Ocean (太平洋), there's a big island. It's full of plastic ...
Well, with all the plastic that floats around in the ocean as a toxic soup threatening all manner of marine life, one architecture firm has a bold vision to create an eco-paradise called "Recycled Island" in the Pacific Ocean with sustainability at its core. It's a bold plan, but not ...
Oceancurrents(major)ColorDebrisOceanographyPollutionPlastic is abundant in the oceans, reaching pelagic zones away from continents. Here we present the first recordings of plastic used as nest material in Sooty Tern nests, on a remote oceanic island. We describe our findings in terms of quantity, ...
Pacific Garbage Patch, the largest accumulation of plastic in the open ocean. This patch is often incorrectly also referred to as the ‘Trash Island.’ Let’s go through some details as to why there’s actually no such thing as an island of floating trash in the middle of the ocean. ...
Scientists visiting tiny Henderson Island in the South Pacific recently made an alarming discovery. Although it is one of the most remote places on the earth and previously untouched by humans, the island was covered in plastic waste. They calculated there were 38 million pieces of plastic, weigh...
We can't see most of it. Plastic does not break down like organic material.This discovery has shown that the problem is very serious. The Pacific Ocean has4plastic waste. It comes from all over the world. It gets trapped in the centre by the currents that move around the ocean. The ...
Worldwide, an estimated 19.4 billion pounds of plastic wind up in the ocean each year, a2015 studyfound. Beyond remote islands, ocean currents carry bits of plastic to other unexpected places, too. Scientistsrecently reportedfinding "abundant and widespread" plastic waste in the Arctic Ocean, an...
Small island states receive unprecedented amounts of the world’s plastic waste. In March 2019, we removed as much plastic litter as possible from Aldabra Atoll, a remote UNESCO World Heritage Site, and estimated the money and effort required to remove the remaining debris. We removed 25 tonnes...
SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): An exciting milestone has been reached as Island Green Living’s first load of ocean-bound plastic sets sail for recycling partner, PADNOS. The ground-breaking collaboration was announced during a ribbon-cutting in February att...