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Scientists in Norway are developing biodegradable fishing gear to reduce plastic pollution in the ocean and prevent harmful microplastics.
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Norwegian scientists work on biodegradable fishing gear to reduce plastic pollution

Rocio Álvarez Jiménez
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The team is already testing a biodegradable alternative that fully decomposes within a few years across different marine environments.
According to the OECD, plastic leakage to the environment is projected to double to 44 million tonnes (Mt) per year.
Environment

EU works on global plastic agreement conclusion

Rocio Álvarez Jiménez
2 min read
The final negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty (INC-5) are taking place in Busan, South Korea.
Clean-up is underway at the National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia. Along the Galicia coastline, hundreds of volunteers are working to clean up the masses of tiny pellets - and in some cases, entire sacks of pellets - which have washed up on shorelines so far.
Environment

Plastic pellets disaster strikes Spanish coast and seafood producers

Louisa Gairn
2 min read
A painstaking clean-up is underway after a cargo ship released 26 tonnes of 5mm plastic pellets into Atlantic waters off the coast of Portugal. The pellets are washing up on beaches and shorelines acr ...
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