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Old 05-17-2017, 07:46 PM
 
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Henderson Island’s ‘pristine’ beaches are littered with an estimated 37.7 million plastic items. Andrew Masterson reports.

A remote and uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean has been found to be the most plastic-polluted place on Earth.

https://cosmosmagazine.com/climate/p...place-on-earth
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Old 05-17-2017, 07:52 PM
 
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I read about this... such a tragic shame. We really need to clean up our oceans!
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Old 05-18-2017, 01:45 PM
 
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This pisses me off.
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