Plastic found in nine percent of 'garbage patch' fishes: Tens of thousands of tons of debris annually ingested

Plastic found in nine percent of 'garbage patch' fishes: Tens of thousands of tons of debris annually ingested
The first scientific results from an ambitious voyage led by a group of graduate students from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego offer a stark view of human pollution and its infiltration of an area of the ocean that has been labeled as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch."

Degrading plastics.

Degrading plastics.
One of the plastics industry’s biggest headaches is the eyesore of plastic bags tangled among trees, somersaulting down highways, and drifting in waterways. A handful of firms claim to have that magic bullet, called oxo-degradable additives. But others say oxo-degradables are an illusion, perhaps even dangerous.