Fibreglass is denser than seawater, and it sinks quickly and accumulates in sediments where many coastal organisms live and feed.
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A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more places with no rubbish at all.
Initiating a circular economy can help coastal west African countries to address plastic pollution with a World Bank fund.
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