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.
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Understanding how plastic pollution moves in rivers is key to effective cleanup strategies.
We need to focus on causes like overconsumption, not the material itself.
The study also finds the weight of plastic waste from all rivers in Jakarta totals 2.1 million kilograms equivalent to 1,000 Tesla Model S cars.
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