Green Art?

Whether eco art makes you think about your role on the planet or simply makes you smile, there’s a deep well of green art just waiting to be explored. More...

The Entanglement and ingestation of Marine debris in the South African Marine Environment

Pollution is one of the ills of our society and nowhere is its effect seen more clearly than in the entanglement and ingestation of man-made debris in the marine environment.

Entanglement has serious implications for individual marine animals, often resulting in injuries and/or restriction of movement. More...

Who's responsible for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

Plastics|SA condemns poor waste management and far too frequent marine littering for the huge swathe of rubbish that has been dubbed the world’s rubbish dump. Known officially as the North Pacific Gyre, the gigantic floating patch of debris is characterised by exceptionally high concentrations of suspended plastics – many of which are believed to come from food and beverage containers. More...

Interesting link:

Plastic Marine Debris: What We Know

http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/plastic.html