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Italy is Now Using Pasta Straws to Help Reduce Plastic Waste

Bars in Italy are starting to use pasta straws to help reduce the use of plastic straws. The European Union voted to ban single-use plastic items throughout the EU by 2021 in their effort to cut down on ocean plastic.

Newly Discovered Plastic Waste Looks Just Like Pebbles

Scientists have discovered plastic waste that is perfectly hidden in plain sight. As we are well aware, plastic pollution has made its way to the deepest depth of the oceans, the Mariana Trench and has been discovered at the world's highest point, the peak of Mt.

Teenager and the Ocean Win Big with Microplastic Extraction Project

An Irish teenager may have discovered a way to save our oceans from microplastics. Fionn Ferreira is an 18-year old from West Cork, Ireland who was recently awarded 50,000 dollars in educational funding by Google Science Fair for his project that successfully removes microplastics from water.
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