World champion surfer Layne Beachley teamed up with Electrolux and its global Vac from the Sea initiative to help clean up Australia's iconic beach, Manly, and urge Australians to get serious about plastic recycling and help stop the plastic pollution problem at sea.
He's waging a war against plastic and with his crew last year, he completed sailing Plastiki, a boat made of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles, across the Pacific. Meet David de Rothschild, the environmental adventurer who won't take no for an answer.
Last year, this video of a Japanese man who invented a machine that turns plastic into oil got a viral boost on You Tube. The small, portable machine could help to dramatically reduce our CO2 emissions. For more information, visit: http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/plastic-to%20-oil-fantastic.
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20 January
Renowned Australian environmentalist Tim Silverwood is giving a talk on his recent expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. He will discuss the consequences of plastic pollution in our oceans and also present the award-winning documentary Bag It. Includes light refreshments.
Where: Civic Centre, Council Chambers, 725 Pittwater Rd, Dee Why, NSW.
When: 6:45pm, Friday 20 January, 2012.
Cost: Admission is free, but bookings are recommended.
Click here for more information.
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The first-ever database characterising the effects of global fishing bycatch on marine turtles suggests that aggressive conservation action may be needed to save sea turtles.
Can we clean the oceans? Or stop the trash at the source: us?
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