Article 3HQCK Scientists seek public's help to map plastic on UK beaches

Scientists seek public's help to map plastic on UK beaches

by
Sandra Laville
from on (#3HQCK)

Project hopes to get more than 250,000 drone images tagged to record type and extent of plastic pollution

Food wrappers, fishing nets, bottles, straws and carrier bags are among the top 10 plastic items littering British beaches, according to new research.

Related: Is there life after plastic? The new inventions promising a cleaner world

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://feeds.theguardian.com/theguardian/science/rss
Feed Title
Feed Link http://feeds.theguardian.com/
Reply 0 comments