414 million pieces of plastic found on remote island group in Indian Ocean
by Ben Smee from Environment | The Guardian on (#4F8H4)
Debris on Cocos (Keeling) Islands was mostly bottles, cutlery, bags and straws, but also included 977,000 shoes, study says
On the beaches of the tiny Cocos (Keeling) Islands, population 600, marine scientists found 977,000 shoes and 373,000 toothbrushes.
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