Thousands of tonnes of plastic have accumulated on the pristine beaches of Henderson Island in the Pacific's Pitcairn archipelago. Along one stretch of 2.5km, an estimated 18 tonnes has piled up over decades, at the rate of several thousand pieces of plastic per day. A team of scientists, conservationists and two journalists from New Zealand's Stuff.co.nz spent two weeks collecting six tonnes of the rubbish to gain more insight into where it had come from, and how it could be prevented in future. Continue reading...
Henderson Island: a Pacific paradise turning into a plastic trap - video
30. červenece 2019 5:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian