Plastic patrol: the citizen scientists tackling litter in Australian waterways

Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own handsChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household's carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comNeil Blake weighs a paper bag of fake grass fragments he has collected from a stormwater gutter near Darebin Creek in Melbourne's north.Over the past three years Blake has conducted 56 collections of synthetic turf in the waterway alongside the KP Hardiman Reserve hockey pitch. Continue reading...