International Coastal Cleanup Day 2018: Plastic isn’t fantastic

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International Coastal Cleanup Day 2018: Plastic isn’t fantastic

2018 has opened up a lot of opportunities for environmental change especially when it comes to plastic and and the ever so rapidly growing popularity of The International Coastal Cleanup Day. From the microbead ban in January to McDonald’s filtering out plastic straws in May, step by step the reduction of plastic and non-decomposable matter is being reduced. However, this doesn’t mean it’s all over yet. It’s estimated that 100,000 turtles and marine mammals, such as dolphins, whales and seals, are killed by plastic marine litter every year around the world. That’s why the International coastal cleanup day is so...