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Nature Certificates: Combatting Microplastics and Ocean Pollution

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Discover Nature Certificates, a groundbreaking impact product that actively removes and prevents plastic pollution and microplastics from our oceans. Each certificate reflects real-time project impacts, available for purchase by those committed to supporting cleaner, healthier oceans.

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This article was created in partnership with the National Geographic Society.

A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had consumed a horrifying collection of plastic trash, including 115 drinking cups, 25 plastic bags, plastic bottles, two flip-flops and a bag containing more than 1,000 pieces of string.

In all, the plastic contents of the whale's stomach weighed 13.2 pound (six kilograms).

The rotting carcass of the 31-foot (9.5-meter) whale was found Monday in shallow waters just off Kapota Island in the Wakatobi National Park, according to news reports.

"Although we have not been able to deduce the cause of death, the facts that we see are truly awful," Dwi Suprati, a marine conservation coordinator at World Wildlife Fund Indonesia told the Associated Press.

Sperm whales normally feed mostly on giant squid, supplemented with octopus, fish, shrimp, crab, and small sharks. They are found throughout all the world's oceans and are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and considered depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Indonesia, with a population of 263 million people and 34,000 miles (54,716 kilometers) of coastline, ranked second, behind China, on a list of the top 20 worst polluters of plastic trash to the world's ocean, according to a 2015 study that found 192 coastal countries contribute a combined total of 8.5 million tons of plastic waste to the oceans every year.

Earlier this year, China stopped buying plastic scrap from the rest of the world, disrupting the global recycling industry and shifting the world's plastic waste crisis to Southeast Asia. (Read more about that here.)

Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia's minister of maritime affairs, told the Associated Press that discovery of the whale should help raise awareness about plastic waste and the need to reduce its use. He said the government aims to reduce Indonesia's plastic use by 70 percent by 2025. He said the government has urged shops to stop providing plastic bags to customers, and has begun an educational program in schools to educate children about the problems of plastic waste.

"I'm so sad to hear this," he told the Guardian. "It is possible that many other marine animals are contaminated with plastic waste and this is very dangerous for our lives."

The grim discovery was the second whale to wash ashore with a stomach full of plastic in recent months. Last June, a dying pilot whale was found in the southern province of Songkhla near the Malaysian border. Rescuers worked for five days to revive the mammal, but did not succeed. Just before the whale died, it spit out five plastic bags. An autopsy found another 80 bags and other pieces of plastic trash in the whale's stomach weighing 17 pounds (eight kilograms).

National Geographic is committed to reducing plastics pollution. Learn more about our non-profit activities at natgeo.org/plastics. This story is part ofPlanet or Plastic?-our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do toreduce your own single-use plastics, andtake your pledge.

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Sperm whale found dead with 13 pounds of plastic in its stomach

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This article was created in partnership with the National Geographic Society. A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had consumed a horrifying collection of plastic trash, including 115 drinking cups, 25 plastic bags, plastic bottles, two flip-flops and a bag containing more than 1,000 pieces of string.

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USA og Europa står for 40 procent af verdens plastikproduktion og to procent af plastikforureningen i havene. Asien står for 45 procent af al plastikproduktion og 82 procent af havforureningen. Den øvrige del af verden, herunder Sydamerika, Afrika Australien og Canada, står for 15 procent af al plastikproduktion og 16 procent af al plastikforurening i havene.

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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_19_2631

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https://www.europeanscientist.com/en/environment/can-plastic-eating-bacteria-help-solve-the-plastic-pollution-problem/

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Liste over opgaver og forslag omkring plastik

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Liste over opgaver og forslag omkring plastik

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/07/ocean-plastic-pollution-solutions/

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Amsterdam has a bubble barrier to catch canal plastic

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Amsterdam, the Dutch capital is trying to catch and collect plastic waste near the source, through the smart technique of Bubble Barrier.

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Enhver, der jævnligt kommer ved Vestkysten ved, at stranden efter en storm flyder med stort og småt drivplast, som stammer fra hele Nordeuropa. Omkring 1000 tons plastik skyller årligt op på den danske vesterhavskyst. De sidste par år har tusindvis af lokale frivillige sammen med kommunerne samlet havplasten op, og en del af den er blevet smeltet om til bænke og skraldespande som led i projekt Bænken og Spanden under initiativet Plastfrit Hav.

"Bænken og Spanden er et symbol på at plast er et værdifuld ressource, som bør genanvendes mest muligt, og samtidig skal det minde os om, at plastforurening af miljøet er uacceptabelt "
siger projektleder Ryan d'Arcy Metcalfe.

Svært at genanvende havplast

Oprindeligt var det tanken, at størstedelen af det plastik, der blev opsamlet, skulle forvandles til bænke og spande, men det viste sig, at kun 20 procent af det indsamlede plastik egnede sig til at blive genanvendt i projektet. Resten var enten var for snavset eller var af en for dårlig kvalitet til formålet. Derfor består bænkene kun af 10 procent havplast, mens resten er andre typer genanvendt plast.

"Plastic Change får en del henvendelser fra iværksættere, der gerne vil fremstille ting af havplast, men projektet har lært os, at selv om det flyder med havplast, så er det ikke så enkelt at genanvende det. Derfor gælder det også om, at vi undgår, at plastik overhovedet ender i havet," siger Berit Asmussen, miljøbiolog og vicedirektør i Plastic Change.

De i alt 14 bænke er placeret i en række vest- og nordjyske kommuner, ved en udstilling i Industriens hus i København, i Allinge (Folkemødet) og hos de to samarbejdspartnere Krads i Århus og Aage Vestergaard Larsen i Mariager.

Se en kort film om projektet:

Projekt Plastfrit Hav er etableret af Plastic Change, Det Økologiske Råd og brancheorganisationen Plastindustrien. Øvrige samarbejdspartnere er bl.a. KIMO Danmark, Dansk Rotations Plastic, Aage Vestergaard Larsen A/S og tegnestuen Krads. Projektet er støtter af VILLUM FONDEN og VELUX FONDEN.

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Enhver, der jævnligt kommer ved Vestkysten ved, at stranden efter en storm flyder med stort og småt drivplast, som stammer fra hele Nordeuropa. Omkring 1000 tons plastik skyller årligt op på den danske vesterhavskyst. De sidste par år har tusindvis af lokale frivillige sammen med kommunern

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I Singapore i 2015 udstedt 26.000 bøder for at smide affald på gaden

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Det tog os kun 25 min at samle alt det her affald på stranden ved Hanstholm. 😳☠️🛢
#beachcleanup #havmiljøvogter #strandrensning  #ripnread #hfcoldhawaii #plasticfree @havmiljoevogter