Research finds 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago

Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines

Country has pledged to phase out unnecessary plastics by 2025 and recycle or reuse all its plastic waste by 2040

Plastic pollution along Australia's coastline decreases over last decade

Plastic pollution along Australia’s coastline has dropped by more than a third over the last decade, according to new research from CSIRO which found 39% less debris on beaches compared to ten years ago.

Finding Plastic Patches in Coastal Waters using Optical Satellite Data

Satellites collecting optical data offer a unique perspective from which to observe the problem of plastic litter in the marine environment, but few studies have successfully demonstrated their use for this purpose. For the first time, we show that patches of floating macroplastics are detectable in optical data acquired by the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel-2 satellites and, furthermore, are distinguishable from naturally occurring materi…

Research finds 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago

Picture this: you're lounging on a beautiful beach, soaking up the sun and listening to the soothing sound of the waves. You run your hands through the warm sand, only to find a cigarette butt. Gross, right?

Good news, beach lovers: our research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago

A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more places with no rubbish at all.

Plastic pollution on Australian coastlines drops 39 per cent in a decade

The new study by the CSIRO found polystyrene and cigarette butts are some of the most commonly found items in the environment.