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"I've never seen so much rubbish on a beach in my life." Awhitu Peninsula, Auckland

'Des Watson has been on a mission the past year scouring New Zealand's coastlines for plastic waste, but says he has never seen anything as bad as a little beach just south of Auckland. The sheer amount, and tiny small plastic pellets, made Watson think it was coming from industry. He believed the source of it could be from stormwater outlets in Auckland, going into the Manukau Harbour, and potentially from plastic factories.'

NZ Herald article, read more: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12304753

Publicado el 03 de febrero de 2020 a las 02:59 AM por jacqui-nz jacqui-nz | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario
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