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Before joining Ocean Bridge, I was completely unaware of the extent of the problem of single-use plastic consumerism
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We are the ocean, yet we know not who we are, so we went to people who did
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Ocean Bridge Diaries: Alex Ritz
This experience was key to developing our understanding of what citizen science is
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I’ve read statistics about the amount of plastic in our oceans, but to face the “elephant in the water” is a feeling I cannot name
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Care for some plastic with your tea?
New research shows that plastic teabags leach huge amounts of microplastic particles during the brewing process
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Plastics are everywhere — even in us
A recent European study found microplastics in the stools of healthy individuals, suggesting that plastics have spread throughout the food chain
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Microplastics are turning up in Arctic ice
The discovery of microplastics in ice cores from Lancaster Sound highlights plastic pollution’s disturbing reach
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Canada to ban single-use plastics by 2021
Ban on plastic bags, cutlery, straws, stir sticks and more announced as part of federal government strategy to combat plastic pollution
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Ocean Bridge Diaries: Jordan Bertagnolli
As I think about all that we managed to pack into those 10 days, the memories that stand out all share a common thread: North Beach
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Ocean Bridge Diaries: Danielle Moore
The plastic problem on Haida Gwaii felt like witnessing a second wave of colonization
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Ocean Bridge Diaries: Vanessa Fladmark
T’aalan Stl’ang: The beach that has everything
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How companies and communities are fighting the problem of plastic pollution
Fast food chains, municipalities and even Ikea have recently pledged to phase out single-use plastics
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