A whale that was found dead on the shore on the Italian island of Sardinia last week, was found to have 23kg of plastic in her stomach.
A dead sperm whale, which washed up on a beach on the Italian island of Sardinia last week, was found to have 23kg of plastic in her stomach.
The mixture of fishing nets, fishing lines, plastic plates, pipes and bags had blocked her intestines. Whether or not this killed her — and the calf found squished up in her womb next to the plastic — is still being checked by veterinarians.That can be disrupted by plastic bags floating about. Their digestive system cannot break down plastic so it stays inside them if swallowed.
The European Union voted this week to ban single-use plastics, such as straws, from 2021. Countries around the world are following suit. Sipho Kings is the Mail & Guardian's environment reporter. Broken ecosystems, bad corporations and mean people are the order of the day. This means his shoes are caked in all sorts of dodgy material.
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