The costs of removing the unsanctioned import of marine plastic litter to small island states

The costs of removing the unsanctioned import of marine plastic litter to small island states

Abstract Small island states receive unprecedented amounts of the world’s plastic waste. In March 2019, we removed as much plastic litter as possible from Aldabra Atoll, a remote UNESCO World Heritage Site, and estimated the money and effort required to remove the remaining debris. We removed 25 ton...

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Main Authors: April J. Burt, Jeremy Raguain, Cheryl Sanchez, Jude Brice, Frauke Fleischer-Dogley, Rebecca Goldberg, Sheena Talma, Martyna Syposz, Josephine Mahony, Jake Letori, Christina Quanz, Sam Ramkalawan, Craig Francourt, Ivan Capricieuse, Ash Antao, Kalsey Belle, Thomas Zillhardt, Jessica Moumou, Marvin Roseline, Joel Bonne, Ronny Marie, Edward Constance, Jilani Suleman, Lindsay A. Turnbull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71444-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71444-6

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