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Plastic pollution littering Australian coastlines has dropped by more than a third over the last decade, signifying a “heartening step forwards” in the fight against a tide of pollution estimated to reach 53 million tons entering the marine environment by 2030. Doubling-down on the good news, the same survey – conducted by officials from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency – recorded a 16% increase in areas assessed with “no plastic debris at all.” Dr. Steph Brodie, co-author of the study, said, “These results will help to inform waste management and can be used to elevate and measure the effectiveness of plastic waste policies, practices, and education campaigns to reduce debris in metropolitan regions.”
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