Seabirds Eat Plastic, Fulmars Feed Only At Sea
August 7, 2012, PlasticBagBanReport.com – A recent study of the seabird, Northern Fulmars, indicated an increase of plastic ingestion by these birds over the past forty years. The study was lead by...
View ArticlePlastic Bag Bans Hurt Economy?
Aug. 20, 2012, (PBBR) – Does plastic bag bans hurt the area’s economy? In January, 2010, Washington, D.C. instituted a five cent fee on plastic bags provided by retailers at check-out. Los Angeles...
View ArticleThe Study of Plastic Ingestion in Petrels
May 15, 2013 – It is well known that the Northern Fulmar sea bird ingests plastic from the ocean. Northern Fulmars feed only at sea. Here is a study of Leach’s Storm-petrels and how much plastic is...
View ArticleMicrobes Colonize a New Marine Ecosystem: The ‘Plastisphere’
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, June 30, 2013 (ENS) – Multitudes of microbes are colonizing bits of plastic that have polluted the oceans – a vast new human-made flotilla of microbial communities that...
View ArticleCall for Papers
A Call for Papers Plastic Bag Ban Report is looking for research articles and studies about plastic bags, disposable bags, paper bags, plastic bag bans, and plastic ocean debris. Our intent is to be a...
View ArticlePlastic Bags Transformed With Nanotechnological Recycling
ADELAIDE, Australia, September 27, 2013 (ENS) – University of Adelaide nanotechnology researchers have developed a process for turning waste plastic bags into a high-tech nano-material with multiple...
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