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THE OTHER SOURCE: WHERE DOES PLASTIC IN THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH COME FROM?

The Ocean Cleanup has published its latest findings on the composition, origins, and age of plastic debris accumulating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). The new study reveals 75% to 86% of plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) originates from fishing activities at sea.

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Plantee Bioplastics receives $138,000 grant from Government of Canada

The founders of Plantee Bioplastics, a startup venture led by Queen’s chemical engineering alumnus Dr. Praphulla Tiwary and Queen’s chemistry alumnus Dr. Prashant Agrawal, have received a $138,000 grant from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to be used in the development of a new type of monofilament fishing line that will dissolve in water over a short period of time.

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