Since 1989, the balloon industry has relied on a problematic study that claimed balloons degraded “at about the same rate as oak tree leaves” after six weeks. We put it to the test.
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A biodegradable sea wall is cheaper than a concrete wall. In addition, it’s easy for local people to replicate.
Yet plastic itself isn’t inherently evil as sometimes the environmental benefits outweigh the costs. So how to tell good plastic from bad?
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Lecturer in Marine Science, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Physical Chemistry and Director of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer of Oceanography Department, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung
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Adjunct Researcher in Marine Science, University of Tasmania
