May 17, 2019 2:29 PM
414 million pieces of plastic found on remote islands
A recent survey on plastic pollution found an estimated 414 million pieces of plastic including nearly one million shoes and 370,000 toothbrushes on the beaches of remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean. <br />''<br />''The survey published in the journal, Scientific Reports, estimated that the beaches on the islands are littered with 238 tonnes of plastic.<br />''<br />''Jennifer Lavers from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) at th...