Wake up Australia, there’s a whole lotta litter goin’ on!

Litter in waterways is not just visual pollution. International studies have found fragments of plastic frequently mistaken for food by diving and surface-skimming seabirds. The Melbourne Parks & Waterways ‘Tagged Litter Report’ (1993) estimated that four to five million items of floatable litter entered Melbourne’s waterways each year. Rock-lined Yarra bank under Westgate Bridge (December [...]