Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in corals and sickening reefs from #Thailand to #Australia’s #GreatBarrierReef, scientists say. The trash is another pressure on corals, already suffering from over-fishing, rising temperatures caused by climate change and other pollution. In the Asia-Pacific region a total of 11.1 billion plastic items – including shopping bags, … Continue reading 11 billion pieces of plastic from Thailand to Great Barrier Reef