Washed up flip-flops get underfoot on Africa’s coast – Discards pose risks for wildlife, human health
Boston Globe – The once-pristine Nyongo Sharif beach along Kenya’s northern coast, near the border with Somalia, seems an unlikely dumping ground for the world’s plastic garbage. But the Somali upwelling, a powerful current, sometimes tosses rubbish onto the beach from as far away as Indonesia; and when the current reverses course, it hurls another load up from Southern Africa, as far afield as Mozambique. Read Article
Ed – As we have commented before, the oceanic plastic issue is not limited to the reasonably well publicised north pacific, but is a worldwide issue that will affect every single one of us
Tags: Africa, oceans & water, pollution & toxins
