{"id":29449,"date":"2022-10-28T12:54:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T02:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/2022\/10\/28\/fighting-plastic-pollution-restoring-our-coastlines\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:40:20","slug":"fighting-plastic-pollution-restoring-our-coastlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/fighting-plastic-pollution-restoring-our-coastlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Plastic Pollution &#038; Restoring Our Coastlines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29449\" class=\"elementor elementor-29449\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5548b4e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5548b4e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-616f54bb\" data-id=\"616f54bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180144c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"180144c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world\u2019s plastic production is increasing \u2013 and plastics persist and accumulate in our biosphere with disastrous outcomes for our environment.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, over 8 million tonnes of plastic pollution reach the world\u2019s waterways and oceans each year, and Australia contributes 130,000 tonnes to this global figure. With long lifecycles and low biodegradability, plastic tends to accumulate, and the ecological impacts of our growing plastic economy are enormous.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fb79d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38fb79d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Plastic Pollution &amp; The GPGP<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68aa1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68aa1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world\u2019s plastic production is increasing \u2013 and plastics persist and accumulate in our biosphere with disastrous outcomes for our environment.<\/p><p>Globally, over 8 million tonnes of plastic pollution reach the world\u2019s waterways and oceans each year, and Australia contributes 130,000 tonnes to this global figure. With long lifecycles and low biodegradability, plastic tends to accumulate, and the ecological impacts of our growing plastic economy are enormous.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8058db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8058db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Impacts: Australian Ecosystems Under Threat<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165dcbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165dcbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Australian coastline regularly feels the impacts of overseas plastic production. Recent reports show the inundation of the Northern Territory coastline by plastic debris of international origin.<\/p><p>Each year, \u2018lighters, thongs, scooter helmets, medical syringes, and toothbrushes\u2019 (ABC News) are part of the hundreds of cubic metres cleared from our coasts by indigenous rangers in the top end. Much of it originates from international neighbours, namely China, Indonesia &amp; Thailand.<\/p><p>Our environment simultaneously faces the impacts of our local plastic use. Australian adventurer Beau Miles\u2019 recent video \u2018Kayaking the Sickest Urban River in Australia\u2019 shows this first-hand.<\/p><p>On his journey, Miles navigates Sydney\u2019s Cooks River and its corridors of wastewater, sewerage and rubbish. The result is a twenty-three kilometre voyage that winds through the treacherous waterway, offering direct insight into the riverine impacts of our urban pollution.<\/p><p>To combat these outcomes, pollution removal and stormwater management are changing. Gross Pollutant Traps (GPTs) are increasingly installed in urban catchments, which capture plastic pollution at the source.<\/p><p>SPEL provides high-performance GPTs, and these generational assets screen stormwater conveyed from our catchments before it reaches our river systems. They remove a wide array of pollutants \u2013 including plastic debris, bottles and packaging.<\/p><p>Reducing plastic pollution takes many policies and tiers of engagement, from international awareness to better utility funding and sustainable infrastructure.<\/p><p>Grassroots involvement and direct action are key elements of restoring our environment, and the combined efforts of volunteers, not-for-profits and community groups. SPEL is proud to support Stormwater Shepherds\u2019 local clean-ups and advocacy for stormwater treatment \u2013 and events like the Petrie Creek Clean-Up &amp; Plastic Free July.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b78e276 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b78e276\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c1bacf\" data-id=\"2c1bacf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-04a04cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04a04cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65bebbd\" data-id=\"65bebbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18ea9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c18ea9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/TheFlow-Issue7-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/TheFlow-Issue7-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/TheFlow-Issue7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/TheFlow-Issue7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/TheFlow-Issue7.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ca8a3d\" data-id=\"6ca8a3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab9523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dab9523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enjoy this article?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b26def elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b26def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read and share more articles from The Flow Issue #7.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09be2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c09be2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/category\/spel-flow-magazine\/the-flow-issue-7\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BROWSE ARTICLES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world\u2019s plastic production is increasing \u2013 and plastics persist and accumulate in our biosphere with disastrous outcomes for our environment. Globally, over 8 million tonnes of plastic pollution reach the world\u2019s waterways and oceans each year, and Australia contributes 130,000 tonnes to this global figure. 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