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This Park Is Made Of Recycled Litter From A River by  TAYLOR MEAD     JUL 20, 2018 INSTAGRAM | @RECYCLEDPARK Here's a not so fun fact for you: " more than 60% of water pollution comes from things like trash and litter, excess fertilizer, and pet waste ," making clean water supplies around the world harder and harder to find. One city in the Netherlands though, is helping in (literally) the neatest way. Rotterdam's  Recycled Park  on the New Meuse river is working to prevent plastic litter from entering the North Sea and sustain aquatic life in the process. Yes, it's as ingenious as it sounds, believe me. Seating Area for Park-Goers    DESIGNBOOM To the rest of the world, please take notes! The  Recycled Park 's passive litter traps collect the river's garbage, so it can be retrieved, sorted, and then used to create floating park blocks that "improve the ecosystem and increase awareness of plastic pollution." Passive Litter Trap   ...

Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world's water New report paints a worrying picture, provides recommendations on what can be done Water pollution from agriculture affects billions of people and generates annual costs exceeding billions of dollars 20 June 2018, Rome  - Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices poses a serious risk to human health and the planet's ecosystems, a problem often underestimated by policymakers and farmers alike, cautions a new report. In many countries the biggest source of water pollution today is agriculture — not cities or industry — while worldwide, the most common chemical contaminant found in groundwater aquifers is nitrate from farming, according to  More People, More Food, Worse Water? A Global Review of Water Pollution from Agriculture , launched by FAO and the International Water Management Institute at a conference in Tajikistan ( 19-22 June ). Modern agriculture is responsible for the discharge of ...

Could You Be Ingesting Plastic? opinion June 17, 2018 01:00 By Song Su-hyun The Korea Herald, agencies Seoul Chemical components designed to make human lives easy is killing ecosystem, but not many know how A war has begun worldwide on plastics. For decades, polymers have been used to make human lives easy and more hygienic, but with single-use plastic items being blamed for killing species in the ocean and threatening ecosystems, global initiatives have been launched since last year by the United Nations to curb their use. But South Korea, one of the biggest producers and consumers of plastics in the world, has taken a little interest in curbing plastic pollution. Leaders have been pointing out a lack of public awareness of the impact of plastics on ecosystems, and also on human lives. “‘Korea is the No 1 plastic consumer, but public awareness of recycling remains low,” said South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon in his speech marking the World Environment Day. “The amo...