The amount of plastic waste on Aussie beaches has gone down by almost a third in the past nine years, research has found. 9News
More than 500 coastal surveys were conducted and compared with previous studies completed in 2013.CSIRO researchers conducted 563 new coastal surveys, and interviews with waste managers across 32 local governments around Australia
The study found councils that introduced more economic waste management strategies had "dirtier coastlines". "Whilst plastic pollution is still a global crisis and we still have a long way to go, this research shows that decisions made on the ground, at local management levels, are crucial for the successful reduction of coastal plastic pollution."
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