A drinks container deposit scheme is to be introduced in NSW within the next few weeks as part of a plan to clean up the state's beaches and parks.
The details of the cash for containers scheme are still being finalised but it is likely to feature a rebate of 10 cents per item.
The NSW Government has been negotiating with the drinks industry to introduce the system and Environment Minister Rob Stokes said similar initiatives had proved highly successful in reducing waste in public spaces around the world.

De nos victoires pour la protection des requins et des raies à notre combat pour sauver la vie marine de la menace létale des déchets en mer, sans votre implication et votre soutien – avec ou sans palmes – aucune de nos réalisations n'aurait été possible en 2014. Grâce à VOUS, en 2014 nous avons :
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- 5,483 défenseurs des océans à envoyer 28,804 lettres appelant au soutien pour la protection des requins et des raies.

The New South Wales (NSW) State Government in Australia has finally lifted the fishing amnesty on most coastal marine sanctuaries. For nearly 2 years, coastal marine sanctuaries in NSW have been open to recreational fishing leaving our precious marine life unprotected.

Tiny particles found in sea-floor sediment point to partial solution to 'missing plastic' problem.
Billions of tiny plastic fragments are littering each square kilometre of the deep sea, an analysis of sea-floor sediments suggests.
Although the study sampled a small number of sites, the locations ranged from the subpolar Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, enabling researchers to design future studies that could determine where much of the plastic manufactured by humans ends up.

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It is no secret that the world’s oceans are swimming with plastic debris – the first floating masses of trash were discovered in the 1990s. But researchers are starting to get a better sense of the size and scope of the problem.
A study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One estimates that 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic, large and small, weighing 269,000 tons, can be found throughout the world’s oceans, even in the most remote reaches.

The end of the year is round the corner but there's still a buzz in the water as people continue swimming to end finning. Ross Kelly of Co.Co Dive shares his experience of their first Finathon with Tenby International School.