[Link] Tents, alcohol, food: towns complain of trash left by Burning Man attendees

Read: 8/9/2022 www.theguardian.com

Burning Man has become known for wild outfits, utopian philosophy, rich techies and celebrity attendees and, increasingly, frustrated locals in nearby towns.

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[Link] Bottles, cans, batteries: octopuses found using litter on seabed

Read: 8/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

Whether it’s mimicking venomous creatures, or shooting jets of water at aquarium light switches to turn them off, octopuses are nothing if not resourceful.

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[Link] Baby turtles ingest more plastic than adults due to how they eat, where they live

Read: 5/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

Baby turtles are more likely to consume plastic waste polluting the ocean than adults because of their eating habits, an international team of researchers has found.

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[Link] This couple is living the Aussie road trip dream — with a troopy and 60,000 kilograms of rubbish

Read: 20/7/2021 www.abc.net.au

Five years ago, as a 20-year-old carpenter, Boe Langford broke his back. His dream of road tripping through the outback in his troop carrier, motorbike in tow, hung in the balance.

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