Solução para o plástico?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/worms-global-warming-plastic-saving-world-a7701746.html

Pistas sobre o que faz os pássaros comer plástico...

...e ter diversos problemas de saúde. Já que reduzir o plástico vai demorar anos, pode ser que se consiga produzir plástico menos "apetitoso":
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37926733


Citando:
"These seabirds actually use odours to find their way around in the world and to find food," said Matthew Savoca, of University of California, Davis.
"We found a chemical on plastic that these birds typically associate with food, but now it's being associated with plastic.
"And so these birds might be very confused - and tricked into consuming plastic as food.""

Os peixes e o plástico

Os homens preferem as louras e os peixes preferem os plásticos:
https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/study-finds-fish-are-obsessed-with-eating-plastic-even-though-its-killing-them
Citando:
"The piscine affection for plastics could make for seriously disastrous results, considering just how much plastic is currently found in the world’s oceans. A joint university study published last year found that roughly 8 million tons of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans each year. Hell, a report presented earlier this year at the World Economic Forum says that there will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050."


Ligações para os estudos no artigo.