{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/94050410-34f0-4058-a3fb-147c626a0556/0b250a3b-4c25-43fc-8ab8-ed16c3a9c260?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"CSIRO's Kathy Willis on preventing litter entering our oceans (Part 1 of 2)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60d210a657a97011aa9023d8/60d2110b4fea16001989e398.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Kathy Willis is a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania and CSIRO's Marine Debris team. Her research focuses on preventing litter from the land entering the marine system. In this chat, we discuss Australian local government waste abatement policies, outreach programs and infrastructure and their effectiveness at reducing waste in the marine environment.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li>Kathy Willis: <a href=\"https://research.csiro.au/marinedebris/our-team/kathy-willis/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://research.csiro.au/marinedebris/our-team/kathy-willis/</a></li><li>CSIRO's marine debris research program: <a href=\"https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/OandA/Areas/Marine-resources-and-industries/Marine-debris\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/OandA/Areas/Marine-resources-and-industries/Marine-debris</a></li><li>2017 journal article \"<em>Differentiating littering, urban runoff and marine transport as sources of marine debris in coastal and estuarine environments</em>\": <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/srep44479\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ttps://www.nature.com/articles/srep44479</a></li><li>2017 article \"<em>Microplastic Distribution at Different Sediment Depths in an Urban Estuary</em>\": <a href=\"https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00419/full\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00419/full</a></li><li>2018 article \"<em>How successful are waste abatement campaigns and government policies at reducing plastic waste into the marine environment?</em>\": <a href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X17305171\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X17305171</a></li><li>&nbsp;2019 article \"<em>The Success of Water Refill Stations Reducing Single-Use Plastic Bottle Litter</em>\": <a href=\"https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/19/5232/pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/19/5232/pdf</a></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.oceanprotect.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.oceanprotect.com.au</a></p>","author_name":"Ocean Protect"}