10 Feb 2023 --- The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) has reported that one-third of the plastic debris found in the Arctic bore imprints or labels from Europe, with a large amount coming from Germany. The data was collected through “citizen science,” allowing interested citizens to engage in scientific research actively. The participants went on sailing cruises offered by companies to the Arctic, particularly Russia and Norway, surveying and collecting plastic debris that washed up on the shores of Svalbard, Norway.
