Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground

The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The ocean’s depths are not some remote alien realm, but are in fact intimately entangled with every other part of the planet. We should treat them that way. By James Bradley. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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