Cornwall group wants ban on flying rings blamed for seal deaths (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Seal campaigners say a cheap beach toy is leaving animals to suffer slow and painful deaths as they step up calls for a UK-wide ban.

Sue Sayer, founder of the Seal Research Trust and chair of the Seal Alliance, is taking the Save Our Seals from Flying Rings campaign to Westminster, urging MPs to act.

She said the plastic rings, often sold for £1 to £2, were being bought in their thousands and regularly lost on beaches before drifting into the sea.

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[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Could they be made from a biodegradable material instead? I know there are plastics that can break down but not sure how quickly they really do. Like PLA will break down but in the environment it could take many years still

[-] afewbugs@social.coop 2 points 1 day ago

@Korhaka @GreyShuck unless tehy were made of cardboard that would go soggy as soon as it touched water I don't think anything would break down fast enough to avoid harming animals. It'd probably be a lot less effort just to stick with solid discs and ban rings

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

I am wondering if cardboard could work. For dry weather it probably would and surely they could be made very cheaply per unit?

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

They'd probably be too light and flimsy to work effectively.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

plywood? once full of water it wouldn't be so solid

[-] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Cardboard derivatives?

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