and had spurred the government to take tougher measures to protect the ocean.

almost 20 pounds ofplastic bags and other plastic trashwere pulled from the stomach of a pilot whale that died in Thailand.Rescuers from Wakatobi National Park found the rotting carcass of the 31-foot sperm whale late Monday near the park in Southeast Sulawesi province.

He said the government is making efforts to reduce the use of plastic.The discovery caused concern among environmentalists and government officials in one of the worlds largest plastic polluting countries.including urging shops not to provide plastic bags for customers and teaching about the problem in schools nationwide to meet a government target of reducing plastic use by 70 percent by 2025.

A 2015 report by environmental campaigner Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment said that more than 50 percent of plastic that ends up in our oceans comes from five countries: Indonesia.including drinking 115 plastic cups and two flip-flops.

who recently has campaigned for less use of plastic.

Santoso said researchers from wildlife conservation group WWF and the parks conservation academy found about 13 pounds of plastic waste in the animals stomach.Some of the pitfalls are detailed in a new book.

although the Social Security Administration will only pay one benefit.as detailed in this 2022 report from the Social Security Administrations Inspector General that found employees sometimes enter the wrong information into SSAs systems or incorrectly calculate benefits.

Claiming too earlyThis may be the single biggest issue impacting Americans because Social Security allows people to begin collecting their benefits when they turn 62.the errors arent the fault of beneficiaries.