LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · edit-22 years agoAn NGO called Ocean Cleanup, says with the techniques it's using now it may be able to clean 90% of the ocean's plastic trash by 2040.abcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down10
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkAn NGO called Ocean Cleanup, says with the techniques it's using now it may be able to clean 90% of the ocean's plastic trash by 2040.abcnews.go.comLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoHave they managed to srop the source of the plastic though? It’ll be a sisiphean task until they do
minus-squareguyrocket@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThank you for saying this. I was thinking it.
minus-squarebob_lemon@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years agoThey have installed trash collectors in some rivers as well: https://theoceancleanup.com/rivers/interceptor-original/ This is at least a bit closer to the source. The issue will realistically not be fully solved unless the majority of our plastics are switched to biodegradable materials instead.
Have they managed to srop the source of the plastic though? It’ll be a sisiphean task until they do
Thank you for saying this. I was thinking it.
They have installed trash collectors in some rivers as well: https://theoceancleanup.com/rivers/interceptor-original/ This is at least a bit closer to the source.
The issue will realistically not be fully solved unless the majority of our plastics are switched to biodegradable materials instead.