Even the fruits and vegetables are wrapped in plastic so that the sensors can read them, inculcating a culture of convenience and waste.
The hope is that the ban will cut down on the country’s contribution to ocean plastic, possibly even by half.
Founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands, The Ocean Cleanup has been dubbed “the largest cleanup in history.”
The rural town of Penzance in UK has been working extremely hard to rid its beaches and streets of single-use plastics and nearly one hundred other communities around the country are striving for similar status.
At the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, more than 200 nations passed a resolution to eliminate plastic pollution in our seas.
Chilean President signed a bill Wednesday that prohibits the sale of single-use plastic bags in 102 coastal villages and towns in a bid to stop the build-up of ocean plastic.
A Dutch organization has just announced plans to salvage plastic pollution from the ocean and use it to build highways in Rotterdam.
The device, which was developed by a pair of Australian surfers, works by sucking in various kinds of pollution (including oil) and spitting out clean water.
An estimated 3400 ‘throwaway’ bottles are produced by Coca-cola every second, according Greenpeace.
These are the companies most responsible for plastic pollution at Freedom Island according to Greenpeace: Nestlé, Unilever, PT Torabika Mayora, Universal Robina Corporation, Procter & Gamble, Nutri-Asia, Monde Nissin, Zesto, Colgate Palmolive, and Liwayway.
September 16th was International Ocean Cleanup Day, and 300 hundred Maui volunteers did their part by picking up a staggering six tons of garbage.
Scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made - it’s a lot. But what’s even more disturbing is where all this plastic is ending up.
The researchers found out of 40,760 rivers, a mere 20 contribute two thirds of the plastic input. The Ocean Cleanup created an interactive map to help visualize the issue.
The beaches of Henderson Island have been found to be polluted with the highest density of plastic debris reported anywhere on the planet
The Ocean Cleanup now with their groundbreaking new arrays, they will be able to scoop up 50 percent of the patch’s plastic just five years.
