https://youtu.be/hmPHBhYaCR4
An enterprising teen who is pushing for a passive solution to collect the plastic.
An enterprising teen who is pushing for a passive solution to collect the plastic.
The statistics around our consumption of plastic are staggering. Every piece of plastic ever made is still in existence. 300 million tons of plastic produced each year, mostly for single-use. By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish, by weight, in the ocean. Here, they highlight how much damage the plastic does to pelagic birds.
https://youtu.be/hmPHBhYaCR4
Here's another video - pretty low quality, but shocking images.
The ocean cleanup project was launched with high hopes and much fanfare,
https://youtu.be/nYC4Q-0wcAc
But the first mission ended after 4 months when the boom broke in two. The team is back to the drawing board.
https://youtu.be/D7qNRgezOBU
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