Channel: The Ocean Cleanup

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Rivers are the arteries that carry plastic from land to sea, and just 1% of rivers are responsible for almost 80% of riverine plastic pollution entering the oceans. With the Interceptors placed at the mouths of the most polluting rivers in the world, we aim to catch the plastic before it becomes ocean plastic. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated: bit.ly/371k8sN Track our cleanup progress and learn more about the upcoming and deployed cleanup solutions on this dashboard: theoceancleanup.com/dashboard -- To rid the oceans of plastic, we need to not only clean up what is already out there but also stop new plastic from entering the ocean: we need to close the tap. Rivers are the main source of ocean plastic pollution. They are the arteries that carry waste from land to the ocean. Our research found that 1000 rivers are responsible for roughly 80% of the pollution. Working together with government leaders and private corporations, our goal is to tackle these 1000 most polluting rivers. How? By deploying Interceptors. The Interceptor is The Ocean Cleanup’s answer for river plastic waste. It is the first scalable solution to prevent plastic from entering the world’s oceans from rivers. -- Follow The Ocean Cleanup on: Facebook: bit.ly/2QWgmLQ Twitter: bit.ly/2RqHqSk Instagram: bit.ly/2st9SKT