OVER 5 TRILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC CURRENTLY LITTER THE OCEAN
OVER 5 TRILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC CURRENTLY LITTER THE OCEAN
Trash accumulates in 5 ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health, and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean.
Find out more about this project:
The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup develops technology to rid the world's oceansof plastic. A full-scale deployment of our systems is estimated to
clean up 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years.
Source: theoceancleanup.com