Plastic pollution is a growing problem
in our world today , every year millions
of tons of plastic is produced and
discarded with only a tiny fraction
being reclaimed recycled. this means that
much of the plastic actually ends up in
our oceans, polluting the water and also
endangering marine life.
in the United States 500 billion plastic
bags and 35 billion plastic water
bottles are used every single year.
an average American throws away over 80
kilograms of plastic annually and the
environmental impact is just astounding.
the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an
environmental disaster that has been
growing now for decades. it is a massive
collection of garbage mostly plastic,
that is accumulated in the oceans . that
is now believe it or not twice the size
of Texas . it is estimated that the
garbage contains up to 1.8 trillion
pieces of debris.
and also there are signs of relief as
the co-founder of Airbnb has now donated
about 35 million dollars to the ocean
cleanup to support the non-profit
efforts to remove plastic from the
world’s oceans and rivers . the ocean
cleanup team’s most recent calculations
show that , deploying 10 barrier systems
based on the system 003 design would be enough to capture
all 100 000 tons of plastic floating in
the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. they
should also improve a cleanup of
efficiency and also the cost per
kilogram of waste collected . the brand
new style of course makes significant
impact on reducing the amount of plastic
pollution in our oceans.
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