thewaterat3kilometerseachhourandcleanatmost500kilosofwasteeveryday.Collectingplasticwasteonthelandiseasyandnotexpensive,butit'sdifferentintheocean.Whenplasticwastegetsintotheocean,it'sveryhardtocollectbecauseit
There is an estimated75 to 199 million tonsof plastic waste currently in our oceans, with a further33 billion pounds of plasticentering the marine environment every single year. This constant flow of plastic production is simply too much for existing waste management and recycling infrastructure. P...
Plastic pollution (塑料污染) in the ocean is bad for the environment. It takes years to break down and is difficult to clean up. However, a robot named WasteShark can help to solve the problem. It collects plastic waste and other rubbish in rivers and near the seaside. Like a real sha...
Plastic leaks into the ocean from thousands of sources all over the world every day. Increasing consumption combined with improper waste management in many countries has made plastic pollution a worldwide problem, causing damage not only to the environment but also to human health and economies. Hu...
Fishing gear remains in situ for a long time and in practice turns the ocean into a plastic landfill site, because particles of microplastics are formed when the materials degrade in the ocean. “We have already come a long way in the work,” said Karl. He is a polymer chemist and speci...
① Plastic pollution(塑料污染) in the ocean(海洋) is bad for wildlife. It takes years to break it down and is difficult to clean it up. Luckily, scientists found a way to stop plastic waste going into our oceans.② The WasteShark is a robot. It collects plastic waste in rivers and ne...
Unsightly littered beaches gained public attention in the early 1980s and efforts were made to find out how much garbage there was, where it came from, and what its effect was on ocean wildlife. Medical waste and other floatable debris washing ashore at public beaches of the eastern United ...
COVID-19 Has Worsened the Ocean Plastic Pollution Problem A drastic increase in use of masks and gloves, plus a decline in recycling programs, is threatening the health of the seas ByDave Ford Bryan Liscinsky Eight million metric tons of plastic wasteenter the oceans every year. This equate...
Plastic productionhas soared in the last few decades,especially single-use plastics, and waste management systems have not kept pace. Onlyaround 9%of global plastics are recycled each year. Ad Feedback Huge amounts of that plastic waste end up in the oceans. The majority comes from land,swept...
P lastic pollution (塑料污染) in the ocean is bad for wildlife. It takes years to break it down and is difficult to clean it up.However, Dutch company RanMarine Technology found a way to make less plastic waste go into our ocean.The WasteShark is a robot. It collects plastic waste as...