#743 - Hannah Ritchie - Why Does Everyone Believe The World Is Doomed?
Modern Wisdom
Ocean Plastic Solutions
- Only a small percentage (0.5%) of plastic waste ends up in the ocean, but it's a significant amount in absolute terms (1-2 million tons).
- The key problem isn't plastic use, but waste management.
- Landfills, recycling, and incineration can prevent plastic from reaching the ocean, but those projects are expensive and unglamorous.
- Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup project scoops plastic from the ocean and the Interceptor project prevents it from entering rivers.
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