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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