The Ocean Cleanup

Ocean Cleanup Finds Rivers Are Major Culprits Behind Ocean Pollution

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A new study has revealed that the major culprit behind Earth’s polluted oceans are the world’s river systems. Researchers at the Ocean Cleanup Project has estimated up to 5 trillion pounds of plastic is floating in the sea, and two-thirds of it comes from the 20 most contaminated rivers – 67 percent of the global … Read more

Plastic In Rivers Major Source of Ocean Pollution

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Plastic that is dumped in rivers and then ends up in the world’s oceans is one of the major sources of marine pollution, a new study said this week, with Asian waterways the main culprits. Researchers at The Ocean Cleanup — a Dutch foundation developing new technologies for ridding the oceans of plastic — say … Read more