How do we end ocean plastic pollution? Go to the source of the problem – dirty rivers

The Ocean Cleanup Foundation attempts to collect plastic from the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch". Image: REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
Hilde Verweij
Reporter, Reuters
Stephanie van den Berg
Reporter, Reuters

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