Future of the Environment

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

A local resident walks along a section of Matahari Terbit beach covered in plastic and other debris washed ashore by seasonal winds near Sanur, Bali, Indonesia April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1AF6081DA0

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
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Future of the Environment is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Future of the Environment

Have you read?
Discover

How UpLink is helping to find innovations to solve challenges like this

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Future of the EnvironmentPlastics and the EnvironmentOcean
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

What is a carbon neutral product?

Charlotte Edmond

October 4, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum