Plastics and the Environment

5 inventions that could transform the health of our ocean

People sort through plastic bottles they collected and are about to sell at a junk shop in Manila March 10, 2015. The Philippines placed third among the list of countries with the most ocean plastic pollution per year. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) - GM1EB3A118O01

Every minute, the equivalent a garbage truckful of trash is dumped into the ocean. Image: REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Harry Kretchmer
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