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Jun 28, 2021

'Preserving rivers is crucial to maintaining sustainable ecosystems,' says a project scientist with the Benioff Ocean Initiative. Image: Unsplash/Ant Rozetsky

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the total plastic collected so far by the Clean Currents Coalition is 135, 185 kg

These projects are also helping to create behavioural change by educating people about pollution. Image: Clean Currents Coalition

Projects capturing plastic waste across the world

The Clean Currents Coalition has 8 key projects operating across the world. Image: Clean Currents Coalition

this collection wheel can move large amounts of plastic waste out of rivers

A collection wheel lifts plastic waste from a collection point on the Citarum River. Image: Clean Currents Coalition

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image showing outstretched booms with nets attached catch debris floating on the Lat Phrao Canal

Outstretched booms with nets attached catch debris floating on the Lat Phrao Canal. Image: Clean Currents Coalition

this trap helps to clean Vietnam's Song Hong River

Locally designed, inexpensive traps help clean Vietnam's Song Hong River Image: Clean Currents Coalition

A floating boom with a metal screen attached captures plastic waste in Mexico. Image: Clean Currents Coalition

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