There’s no way to know for sure, but scientists estimate the amount of plastic bobbing around the world’s oceans is around 1 million tonnes - and that’s a conservative estimate. And to make matters worse, much of this waste is accumulating in five large floating islands of garbage, two in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the Pacific Ocean, and one in the Indian Ocean. a little solar-powered water wheel has emerged as the most promising new technology to start cleaning up this mess. Between May 16 and June 16, the wheel processed 46 metric tonnes of rubbish in Baltimore’s harbour - rubbish that would have ended up in Chesapeake Bay and eventually the Atlantic Ocean had it not been intercepted. If placed in waters where the rubbish density is much higher, it could process up to 23 tonnes every day.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 16:14:06 +0000
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