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Our oceans are filled with plastic waste, which poses a significant challenge to clean up, especially when it becomes entangled with marine life. Since much of this trash originates from rivers, removing plastic from rivers can help deal with ocean plastic pollution before it becomes an irreversible problem.
Wow! These guys are not only removing plastic waste from rivers; they are also turning it into a source of income.
Community cleanup projects can also be effective in removing plastic waste from rivers.
Here’s another organization that’s removing plastic trash from rivers.
https://www.river-cleanup.org/
Take a look at this nonprofit organization using interceptors to capture plastic waste in rivers.
https://theoceancleanup.com/rivers/
The music band Coldplay has partnered with The Ocean Cleanup to create vinyl records from plastic waste intercepted in rivers.