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An NGO called Ocean Cleanup, says with the techniques it's using now it may be able to clean 90% of the ocean's plastic trash by 2040. (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] pezhore@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Absolutely they should do that and clean up the ocean... But where does the plastic go from there? Landfills? Recycling (which is significantly harder to do with plastic as opposed to glass/aluminum)?

[–] paper_clip@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

At a minimum, sticking it in a landfill is fine, as it will no longer be mixed in with the ocean, being ingested by sea creatures.

[–] Lugh 3 points 1 year ago

They say on their website the plan is to recycle it. Obviously the long term plan has to involve switching to biodegradable plastics, and alternatives to plastics.

[–] panda_paddle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Rocketship to the sun.