Pollution and poverty are often inextricably linked – and waste management infrastructure is often non-existent in these communities. Plastic rubbish is usually littered, burnt or buried (in piles for livestock and dogs to ferret in).
If instead we can provide an economic incentive for people to pick it up and collect it, we can stop it from entering the ocean.
Pollution and poverty are often inextricably linked – and waste management infrastructure is often non-existent in these communities. Plastic rubbish is usually littered, burnt or buried (in piles for livestock and dogs to ferret in).
If instead we can provide an economic incentive for people to pick it up and collect it, we can stop it from entering the ocean.