
Plastic
pollution is a huge problem these days, as it has seriously damaging effects on
our environment, health, and food.
According to National Geographic:
“Each
year, an estimated 18 billion pounds of plastic waste enters the world’s ocean
from coastal regions. That’s about equivalent to five grocery bags of plastic
trash piled up on every foot of coastline on the planet.''

New
research is emerging apace about the possible long-term impacts of tiny pieces
of plastic on the marine food chain—raising fresh questions about how it might
ultimately impact human health and food security.

This
summer, the authorities from the Australian city of Kwinana installed a new,
incredibly simple, and highly beneficial, filtration system in the Henley
Reserve. Namely, a net is placed on the
outlet of a drainage pipe which catches large debris and thus prevents
contamination of the environment.

At first,
the city authorities installed two nets, which managed to catch over 800 pounds
of garbage within several weeks. Therefore, they decided to install such litter
“traps” all over the city and reduce the pollution to the wildlife and
surrounding environment.

The nets
are lifted when full, and the trash is thrown into special garbage collecting
trucks which are brought to a trash-sorting center, where it is separated into
non-recyclable and recyclable material.
Afterward, the nets are put back on the drainage outlets.

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