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 dgirlp rated 14 months ago - Recycling plastics is increasingly difficult because many products are made of composite materials that are hard to recycle. And once plastic waste hits the ocean, cleaning up the mess is impossible. "It's like trying to put dust back into a bottle. Once it's out, it's out,"...
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- dgirlp rated 14 months ago
- Recycling plastics is increasingly difficult because many products are made of composite materials that are hard to recycle. And once plastic waste hits the ocean, cleaning up the mess is impossible. "It's like trying to put dust back into a bottle. Once it's out, it's out," says Ebbesmeyer. "The only way we have is to control the source."
To that end, experts are working in a couple of key areas. A three-year study in Southern California conducted by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation and funded by the California State Water Resources Control Board counted 2.3 billion plastic items discharged into the ocean during three sample days: two days following rain events and one day after a dry spell. The study examined ways to drastically reduce the amount of municipal waste flowing down rivers into the ocean.
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