THE PROBLEM
The world's oceans are polluted with millions of tonnes of plastic.
Plastic reaches the oceans mostly from land through rivers and waterways, and then accumulates in five areas of high concentration, called oceanic gyres.
Not only do such 'garbage patches' directly kill millions of aquatic animals annually. They also spread harmful algae and other invasive species, and serves as a transport medium for pollutants (including PCBs and DDT), which accumulate in the food chain.
Plastic pollution costs governments, companies and individuals millions of dollars in damages per year, due to loss in tourism, vessel damages and (inefficient) beach clean-ups.
THE SOLUTION
The ultimate solution to plastic pollution is clear: we need to close the tap by ending our reliance on disposable plastic items/packaging; we need proper waste management globally; and we need to become more aware of the problems our garbage is creating. Solving this massive problem will require dramatic changes at many levels- legislative, industrial, and individual.
However, even if we close the tap, we still need to clean up the massive quantities of plastic garbage already contaminating our oceans.
Lees verder: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-ocean-cleanup-feasibility-study?c=home
Hoe gaan wij hier als Hanglossers aan bijdragen: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-ocean-cleanup-feasibility-study/contributions/new
Als wij nou met z'n allen 500,-- dollar bijdragen dan komt hanglos.nl op het prototype. Cool!! Ik hoor nog van de organisatie of er door de hanglossers persoonlijk gedoneert kan worden en dat alles wordt opgeteld of )dat we de 500,-- eerst moeten inzamelen.
Besluit je om te doneren (selecteer op de site 'No perk, I just want to contribute') laat dan hier als reactie weten hoeveel (of stuur me een PM). Ik start met € 25,--.
The world's oceans are polluted with millions of tonnes of plastic.
Plastic reaches the oceans mostly from land through rivers and waterways, and then accumulates in five areas of high concentration, called oceanic gyres.
Not only do such 'garbage patches' directly kill millions of aquatic animals annually. They also spread harmful algae and other invasive species, and serves as a transport medium for pollutants (including PCBs and DDT), which accumulate in the food chain.
Plastic pollution costs governments, companies and individuals millions of dollars in damages per year, due to loss in tourism, vessel damages and (inefficient) beach clean-ups.
THE SOLUTION
The ultimate solution to plastic pollution is clear: we need to close the tap by ending our reliance on disposable plastic items/packaging; we need proper waste management globally; and we need to become more aware of the problems our garbage is creating. Solving this massive problem will require dramatic changes at many levels- legislative, industrial, and individual.
However, even if we close the tap, we still need to clean up the massive quantities of plastic garbage already contaminating our oceans.
Lees verder: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-ocean-cleanup-feasibility-study?c=home
Hoe gaan wij hier als Hanglossers aan bijdragen: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-ocean-cleanup-feasibility-study/contributions/new
Als wij nou met z'n allen 500,-- dollar bijdragen dan komt hanglos.nl op het prototype. Cool!! Ik hoor nog van de organisatie of er door de hanglossers persoonlijk gedoneert kan worden en dat alles wordt opgeteld of )dat we de 500,-- eerst moeten inzamelen.
Besluit je om te doneren (selecteer op de site 'No perk, I just want to contribute') laat dan hier als reactie weten hoeveel (of stuur me een PM). Ik start met € 25,--.
