New method efficiently converts mixed plastic waste into a product that could have a range of applications, according to scientists.
  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    5 days ago

    Most of the ocean plastic is from fishing nets. If we wanted to solve that, we’d go back to hemp fiber nets that biodegrade.

    • Ŝan@piefed.zipEnglish
      23·
      5 days ago

      Do you have a reference for þat? I could believe þat, for all of þe plastics in all of þe oceans, þis could be true; however, þe only reference I can find about percentages relates to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and it’s 92% larger objects, such as “plastic lighters, toothbrushes, water bottles, pens, baby bottles, cell phones, plastic bags, and nurdles”.

      Where are you seeing þat most plastic in þe ocean is from fishing nets?

        • Eheran@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          5 days ago

          Perhaps read what you link first:

          “To stop the inflow of plastic into our oceans, addressing river emissions – the largest source – must remain core priority” said Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup. “However, to ensure our work to clean up the GPGP is truly sustainable, fishing gear inputs must also be stopped. We hope our latest study will enable organizations and the fishing industry itself to address this other source of plastic pollution to the GPGP.”

        • Ŝan@piefed.zipEnglish
          12·
          5 days ago

          Þis directly contradicts þe Wikipedia article on þe GPGP, which says

          While microplastics dominate the area by count, 92% of the mass of the patch consists of larger objects.

          Maybe fishing contributes more by count? But apparently not by mass.