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Problems and Solutions to Ocean Plastics and Trash (Best Practices)

The list below represents the problems facing those trying to address ocean plastics and trash - and the solutions (best practices) needed to address those problems. If you have identified a solution to a plastic pollution and ocean trash problem, please click here to reach an input page that will be reviewed by the Plastics Be Gone team. To see a map of the problems and solutions, click here (to be added - maybe).

ProblemSolutionBest PracticeLink
Beach CleanupRecycle plastic into sellable products4Oceans recycles plastic into bracelets which are sold to pay workers to clean up beacheswww.4oceans.com
Local Litter   Enforce local litter regulations   City name here put significant penalties in place for littering   www.cityname.gov
River InterventionInstall sediment basin and trash booms at river tributariesCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation sediment basin in the Tijuana River Valleywww.parks.ca.gov
Open Ocean CleanupFilter deep ocean and ocean currents         Great Ocean Cleanup - an unproven technology claiming to be able to remove half the trash in the Pacific Gyre in five yearshttps://www.theoceancleanup.com/
EducationCreate infographic for public distributionGlobal plastic organizationwww/globalplastic.org


















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