How do we get plastic out of our oceans?
And how does it get there in the first place?
A truckload of rubbish enters the ocean every minute. Boyan Slat is on a mission to remove it. He’s the founder of The Ocean Cleanup, one of the organisations ridding the oceans of plastic.
But how does so much rubbish end up in the ocean to begin with? Boyan explains.
One solution is to stop the flow from polluted rivers. You may have spotted clean-up videos on TikTok, especially in Bali. We speak to local Giri Winckler who is picking up plastic piece by piece.
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Presenters: Alex Rhodes with Mora Morrison
Producer: William Lee Adams
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
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