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RSS FeedsCompanies are turning ocean trash into running shoes and sunglasses
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19 august 2017 14:20:20

 
Companies are turning ocean trash into running shoes and sunglasses
(WorldNews Environment)
 


This story was originally published by Oceans Deeply. For important news about plastic pollution, you can sign up to the Oceans Deeply email list. When oil prices drop, as they have in recent years, recycling profits plummet. In most countries, itīs cheaper to simply make new petroleum-based plastic goods than turn the ones used once into the same items again. Thatīs led to a dismal recycling rate of just 9 percent worldwide, and an enormous buildup of plastic in the ocean, according to a recent study on global plastic production. But as recycling rates drop and ocean pollution worsens, many innovators are taking marine debris, a notoriously unrecyclable material, and turning it into useful...


 
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