Floating Coconet: cleaning plastic rivers.

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Biomimicry Global Design Challenge top 10 finalist, to reduce the amount of plastic entering our oceans via rivers. - What began as a biomimicry themed design project for school, turned into a true nature inspired, Global Design Challenge finalist concept.The increased and frightening amounts of plastic waste entering our oceans has become a tremendous issue for our planet. Not only are our oceans filled with garbage, but the organisms living inside of them are consuming what we are leaving behind. These plastics take years to breakdown, and when they do, they become microplastics; even the br ...

Read More eak down processess of these plastics release greenhouse gases, which contribute to climate change, causing observable negative effects to the environment. There are ten rivers around the world which, combined, contribute to 90% of plastics entering our oceans. These rivers all have two things in common

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