It cannot be denied that humanity's impact on the world is
one of the biggest talking points of modern society. From air
pollution to sustainable development, the media is increasingly
turning its attention to the problems facing the environment and
how individual and collective action can solve them. This blog
series aims to shine a light on some of the issues facing the
environment, and present some promising inventions that may provide
a solution. As today is Global Recycling Day, the Green Series will
start off by focusing on the one of the reasons that recycling is
important: marine litter!
Marine litter is a huge global problem, with the European
Commission estimating that 4.6-12.7 million tonnes of rubbish enter the
oceans every year. This not only has huge impacts on marine
wildlife, but also affects coastal communities which lose tourism
and fishing opportunities. Marine litter has already been found to
have introduced plastics into human foods, with microplas
