Every year, millions of tons of plastic find their way into
our rivers and oceans, threatening wildlife and contaminating water
supplies. This problem only compounds with time since plastic does
not decompose in the environment. Unless removed from the
world's water, these pollutants will linger and continue
causing harm for centuries to come. Thankfully, resourceful
innovators around the globe are developing ways to do just
that.
Remediating ocean and river pollution — as well as working
to preserve the quality of waters that have not suffered the same
spoilation — is key to long-term environmental and social
health.
We look at some inventions that are positively contributing to
the sustainability of our aquatic ecosystems and the Intellectual Property (IP) rights that
safeguard their research and development.
