A New Approach to Cutting Marine Plastic Pollution

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Every year, many millions of tons of plastic end up in the ocean. It’s a serious and rapidly increasing environmental problem.

Every year, many millions of tons of plastic end up in the ocean. It’s a serious and rapidly increasing environmental problem.

NTNU researchers are now looking for a solution that can address this nightmare at its root.

“The solutions we have today mostly concern cleanup after we’re done with the plastic. We sort, we recycle and we pick up plastic on the shore. But what about approaches that completely change the way we produce and consume plastic?” said Natalya Amirova. She is a PhD research fellow at NTNU’s Department of Psychology and part of an interdisciplinary research team at the university.

Read more at: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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