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On a mission to stop plastic pollution from going into the ocean

Solutions

Outcome

Sungai Watch

Problems

  • Sungai Watch believes that the best solution to tackling the problem is by stopping plastic directly at upstream in the rivers.
  • They have installed 180 trash barriers, one river at a time to stop plastic from going into the ocean.
  • They sort it at their facilities to be able to recycle river plastic into products.
  • Cleanups at illegal dumps and along riverbanks.
  • To track river pollution, locals and government cooperate with each other and track data.

Bali, Indonesia

In 2.5 years, they have removed 1.3+ million kg.

  • more than 80% of plastic waste in the ocean coming from rivers.