Articole | | Încărcat de: Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges
Millions of tons of plastic waste are ripped from the ocean and brought to land every year: energy-intensive mega-industrial operations attempt to transform marine debris into valuable raw materials and contain an environmental crisis that threatens global ecosystems and supply chains
Millions of tons of plastic waste are transported from the ocean to land every year in missions that collect 5 to 10 tons per shift and feed plants that wash, separate, shred, extrude, and recycle the material into pellets and bottles.
Plastic waste has ceased to be merely a distant symbol of pollution and has begun to act as a force invading entire production chains. It appears as floating fragments, accumulates in waterways, clogs rivers and canals, forms thick layers, becomes an island of debris, and simultaneously infiltrates the food chain. The impact is not subtle: it affects more than 700 marine species and, ultimately, reaches human beings.
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