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The Transition | March 2023
People and progress in solving the ocean plastic crisis

About OpenOceans Global. Our work centers on mapping ocean plastic, curating the best solutions, and linking together a community of ocean plastic experts and leaders. Learn more on NBC7/39's Down to Earth segment and ArcNews. Past issues of The Transition.

 
 

 
 

Did you know?

2.2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water. As a result, they drink bottled water.

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Tracking Plastic News

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Mapping Plastic-Fouled Coastlines

See more beaches fouled by plastic on our ocean plastic trash map. To report a shoreline pervasively fouled by significant amounts of plastic debris, use our online plastic trash reporting app.


This Month's Coastal Hotspot: Honiara Beach, Solomon Islands

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The Solomon Islands is a superb diving destination fouled by plastic. Major offenders are the mass importation of bottled water because of the lack of clean drinking water and the lack of infrastructure to collect and recycle plastic. The primary source of plastic debris is local litter and plastic reaching the sea from the Matiniko River, where the people of Tuvaruhu dump their rubbish. Food used to be wrapped in banana leaves or other plant materials that was easily discarded into the environment. Plastic waste is now similarly discarded, and plastic overwhelms landfills. The Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau’s “Green Team” encourages the population to keep their country clean. A video, "Our Home - look after it," underlines the impact of littering. According to Diveplanit, “The main problem most people have is the bad attitude of throwing away plastic wastes carelessly wherever they want and whenever they want.” Image credit: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) / Tejas Tamobhid Patnaikis

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

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