?Incredibly promising?: the bubble barrier extracting plastic from a Dutch river

Technology applied to Oude Rign river helps stop plastic pollution reaching seaFive years ago, Claar-els van Delft began to suspect that plastic waste on the beach at Katwijk in the Netherlands did not come from visitors, or the sea, but from the mouth of a nearby river.?We started picking up litter and we noticed, near the river entrance, pieces that came from fresh water ? all kinds of plastic,? she says. ?Tampon sheaths, brush bristles, but also crisp packages, drink packages, everything.? Continue reading...