Weve made a mess of the Earths oceans.
Its a massive problem literally.
Worse, the rate of plastic discarded into the ocean seems to only begrowing.
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The actual cleanup process can be satisfying to watch too.
13,875 kg of trash being removed from the ocean
Lets start with the main attraction.
No big deal or anything.
Why is the ocean full of eel traps?
Fishing nets are common culprits in oceanic pollution, but did you knoweel trapsare a thing too?
Other weird finds
It turns out all sorts of weird consumer products end up in the ocean.
As shown in the video below, some choice finds include:
And a lot more.
If it has plastic in it, chances are its going to end up in the ocean someday.
Weve also seen manufacturers likeDellandMicrosoftuse recycled ocean plastic on some of their products too.
Clearly, theres still a lot of work to be done.
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