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Ocean's Plastic Pollution Won't Be Solved by Surface Clean-Up Technology, Study Says

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Ocean's Plastic Pollution Won't Be Solved by Surface Clean-Up Technology, Study Says

Ocean's Plastic Pollution Won't Be Solved by Surface Clean-Up Technology, Study Says

"Even if we could collect all the plastic in the oceans - which we can't - it's really difficult to recycle, especially if plastic fragments have floated for a long time and been degraded or bio-fouled." says study author Dr Jesse F.

Abrams from University of Exeter.


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