How To Prevent Plastics From Reaching Rivers and Oceans

4 methods to prevent plastic pollution

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Climate Conscious

3 min readMar 15, 2022

Picture: Sign on a beach in the form of a foot saying only leave your footprints. — There are many ways to prevent plastics from reaching rivers and oceans (credit: Nick Fewings on Unsplash)

Credit: This article is based on the scientific article “Plastic pollution solutions: emerging technologies to prevent and collect marine plastic pollution” by Emma Schmaltz and colleagues (Full citation and link available at the end of the article)

How To Prevent Plastics From Reaching Rivers and Oceans

4 methods to prevent plastic pollution

Written by Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten