Combating Plastic Pollution using #technology
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Source: vox.comThe so called progressive industrialisation has probably done more harm to our planet than good. Today, the world has found itself amidst the crisis of waste management, specifically plastic waste management.If we step back and look at the bigger picture by the numbers, the picture is much more ugly than we can even imagine.Source: sailorsforthesea.orgThey said diamond is forever, but hey! Plastic is forever too.We all know how severe the problem of waste management is, especially for the developing countries due to lack of resources. This is where technology kicks in.According to a recent study, 90 percent of plastic debris in the ocean comes from 10 rivers, eight in Asia and two in Africa.Let’s talk about solutions.There is enough plastic in this entire world that we could (...)