{"id":6295,"date":"2022-06-08T12:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T12:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.circularactionhub.org\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2022-06-08T15:23:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T15:23:33","slug":"a-decade-of-innovation-in-support-of-initiatives-that-remove-or-prevent-ocean-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.circularactionhub.org\/a-decade-of-innovation-in-support-of-initiatives-that-remove-or-prevent-ocean-pollution\/?lang=id","title":{"rendered":"A decade of innovation in support of initiatives that remove or prevent ocean pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"

2021-2030 was declared the <\/span>United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development<\/span><\/a>, where top of the list of desirable <\/span>outcomes<\/span><\/a> is \u2018<\/span>a clean ocean where sources of pollution are identified and reduced or removed<\/b>\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Despite many years of the media spotlight on plastic pollution in the ocean, the flow of solid waste shows few signs of slowing down, especially from countries where municipal waste collections and proper disposable is either non-existent or lacking, but there is hope. Along with technological advances in the production of alternative materials, recycling innovation, and circularity being built into production practices, there are millions of informal waste collectors working worldwide to remove, recycle and properly dispose of the waste which has already entered the environment before, and after, it enters the ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the past decade BVRio has been at the forefront of developing market mechanisms to connect these informal waste workers with the producers who are responsible for the most commonly found ocean waste products, in order to safely, effectively, and profitably remove this waste from the environment. These initiatives now have a global reach and have evolved over time to help meet new legislation, and to utilise new technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our history in this area goes back to our beginnings in 2011, with creation of the first plastic credits exc<\/span>hange, in 2013, our Reverse Logistics Credits scheme<\/a>, but most recently, we are working in partnership with Italian social enterprise, Ogyre<\/a>, on a project to manage the removal of solid waste from Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, by a community of local fishers. The project will see the team of fishers removing an estimated 100 tons of plastic waste from the bay in their traditional fishing boats during 2022, providing additional income for 25 families.<\/p>\n

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Their \u2018catch\u2019 is being registered and monitored through BVRio\u2019s <\/span>KOLEKT app<\/span><\/a>, as part of the app\u2019s field trials. KOLEKT uses images and GPS in order to verify the inputs of both the seller, the fishers, and the buyer, a local recycling cooperative, and the app\u2019s web-based dashboard is used to track and administer all transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n

News agency Reuters went to see the fishers in action this week, view their report<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This project is just one of the ocean waste projects listed on the<\/span> Circular Action Hub<\/span>. <\/span>Currently<\/span>\u00a0there are 14 projects on the Hub dedicated to removing waste from waterways and the ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n

From South America:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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