Here's how we can eradicate plastic pollution by 2040

Only a fraction of the ocean plastic waste origins from the merchant fleet. However, it’s still some and as an industry we should be part of the solution, not the problem.

A new analysis published in the journal Science shows that the business-as-usual approach to tackling ocean plastic pollution isn’t working. Even worse, should we continue down the current trajectory, the amount of plastic waste entering the ocean is set to triple by 2040.

But what’s unique about this study is that it focuses on the solutions that can stop this crisis in its tracks. Using all the technology that exists today, we can reduce ocean plastic flows by 80% – and with additional investment channelled into innovation, we can get closer to 100%.

In countries like Indonesia, whose abundant coastlines, rich biodiversity and marine economy are under acute threat from the rise in plastic pollution, action simply cannot afford to wait any longer. That’s why Indonesia has become the first nation to put many of the recommendations from this study into practice.

Read the full article at World Economic Forum.