According to the project, plastic wastes will be suppressed and placed in closed containers and forming floating structures. It is planned to receive energy for equipment operation from solar panels mounted on platforms.
According to the leading researcher of the Institute of Synthetic Polymer Materials. NS Enikolopov Ras, Superist of the fourth season of the competition “Russian leaders” Maxim Shcherbin, collected plastic, all artificial islands will not exceed 100 square kilometers. For comparison, only a large pacific garbage point lasts about 1.5 million square kilometers.
According to the authors of the concept, the solution of the problem requires international cooperation because the garbage clusters in neutral waters. The most promising platform for the implementation of the project is the merger of BRICs.
Scientists emphasize that the proposed approach does not contain a decrease in plastic production, but aims to organize an effective system of disposal.
Source: Ferra
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