The Great Bubble Barrier: A Company that Stops Plastic Waste from polluting the Ocean!

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Arrow January 27, 2023 Arrow Editor: Akanksha Choudhary

One of the most significant environmental problems of the twenty-first century is the pollution of plastics.

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When marine species consume or get trapped in plastic litter, it leads to fatalities.

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Plastics can absorb and transport toxins which results in the deaths of rare species from rivers to the ocean.

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However, the awesome news is that there is a means to stop plastics from ever entering the ocean!

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An innovative solution to block plastic from migrating that won't interfere with fish or ship traffic

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The very 1st river bubble barrier was installed in Katwijk, Netherlands last month.

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The Bubble Barrier states that air is pushed through perforated tubing to create the barrier of bubbles.

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Which then creates a diagonal veil of bubbles that directs plastics to the top & then into a collection system.

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