Ripple Project by Luciana Busescu

Ted Talk - A radical plan to end plastic waste (Andrew Forrest)

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Plastic is just Oil and Gas

Priced of recycled plastic is more than fossil fuel plastic.

Can we bring value to plastic like we have done metal?

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Only a few major resin producers in the world.

Make recycled plastic cheaper but more value!
So people would want to collect.

Nonplasticwaste.org

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Where does most of the waste go?

Ted Talk - Tough truths about plastic pollution (Dianna Cohen)

LucianaBusescu — 2021-03-09 23:44:46 UTC

Look at Dianna Cohen

How does plastic break down? Within the ocean?

GYRE of plastic

Vacha Dam - Bulgaria

Plastic Pollution Coalition

Ted Talk - The economic injustice of plastic (Van Jones)

LucianaBusescu — 2021-03-09 23:48:05 UTC

"Cancer Alley"

Price poor people pay to let us have "choice"

Ingested plastic

Recycling often means incineration of the plastic.

Social justice X Ecology

LucianaBusescu — 2021-03-09 23:51:18 UTC

Biomimicry

Open the door to zero waste production

Look at laws - California

There is a clear connection between justice and the environment.

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The Great Pacific Ocean has a sub tropical Gyre which creates vortices of rubbish. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch refers to both patches

Microplastics

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Small plastic pieces less than 5 millimetres long.

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A vortex like this can also be formed in other Gyres across the world, such as the Mediterranean. Mainly in the calm and stable centres.

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They can come from varying sized plastics, pellets.

Primary

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Come from the purposeful commercial use in cosmetics and within clothing

Secondary

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Come from larger pieces which break down from UV and the waves.

Single use plastics

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Water filtration

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1) Rainwater is collected either through it flowing in a river or stream.

2) The water is stored in large tanks. This helps with the natural cleaning and reserves.

3) Large particle filtration is used

4)Removing particles through flocculation and filtering.

5) Final treatment is when a small amount of chlorine is added.

LucianaBusescu — 2021-03-11 00:23:02 UTC

Rapid gravity filters
Passed through a tank of course sand.

Slow sand filters
Through large beds of finer sand.

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Law passed by Parliament

LucianaBusescu — 2021-03-11 12:41:30 UTC

The following products will be Banned in the EU by 2021:

Single-use plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons and chopsticks)
Single-use plastic plates
Plastic straws
Cotton bud sticks made of plastic
Plastic balloon sticks
Oxo-degradable plastics and food containers and expanded polystyrene cups

LucianaBusescu — 2021-03-11 12:54:48 UTC

In a joint position, associations representing the waste management and recycling sectors (FEAD and EuRIC) welcomed the proposal but deeply regretted that it considered extended producer responsibility schemes as one of the main instruments to tackle issues stemming from single-use plastics.

Rethink Plastic, a coalition of non-governmental organisations, welcomed the proposal as an important step towards reducing plastic pollution. However, it regretted that the proposal failed to set specific EU- wide reduction targets for food containers and drinks cups, and did not address the presence of hazardous substances in single-use plastic products.

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Ingestion of microplastics has been associated with inflammation and immunity.

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IT'S AFFECTING US NOT JUST ANIMALS!

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An average person could be ingesting around 1 credit card of plastic a week

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Vacha Dam - Bulgaria

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Reduce

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Reuse

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Repair

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Recycle

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Species of invasive species are using plastics to travel the world

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More Biological worries

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The Ocean Cleanup

LucianaBusescu — 2021-03-11 15:24:01 UTC

Not for profit organisation working with technology to reduce the amount of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. They have created a netting system which works with the natural currents and waves and catches plastic. This can then be collected as is is more condense.

They estimate that by 2040 they could have 90% of the waste collected.

Plastic Sunglasses

LucianaBusescu — 2021-03-11 15:28:22 UTC

They are using sunglasses made from the plastic collected to sustain the project.

1 pair = Would pay for almost 24 football pitches of plastic

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The plastic is concentrated in one area

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Safety measures have been taken to prevent damage to vessels and the clean up system

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5 safety measures

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Other Recycled Plastic Products

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Yoga mat

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Skateboard

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Gardening Tools

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Toothbrush

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Green Polly Bin Bag

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Plastic Pollution Coalition

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An alliance of over 1,200 organisations businesses and leader in 75 countries working together to fight against plastic pollution .

Plastic is causing infertility to increase ?

LucianaBusescu — 2021-03-11 18:03:22 UTC