plastics in the ocean

FILTECH 2022: Call for papers

Microplastics in water, air and soil –Innovation Forum presents solutions Whether in the sea, in rivers, in the soil or in the air, microplastics are everywhere to be found. Public awareness of the...

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Issue 04/2019 Successful retrieval

More than half a ton of lost fishing nets recovered off Prora (Isle of Rügen)

Divers of the mission “German Baltic 2019“, which started on 10 June, brought a trawl net of more than 30 m length from the bottom of the Baltic Sea on 11 June 2019. Overall, more than half a ton of...

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Plastic Waste from the Sea

“Fishing for Litter” – Sorting Analysis and Material Testing of Plastic Waste from the Sea

Every year, more and more waste ends up in our seas, with a devastating impact on marine flora and fauna. Working together with fishermen on the North and Baltic Seas, NABU, Germany’s Nature and...

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Ghost nets in the Baltic Sea

Vecoplan® supports ghost net recycling with its processing technology

The international recycling company Tönsmeier became a partner of WWF Deutschland (World Wide Fund for Nature in Germany) in September 2015, and since then has been working to rid the Baltic Sea of...

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Issue 03/2018 Global problem

Plastic waste in the oceans – consequences and strategy solutions

What had long been considered a trivial offense has meanwhile become a very serious problem: Allowing plastic waste to enter the oceans. The following overview provides data and facts and informs...

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