Most of the world’s ocean plastics from 10 rivers

RiverRecycle says it recognises that hauling plastic out of rivers is only the first stage of a much wider process.

As well as helping communities effectively manage plastic waste, it says its technology can offer safe and fair work and help to stimulate the economy by involving companies who will buy the end products of the river cleaning and recycling system.

RiverRecycle’s projects include a facility on the Mithi River in Mumbai, India.

Plastic collected from the river is fed into a chemical recycling facility, creating value from waste that would otherwise end up in the ocean or the local environment.