RINA for the recovery of plastic from the oceans
21 Mar 2023
New milestone reached in the framework of Ogyre project: 1,000 kg of plastic waste collected
Water plays a key role in all our lives and it's fundamental to draw attention to the challenges of water scarcity, pollution, and climate change that threaten this so precious resource.
In this context, we are glad to announce a new milestone reached in the framework of our project "Recovering waste at sea".
What is 'Recovering waste at sea' project?
'Recovering waste at sea' project is the result of our cooperation with Ogyre, the first global platform for the recovery of litter from the oceans, to contribute to end pollution in the sea.
We, as RINA, share Ogyre's mission to create a sustainable and transparent chain, allowing to collect plastic from our oceans through a network of local fishermen in many countries in the world, and turn it into products.
In particular, we support the operations taking place in Italy, Brazil and Indonesia where the fleet of Ogyre's fishermen receive a contribution to collect marine during normal fishing activities or on dedicated days.
New milestone reached: 1,000 kg of plastic waste collected
The final goal of the project is to collect 1,350 kilos of plastic.
So far, we proudly collected more than 1,000 kilos of plastic: do you know that's the equivalent of the yearly consumption of plastic by 430 people?
