Jangamo Bay sits on the edge of the Indian Ocean Garbage Patch – the third biggest in the world so you can imagine that unfortunately trash washing up is a frequent event, with plastics making up the majority of the trash.
Love The Oceans conducts regular beach cleans and sorts trash in order to upcycle it after collection. In conjunction with a past volunteer, we’ve developed an app to streamline data collection during beach cleans and more accurately and efficiently monitor the trash washing up on our beaches.
From Trash 2 Trade
The three most commonly collected items are plastic fragments, plastic bottle caps and discarded fishing gear. While some of this debris is local (especially flip-flops and cigarette butts), the vast majority is transported to the area via ocean currents, highlighting the need for international action against marine debris and plastic pollution.
Once the trash has been collected, logged, weighed, cleaned and sorted, it’s then transferred to our plastic machine which softens the plastic and mould it into other items which you can purchase on our etsy store and support this project! All proceeds go right back into this work.
