{"id":2827,"date":"2017-06-06T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T14:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2017-06-06T16:36:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T16:36:42","slug":"our-plasticchallenge-for-cleaner-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/our-plasticchallenge-for-cleaner-oceans\/","title":{"rendered":"Our #PlasticChallenge For Cleaner Oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a blog to give you hope, plus a campaign to join if you are concerned about the amount of plastic in our oceans. Not only will you read below about new inventions and people literally pushing the boat out for the environment but also the Marine Conservation Society’s #PlasticChallenge<\/a> campaign for June 2017. But first some exciting news from Norway…<\/span><\/p>\n

Norwegian Industrialist Invests in Cleaning Up Our Oceans<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\nThe sea harbours some of the biggest environmental concerns of our age \u2013 but one of the most important, and most frequently forgotten about, is the pollution of the water and destruction of its wildlife by the thousands of tons of man-made rubbish that is dumped into the sea. UNESCO estimates that every square mile of ocean contains a staggering 46,000 pieces of sea plastic and we’re eating it!<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only is this floating rubbish a huge danger to wildlife who think it\u2019s food and therefore plastic enters our food chain, but it has actually caused the collapse of some entire ecosystems, due to the way marine currents work. <\/span><\/p>\n

All the waste from certain countries collects in currents which drift together and dump the plastic in great patches called gyres. There are currently five gyres in our oceans, the biggest of which lies in the North Pacific, and is twice the size of Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, here\u2019s where the new brainchild of Norwegian industrialist Kjell Inge R\u00f8kke comes in: the REV<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a superyacht planned for launch in 2020 which has the ability to collect plastic off the surface of the ocean as it sails. It will be equipped for research and for pleasure and will be the biggest of its kind, able to cover 98% of a journey around the equator without stopping. Hopefully, the new ship will be chartered regularly by scientists and by private individuals, keeping her going and keeping the oceans cleaner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazing Inventions and Uses for #PlasticChallenge<\/span><\/h2>\n

This short video should knock your socks off. Plastic made from vegetables – even the fish can eat this.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here's a disposable grocery bag that won't hurt the environment. #WorldEnvironmentDay<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/5MBneWRkeU<\/a><\/p>\n

— AJ+ (@ajplus) 5 June 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n