The Philippines has a severe plastic pollution problem that affects the tourism sector, a significant contributor to the country’s development. Much of the problem can be traced to the disposal of single use plastics.
Although "vast ocean garbage patches" have been much publicised, this project will focus on the journey taken by plastics, and where along the coast the plastics end up.
È«Ãñ²ÊƱ’s Prof. Simon Neill, the project lead explains,
“We will focus on the Cebu Islands – the biggest marine protected area in the Philippines. Working with the University of San Carlos in the Philippines, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and Aquatera in Scotland, the project will develop a model that can be used to map how marine plastic litter is carried by wind, tides and ocean currents. The project will track plastics from their sourc