Sea of garbage: where does the plastic go? | Real Food

João Lucas França – Broadcaster and communicator for the Sabiá Center.

At the beginning of July, a survey by the State Environment Agency (CPRH) came out, assessing which beaches on the Pernambuco coast were suitable for swimming.

The result was alarming: of the 27 beaches analyzed, 17 were unfit for bathing. More than half were contaminated by fecal coliforms, waste, irregular dumping of garbage and many other forms of pollution.

We’re hit by this kind of news every year. But it’s no longer a surprise: beaches, rivers and oceans are becoming veritable garbage dumps – the world’s toilet.

That’s why we’re asking: Where does ocean waste go? Where does the plastic go? Pernambuco has a significant fishing and shellfishing population The world’s oceans, which depend directly on the seas for their livelihoods and income. But how can this be guaranteed amidst a sea of garbage?

To find answers, solutions and reflect on possible ways to recover our beaches, we spoke to Professor Adriana Maria Cunha da Silva. Adriana is a fisheries engineer with a doctorate in geosciences and conducts research into geology, benthic organisms and the problem of marine litter and microplastics.

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