According to French media reported on November 5, a few days ago, fishermen in southwestern Kerala in India were plagued by marine litter and collectively decided to clean the Indian Ocean plastic Rubbish, and through recycling, re-use them to build roads.
It is reported that the initiative to collect Indian plastic rubbish was initiated by fishermen themselves, who were the first witnesses and actual victims of these plastic rubbish.
The fishermen in Kerala, India, realize that in recent years more and more plastic bottles and plastic bags have been retrieved from their fishing nets, while the fish have become fewer and fewer.After they have realized that the garbage caused the death of marine life, The decision not to allow such a situation to continue, they decided to take practical action to save the harsh situation.
Fishers organize recycle of rubbish at two major fishing ports in the area, a total of 40 fishing vessels, 5% of which are engaged in this operation.Firstly, the classification of plastic wastes was done by nearby villagers, but a few days ago, With the support of the local government, special equipment for the sorting, cleaning and cutting of plastic wastes was provided, with as much as 800 kg of rubbish retrieved daily from the sea.
It is reported that recycled plastic trash is mainly used for road construction because there is now a new technology that allows asphalt and recycled plastic to be mixed with each other to create a road that is more resistant to bad weather than asphalt. It can bring economic stimulus to plastic waste recycling, so as to promote the recovery of plastic waste.