According to the report of a collaborative study between the Institute of Marine Science and the Plastivida Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of São Paulo, more than 95% of beach waste in Brazil is made of plastic products such as bottles, straws, fishing nets and the like.
Brazil's BBCBrasil reported on January 23 that IO-USP and Plastivida have monitored the three beaches in São Paulo State, the three beaches in Bahia and the three beaches in Alagoas, and staff cleaned the beach first Out of a piece of sand, and then go back some time for garbage collection.
The investigation revealed that the pollution in the beaches of São Paulo State was caused mainly by fishing activities, while the pollution in Bahia and Alagoas in the northeast was due to tourism.
Alexander Turra, an IO-USP biologist, said the goal of the project was to educate the environment on the right people to have a proper understanding of the waste and to keep the oceans and beaches clean. "This study allowed us They found that the problem of marine litter is not a problem in coastal cities, and it involves all states and cities and involves basic sanitation, environmental education and social culture, "he said.
Plastivida chairman Miguel Bahiense said the issue could only be solved by all sectors. "We are conducting advocacy and education that requires community-wide participation, including the power sector, industries and general The people, because we all share a common goal, is to protect the oceans and the environment, 'he said.
There is not much research on marine litter, either in Brazil or abroad, with more than 80% of marine litter coming from land, such as waste from economic activities, municipal waste, poorly managed port and tourism waste, Disposal of rubbish at rivers and lakes, resulting in so-called diffuse pollution, and 20% of rubbish comes from the sea, such as people's fishing, diving, cruise ships and so on.
Brazil ranked 16th in a ranking of marine pollutions released in 2015. It was pointed out in the report that the amount of plastic wastes discarded by beaches in the world's coastal nations each year ranges from 70,000 to 190,000 tons.