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Solutions to plastic pollution in the ocean - Coggle Diagram
Solutions to plastic pollution in the ocean
Recycle Properly
Weaknesses
Not a lot of items can be recycled.
Many plastic items are recycled into single use plastics, so they can't be recycled again.
Opportunities
It encourages people to reuse products in unique and innovative ways.
It can bring people together by creating things together.
Strengths
More items can be reused, rather than sent to landfills.
It allows people to see how much waste they produce.
Threats
Lack of motivation to recycle.
Recycleable items being turned into single-use items anyway.
Sign Petitions
Weaknesses
Unless it becomes popular, it's unlikely to make a difference.
The petition could become corrupt/ deleted.
The petition could be faked, so corporations that are trying to help this issue, could be put in a bad light by larger corporations that don't want to stop using plastic.
Strengths
It's bringing people globally together top fight against careless corporations that are destroying the planet.
It could convince people to stop buying from those corporations, which means they get less money.
It could get said corporations to limit the amount of plastic they use.
It could encourage governments to add laws to limit the amount of plastic corporations can use.
Threats
Having to give money to be able to sign the petition (some people do have any money to spare).
People not caring about the issue enough to sign the petition
Opportunities
It encourages people to work together
Can encourage people to sign more than just that one petition, so more issues get brought to light and thought about.
Using Offshore Technology to Collect Plastic Pollution
Weaknesses
It often breaks/ doesn't work.
It could be made out of an unsustainable material.
Opportunities
Give people an opportunity to show off what their technological innovations can do.
Gives people jobs.
Strengths
Plastic will be taken out of the ocean.
Makes it safer to eat fish as they won't be consuming as much, or any harmful substances (e.g. plastic).
Threats
Can add to the waste in the ocean, if it breaks/ a part of it breaks in the ocean.
Fish/ microorganisms could get stuck in it as well as rubbish.
Improve Stormwater Management
Opportunities
Gives people jobs.
Gives people clean water.
The rubbish collected could be reused/ recycled into something useful.
Threats
The filtration system could break, so even though it's there, it shouldn't be 100% relied on.
Without any kind of filtration, a lot of rubbish can get into people's water sources, so then they'd be drinking potentially harmful materials along with their beverage.
Lack of funding to enforce it.
It can't immediately help with the issue.
Weaknesses
The material it's made out of could be bad for the environment, which if its made out of plastic, and not well maintained, could send Microplastics through the water stream anyway.
Waste in the water can still come through and contaminate what could potentially be drinking water.
Strengths
Plastic will be filtered out of water sources like rivers.