Got leftover plastic trash piling up at sea? Meet Blue Circle, a next-gen project from Taizhou on the Chinese mainland that's turning ocean waste into cool new products 🌊🔄
How it works:
- Cast net for plastic: Local fishermen scoop up plastics while they're out at sea 🎣
- Sort & clean: Back on shore, the waste is sorted by type and cleaned 🧼
- Reborn as products: The plastics are melted and reshaped into everything from sustainable accessories to eco-friendly phone cases 😎📱
Erik Solheim, former UN under-secretary-general, calls this model 'trash to diamonds' 💎—a fresh take on the circular economy that could spark similar efforts in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Why it matters:
- Beaches stay clean for that perfect Insta shot 📸
- New jobs & skills for coastal communities 💼
- Our global plastic footprint shrinks 🌍
Next time you grab a coconut water on the beach, you might be holding a piece of ocean rescue! 🌴📲
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
