Rotterdam already considers testing them out

Plastics that are in the seas have heavy impact on the environment and marine ecosystems, as they go into the food chain of species, according to scientists, since Zooplankton consumes plastics!

A student came up with this green alternative to plastic

Another potential weapon in the fight against plastic pollution

In a business-as-usual scenario, the ocean is expected to contain 1 ton of plastic for every 3 tons of fish by 2025, and by 2050, more plastics than fish (in terms of weight), according to a report by the World Economic Forum.

The total volume of all plastic ever produced has been calculated at 8.3 bn tonnes (the equivalent of 25,000 Empire State Buildings, or a billion elephants)