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NotACapedCrusader1 OP t1_irc6ewu wrote

This is one of those things that you read and go - wow that's so simple yet such a good idea.

The key thing here to remember is that this is a start and like most things starting is the hardest part.

As the article says: “This is an important moral message to the world that dumping plastic waste into the sea is very bad,” Sakti said. “Hopefully this can be a nationwide effort and, even better, a worldwide action.”

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communitytcm t1_irdxcl8 wrote

well, since the commercial fishing industry is the #1 contributor to ocean plastics, this 'reward' seems odd.

not a bad idea altogether. paying the fishing industry to not litter is bound to be more effective than fining them for littering (which is nearly impossible to enforce at sea).

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