Yacht ready for sailing on plastic trash research mission in oceans

The Swiss environmental group "Race for Water" has its yacht ready for voyage in the port of Bordeaux, France, on March 11, 2015, for a round-the-world research expedition to study the impact on the marine environment of plastic trash pollution in the world's oceans. Plastic waste drifting into the oceans is estimated at 4.8 million to 12.7 million tons a year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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