Plastic is polluting the ocean

People produce around 350m tonnes of plastic waste per year, a figure projected to almost triple by 2060. The ocean is suffering, as plastic pollution threatens marine life and human coastal communities. Small island states are often disproportionately affected, because of their dependence on fishing and tourism. This film looks at what these islands can do about a global problem that must ultimately be fixed by bigger, richer countries. It explores the potential of a new technology to improve recycling.