“The long-term solution is to decrease plastic waste, which involves the decrease in production of throwaway packaging,” she said. “Clean-up ideas are also welcome, although it won’t be a solution. There are lots of complex things that need to happen, including the Australian government helping create international laws to stop the dumping of plastics in the oceans.”
The issue of rubbish being dumped into the ocean was highlighted in October by an Australian sailor, who described parts of the Pacific Ocean as “dead” as he dodged debris for thousands of kilometres on a journey to Japan.
海に投棄されるゴミ問題は、オーストラリア人の船乗りが日本に何千キロもの旅をしている間にがれきをよけたとき、太平洋のところどころを「死んだも同然」と表現した10月に強調された。