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Preliminary Global River Model report

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Images (9)

  • Interceptor 020, Cisadane, Indonesia
  • Plastic pollution in Bali, Indonesia
  • Interceptor 020 operator sorting the catch directly on board of the interceptor. Then to be sent to the accurate disposal destination.
  • Interceptor 020, Cisadane, Indonesia
  • Interceptor 020, Cisadane, Indonesia
  • Barrier in Pinang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Interceptor 020, Cisadane, Indonesia
  • Carpenter repurposing our wooden catch from Interceptor 020 in Cisadane, Jakarta
  • Plastic pollution in Bali, Indonesia

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  • Figure 3: Foreign river plastic emissions to Australia by region for 2020
  • Figure 2: Foreign river plastic emissions to Australia for different scenarios from 1950 to 2050
  • Figure 1: Foreign riverine plastics transported by oceanic currents can reach the Australian shoreline.

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  • Interceptor 020 while operating in the Cisadane River, Jakarta Indonesia
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