As you already know, the ocean (and most of the rest of the planet) is slowly being poisoned by discarded plastics, and people all over the world are looking for ways to try to mitigate, ease, or even reverse the devastating effects that humans are wreaking on the marine environment.
The latest effort comes from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where fishermen are gathering discarded fishing nets to turn into surfboards.
The project is a collaboration between DSM, a nutrition and sustainable living corporation, and Thailand-based water sports company Starboard. DSM’s operations director explained to The Straits Times that they take the nets (often they are unusably broken) from the water, then clean, granulate, and transport them to their Indian factories to be reborn as ec0-friendly surfboards.
When the sun rises over the horizon in the Indian village of Kuthenkuly, Jesuraja and his fellow fishermen prepare for a new day at sea. But they are not looking for fish – they are searching for abandoned fishing nets floating in the Indian Ocean to recycle into surfboards pic.twitter.com/hZfNOcWyq0
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 6, 2019
The nets are a big problem for both people and fish, in more ways than one.
The fish who don’t get caught in the nets often consume bits of them, and then as smaller fish are eaten by bigger ones, the plastics make their way up the food chain. The nets also tangle in boat propellors, damaging engines, and they can also strangle unsuspecting marine life, like turtles or cetaceans.
According to a DSM press release, experts estimate around 640,000 tons of trash nets remain in the ocean – 10% of all ocean plastic waste. Matt Gray, a commercial director at DSM, explained their mission in more detail.
“We look beyond society’s current model of take-make-dispose and instead try to mimic nature and the circle of life. By transforming the nets into fins, fin boxes, SUP pumps, and other parts of surfboards, the nets can return to the ocean in a much more environmentally conscious way.”
The effort is also supplying jobs for the local communities in India, which means the companies and the project are doing double the good.
Good on them. Now, let’s all find a way to do the same!
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You may have heard the exciting news that @subway_ukireland has launched a new vegan sub and a vegan salad! Well, a few weeks ago I was invited to whip on some @subway_ukireland gear and try to make it as fast as I possibly could (Don’t mean to brag but 52 seconds for anyone who’s wondering 
So, what’s it like? 
Vegan sub w/ a sweet pepper, red onion, spinach, garlic & chilli patty, lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber & vegan garlic aioli. Both the Italian and hearty Italian breads are vegan. 
£3.80 (6 inch – prices may vary) 
I wasn’t sure what to expect from the patty but I really enjoyed it! Whilst it’s made of veggies, it has quite a meaty sausage-like texture to it which gives the sandwich substance. I also really love the garlic aioli and they’re generous with the serving of it! It didn’t feel dry at any point, the fresh lettuce and red onion added a nice crunch. There’s a lot of red onion so you’ll taste like it for a while but I made my peace with that 
The salad is also delicious but perhaps not quite substantial enough for this little hungry vegan. 
Order again? Yes 
Location: Various 
GF Options: No 
Eatery: Takeaway 
Service: Fast (trust me!) 
Atmosphere: Casual 
@thebigjolleyvegan & me 
Leftovers: Nope, ate the lot 
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