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Environmental Sources
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Unmanned Vehicles System Utilizing Waste Tracking Data to Tackle Plastic Marine Littering on Tourist Islands
2021
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George Plakas,
Stavros T. Ponis,
Eleni Aretoulaki
Summary
This paper proposes using unmanned vehicles guided by waste tracking data to collect plastic marine litter around tourist islands. Autonomous cleanup technology could help remove plastic debris before it breaks down into microplastics and enters the food chain.
Marine pollution is undoubtedly a global, serious and rapidly increasing problem, as millions of tons of waste end up inthe marine environment annually, causing multiple negative environmental, economic, health and aesthetic impacts,which are even