South Korean Hyundai Glovis extends ocean plastic cleanup partnership

May 21 (Asia Today) -- Hyundai Glovis said Wednesday it has extended its partnership with Dutch nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup through 2030 to support efforts to remove plastic waste from oceans and rivers.

The South Korean logistics company said the expanded partnership builds on cooperation that began in 2023. Hyundai Glovis has supported data collection on the location and scale of marine plastic waste and helped transport cleanup equipment.

The Ocean Cleanup works to block plastic waste from flowing from rivers into the ocean and to collect and recycle waste already accumulated at sea.

Hyundai Glovis has been supporting the nonprofit's marine plastic observation system, known as ADIS. The system uses cameras installed on ships to automatically detect and photograph floating plastic waste and record its location.

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Hyundai Glovis currently operates 20 ADIS cameras on 10 pure car and truck carriers, or PCTCs, and provides the collected data to The Ocean Cleanup. The data help identify the location and scale of plastic concentration zones along major shipping routes, including the Pacific Ocean.

Based on its cooperation with Hyundai Glovis, The Ocean Cleanup collected more than 50,000 tons of plastic waste from oceans and river areas worldwide from 2023 through March. That is roughly equivalent to the capacity of 10,000 5-ton garbage trucks in South Korea.

Hyundai Glovis said it plans to expand the number of ships equipped with ADIS and review other forms of cooperation using its global logistics and shipping network.

"Over the past three years, our cooperation with The Ocean Cleanup has produced meaningful results in addressing marine plastic pollution," a Hyundai Glovis official said. "We will continue working to make practical contributions to environmental protection through our global maritime network and logistics capabilities."

-- Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI

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