La plupart des plastiques présents dans nos océans proviennent des fleuves, il est donc essentiel de lutter contre cette pollution à sa source. Mais comment faire pour des cours d'eau qui traversent plusieurs pays, comme le Danube et la Tisza ?
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00:00Plastic bottles, metal cans, and even fridges or tires.
00:05Most of the plastic in our oceans comes from rivers,
00:08so it's vital to stop that pollution at its source.
00:11But how do you clean up plastic in the Danube,
00:14a river which runs through nearly a dozen European countries?
00:17We're in Hungary to meet the teams trying to do just that.
00:24We're often told we're in an ecological race to save the planet.
00:27These volunteers have taken that to heart.
00:29They've gathered on Hungary's river Tisza,
00:32the Danube's longest tributary, for the Plastic Cup,
00:35a competition to collect as much junk as possible.
00:39You'd think a place like this would be pristine,
00:41but everywhere there are discarded bottles and just general plastic waste.
00:48The Tisza and Danube flow through several countries,
00:51so what happens upstream can have a huge impact further down the river.
00:56To find out more, I spoke to Plastic Cup's project leader.
01:15Around 150 volunteers joined this clean-up.
01:26Almost half the Earth's surface waters are in river basins
01:29shared by at least two countries.
01:47OK, let's leave this clean-up for a moment and check out another event.
01:50It's called Danube Day.
01:53Europe-wide, this workshop at Hungary's water museum in Estegom
01:56taught children about the river's ecological importance.
01:59It was also a chance to find out from those managing the country's waterways
02:03what's being done to tackle plastic pollution.
02:06How are you doing? Hello.
02:22Working as a team, then, to address the issue.
02:52That's it for this episode. See you soon for more Water Matters.