Miscellaneous
The microplastic pollution in our oceans is a growing problem since the participles are invisible to the naked eye, and even more so, because it’s everywhere, and there’s no way of knowing how their occurrence may threaten life on earth in the long run. Our guest Sjors van der Meer, designer and co-founder of the Floating Coconet started out with an ambition of using biomimicry design elements to rid rivers of plastics before it arrives in the ocean, and has now pivoted towards gathering microplastic fibres at one of the pollution sources - our washing machines. Learn how the Floating Coconet, inspired by how manta rays and basking sharks filter food from the water, work to change how garments are washed and collect microplastics fibres at the source. Floating Coconet is a previous Biomimicry Global Design Challenge finalist, and launchpad start-up, based in the Netherlands. Sources Trash free seas: plastics in the ocean, Ocean Conservancy, https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/plastics-in-the-ocean/ Floating Coconet (Biomimicry Institute) https://innovation.biomimicry.org/team/floating-coconet/ Floating Coconet (Kickstarter) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/367174604/floating-coconet-cleaning-plastic-rivers Floating Coconet (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/floatingcoconet/ Support our work through Patreon You can make a one-time or even a monthly donation, starting at 5 USD. Your contribution will help us create more episodes of Love Zero Waste, with even richer content. Your support means the world to us! https://www.patreon.com/lovezerowaste Let us know what you think! We’d love to get your feedback on the podcast. Did you learn something new in this episode? Would you recommend others to listen to Love Zero Waste? What topics do you want us to tackle in the podcast? Let us know! Credits Hosts and creators: Malin Leth and Evelina Lundqvist Jingle by Michael Steinkellner of Merlinn Sound, http://merlinnsound.com Initiators of the Love Zero Waste community: Evelina Lundqvist and Alexandra Poetz Love Zero Waste is a collaboration between Circulous, http://circulous.biz and The Good Tribe, http://thegoodtribe.com.