Tourists can go fishing for plastic while sightseeing in Amsterdam

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Maria Dermentzi

Plastic Whale is a professional plastic fishing company that offers boat trips during which tourists — while sightseeing — will pick up plastic from Amsterdam’s canals. The plastic bottles that are being collected get turned into office furniture, in collaboration with Vepa.

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