Ten thousand rivers generate all the waste in the Pacific Ocean, and 377 are in the Philippines. Topping the list of the ten most polluting rivers in the world are the Pasig, Meycauayan, Tullahan and Pampanga rivers, creating large garbage patches that contain over 100,000,000 kilograms of plastic.
This enormous task could be daunting, but not to a few brave souls such as Boyan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup.
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