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Workers from Waternet - the Amsterdam water board - emptying the catchment system of the bubble barrier at the Westerdok in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Video. Meet the team using bubbles to keep Amsterdam's rivers clean

Updated: 20/12/2022 - 12:36 GMT+1

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“Rivers and waterways are like the highways of the plastic pollution.The majority of the plastic in the ocean has traveled through rivers and that's why we want to stop it right there.”

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