plastic waste was a major part of the global pollution crisis, but monitoring it was challenging given the scale, complexity and time required to do so manually. The data the computer was gathering would eventually allow the use of unmanned boats to identify plastic pollution in the oceans around the world. Scientists are using a computer to recognise and map plastic pollution in the sea. Pictures of different types of waste are being taken by Plymouth Marine Laboratory using a camera mounted on a boat and Plastic bags or bottles can be recognised with 68% accuracy. Can the plastics completely be eliminated ?
