Japan local gov't launches facility to spotlight marine plastic waste

The Saga prefectural government in southwestern Japan has launched an interactive facility in an effort to raise public awareness about marine plastic waste, a pressing environmental challenge for the country and other parts of the world.The facility, the World Ocean Plastic Planning Center, is located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, along the coast of the Genkai Sea, which is known as a "hotspot" for marine debris washups from neighboring countries and regions including China and the Korean Peninsula.The center, which opened Sunday and is also known as PlaPla, allows visitors to experience th…READ FULL ARTICLE