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In summary, one of the biggest sources of plastic in the Mediterranean is being tackled. Despite the Mediterranean holding 1% of the world's water, it holds 7% of the world's micro plastics and the pollution around Albania is beyond maddening. One organisation and one company have come together. They're blocking the damn and collecting 1 tonne of plastic a day. After which they compress it and sell it to recycling plants to make it self-sustainable. They consider this a huge success.