Shocking footage of a beach in Guatemala completely overwhelmed with plastic garbage , from water bottles to old shoes, has gone viral on TikTok. The video, which has been viewed 10 million times and liked by nearly 500,000 users, was posted by 4ocean, an environmentally friendly company that makes bracelets, drinkware and apparel. The company has pledged to recover one pound of plastic from the oceans , rivers and other water bodies for every product sold. The footage was shot at the estuary of the Rio Motagua, a 300-mile-long river that flows from the western Guatemalan highlands to the eastern coast and border with Honduras. In an Instagram post of the Guatemala beach, 4ocean said: “During the rainy season, millions of pounds of plastic waste washes on the shores of Guatemala after traveling down the Rio Motagua, one of the most polluted rivers in the world.” Roughly 11 million metric tons of plastic waste enter the ocean every year, a figure that is expected to nearly triple by 2040 without sustained action. According to a report by Pew, while progress has been made in terms of plastic waste production, “commitments by governments and industry will reduce the annual volume of… Read full this story
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