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In DR Congo, some abandon fishing to trawl for plastic waste

On the Congo River near Kinshasa, fishermen are now bringing up more plastic than fish. As pollution worsens along Africa’s second-longest river, some have abandoned fishing altogether, turning instead to collecting waste just to survive.

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In DR Congo, some abandon fishing to trawl for plastic waste
Source: France 24
On the Congo River near Kinshasa, fishermen are now bringing up more plastic than fish. As pollution worsens along Africa’s second-longest river, some have abandoned fishing altogether, turning instead to collecting waste just to survive.

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