We are BioRePlast and we'll be working on detecting and treating waste.

Ocean waste parcels are collections of marine debris that congregate due to ocean currents. And according to an official source:

More than 8,000,000 tons of plastic waste are discharged each year into the seas. 1 million birds and 100,000 marine mammals killed each year. More than 1400 marine species already impacted. 450 years for a plastic bottle to deteriorate. Rivers are said to be responsible for 88-95% of global ocean dumping of plastic waste of all sizes.

The first step of the detection process is using USGS API to get the location of ocean’s current and then parse the JSON though our classification AI model to detect if there’s wastes in these areas using pre-defined spectrums for training the model (using X-Rays spectrums is also an option that can be referred to in some cases).The next step is validating these results, just in case these spectrums belongs to other organs instead of being waste, this step includes moving to one of classified areas and do a running test using optical classification AI attached to a drone for an area of scan <1Km , the AI will return the probability of the waste in this area and confirms the previous results. So these data will be forwarded to another group for the collection. After the recovery of the waste we will applying a selective sorting Regarding plastic, we are much more interested in PET, treat it with an enzymatic method based on the use of an enzyme extracted from the bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis found in wastewater we’ll be isolating of the bacterium first then extracting the gene responsible for the production of the enzyme PET hydrolase after cloning in E. coli because it has a rapid multiplication in order to produce a large quantity of the enzyme, add the plastic in powder form to obtain at the end the two PET monomers We can also recycle plastic with nanotechnology in the oceans And for other wastes they can be treated with vermicomposting using worms to accelerate digestion to produce biofertilizers and organic fertilizers that will maintain the rigid structure of the soil.

Regarding the impact of our project: For enzymatic digestion: • 97% plastic degradation in 24 hours unlike other thermomechanical techniques. • The product obtained can be used in the plastic industry and also in the food sector because it is healthy. For vermicomposting: • Simple. • Economic. • Easy to perform.

So our objective is to : • Valuing waste. • Preserve the environment (fauna and flora). • Create job offers. • Preserve natural resources. • Support the local economy.

So save it or waste it! the choice is yours