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Every week, 15 million items of used clothing arrive in Accra, Ghana. Much of it ends up in the Korle lagoon, polluting beaches and destroying marine habitats, particularly those of turtles. With the acceleration of fast fashion, this textile pollution is worsening and is being dispersed into the ocean, to the indifference of the general public.

Today, there is still a lack of precise data on the extent of this pollution, preventing the introduction of effective measures to combat it.

Megan Schuknecht and Joseph Ayesu have decided to take action: with the ALT-Waste project, they are deploying an autonomous underwater robot to map precisely this underwater textile waste, which is currently invisible to the public authorities.

This scientific data is essential for raising awareness among decision-makers and implementing effective solutions to protect marine biodiversity.

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