Hawaii turns abandoned fishing nets into electricity to power over 300 homes while fighting ocean pollution and protecting marine wildlife |
Abandoned fishing nets that once threatened marine life around Hawaii are being turned into electricity through a programme established in 2002. The Hawaii Nets to Energy Program collects discarded nets from fishermen and local removal groups before processing them for combustion at Honolulu’s H-Power waste-to-energy facility. According to NOAA Ocean Today, 832 tons of fishing…
