We of course were following the Olympics, but also at Secure Data Recycling we follow the World’s Issues with recycling and waste management.

This snippet taken from CBC NEWS tell a horrifying story…

“The problem is obviously floating garbage,” Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada told the CBC’s David Common. “There are high-performance boats going through here, you cannot afford to have a piece of garbage affecting their performance.

The solution — at least in Guanabara Bay — has been to fence off the 11 rivers flowing into the bay. Garbage is trapped behind the fence, but it needs to be cleaned out at least daily. When it rains, the river flow becomes so fast, the garbage pours over the fence line”

Not sure we would want to attempt the triathlon or the open water swimming!