Turning old plastic fishing nets into carpet tiles

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Discarded fishing nets pose a major environmental issue as they are largely made out of nylon – a type of plastic. Marine conservationist Prof Heather Koldewey collaborated with a carpet company to create Net-Works – a business that turns old fishing nets from the Philippines and Cameroon into high-end carpet tiles. So far, they have collected and recycled more than 200 tonnes of discarded nets. (Image: Fishing nets, Credit: BBC)