Meet WasteShark, the floating robot that's gobbling up plastic waste

The WasteShark is an intelligent electric robot capable of cleaning up trash from the water. Photo: AFP

Each year, eight million tonnes of plastic waste finds its way into the oceans. Much of this pollution is carried from cities to the sea, via rivers.

Now, innovative solutions are emerging to help clean up these waterways, like WasteShark, a water-based cleaning robot that removes floating pollution.