【SDGs】役目を終えた漁網（ぎょもう）が世界の海を救うきっかけに

廃棄予定の漁網を新たな素材に作り替える仕組みを作った玉城吾郎さん。日本から排出される海洋プラスチックごみの約4割が漁業関係のもので、特に漁網を含む漁具が大きな割合を占めているといわれています。そこで玉城さんは、廃棄予定の漁網を全国から回収し洗浄、粒状のナイロン樹脂へと生まれ変わらせました。廃棄物の再資源化が特別なことではなく、日常で当たり前に資源循環する社会にしたいと語る玉城さんの思い描く未来とは？

Mr. Goro Tamaki has created a system to recycle fishing nets scheduled for disposal into new materials. It is said that about 40％ of the marine plastic debris discharged from Japan is connected to the fishing industry, with fishing gear, including fishing nets, making up a particularly large proportion of that debris. Therefore, Mr. Tamaki started collecting fishing nets scheduled for disposal from all over the country, cleaned them, and turned them into granular nylon resin. Mr. Tamaki says he wants to create a society where recycling waste is not something special, but is a normal part of everyday life. What kind of future does he envision?