Hi there! I'm in complete agreement; i've been following these inventions also. It's heartbreaking to see our oceans & environment used as a garbage dump and I think it's high time people learn to live with nature as opposed to trying to conquer or take take take from it!
You should check out a post i did (I'm new here and only have a few!) but it's a movement to get rid of plastic straws called #stopsucking; started in Seattle).