00:00This lake has a hidden problem. Below the clear water of Lake Malawi, divers are finding plastic waste, bottles, bags
00:05and other trash.
00:06This is not only a major turnoff for tourists, threatening Malawi's economy. Waste can hum fish, damage breeding areas and
00:13break down into microplastics.
00:14Since 2023, local divers in Cape McLear have been cleaning the lake's floor three times a week.
00:19And because people here eat fish and drink water from the lake, pollution can also become a human health issue.
00:24Malawi has banned thin plastics like some food packaging and grocery bags, but officials say some producers are hard to
00:30track.
00:31Still, locals are recycling some of the trash into crafts, and the divers keep going.
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