The Ocean Cleanup is one of the most well-known cleanup efforts in the ocean, primarily targeting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The organization aims to eliminate 90% of floating plastic in the ...

The system should be fully deployed in 2018 ... 22-year-old Boyan Slat has a potential cleanup solution. The Ocean Cleanup uses a boom to capture plastic and keep it in areas where a boat can ...

Their test used 394 feet of pipe out of the planned 1,312-foot system. Following is a transcript of the video. These giant pipes could help clean the ocean The Ocean Cleanup project was created by ...

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The open ocean and the far reaches of outer space have much in common ... and is “exactly why we currently have one [cleanup] system in there, and not ten.” Regardless, Helm has continued to voice her ...

It's been six years since entrepreneur Boyan Slat began developing a system to rid the world's oceans of harmful plastic. In 2013, Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit that aims to remove ...

I would like to have eyes on the deep ocean when hurricanes come by, that would be great to know. Our ocean cleanup system is now finally catching plastic, from one-ton ghost nets to tiny ...

of Ibarrangelu on June 8, 2019 as part of a cleanup campaign to mark World Oceans ... In an interview, Ocean Conservancy’s associate director for oceans plastics research, Dr. Britta Baechler ...

The problem is expected to only grow as the demand for satellites increases with our desire to explore our solar system ... measures adopted to help clean up Earth’s oceans.

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Kia Corporation has developed the world's first car accessory made from plastic extracted from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The material was recovered ...

The Ocean Cleanup device has been redesigned—and is almost ready to try again After its first voyage resulted in disappointment, Boyan Slat's team has made some major fixes. Now they're ready to ...