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Boyan Slat is an engineering student who is designing a concept for floating booms that would sift debris from the water.
Boyan Slat is a 19-year-old engineering student who has detailed plans for a concept Ocean Cleanup system that could help remove over 7 million tons of plastic from the water. The design would clean up the large ‘Garbage Patches’ using floating booms rather than nets to cover wide areas.
By not using nets or mesh, the result will be that small debris will be diverted and extracted with virtually no by-catch of fish or other living organisms. The ocean currents would drive plastic toward the self-supportive Ocean Cleanup platforms, powered by the sun, currents, and waves.
They estimate that by selling the plastic retrieved from the gyres, they would be able to make more money than the plan costs to execute.
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- Ocean lovers roll up their sleeves for beach clean-upon September 23, 2023 at 4:48 am
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- The Ocean Cleanup launches new trash interceptor in L.A. to stop garbage from entering oceanson September 22, 2023 at 9:42 am
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- Plastics to the rescue in cleanup of the Great Pacific Garbage Patchon September 20, 2023 at 5:00 pm
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- Over 1,500 Oregonians keep trash from reaching our beaches and the ocean, join in SOLVE statewide cleanup efforton September 18, 2023 at 8:49 pm
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- SoCal trash ‘interceptor' keeping thousands of pounds of garbage from reaching oceanon September 18, 2023 at 2:34 pm
The system is fully automated and solar-powered ... and that's when they will come and offload the trash,” The Ocean Cleanup Senior Partnerships Manager Sarah Schaeffer said.
- SoCal trash ‘interceptor' keeping thousands of pounds of garbage from reaching oceanon September 18, 2023 at 2:34 pm
The system is fully automated and solar-powered ... and that's when they will come and offload the trash,” The Ocean Cleanup Senior Partnerships Manager Sarah Schaeffer said.
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The presence of plastic in oceans and terrestrial environments has long been a concern for environmentalists. Now, a study from Waseda University reveals that the problem extends far beyond solid ...
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As plastic waste breaks down, the microplastics are released into the environment and wind up in oceans and even the clouds, according to a new study examining the path of airborne microplastics (AMPS ...
- Sea glass, a treasure formed from trash, is on the decline as single-use plastic takes overon September 28, 2023 at 5:28 am
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- Procter & Gamble launches Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made with 100% recycled plasticon September 20, 2023 at 5:00 pm
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