Collecting plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean with a giant system
The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit, is planning to clean up plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean using a giant system.
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Plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean. Photo: World Cukture Pictorial |
A 600-meter-long floating device will be deployed this summer to collect plastic debris and other debris floating on the ocean’s surface. The device is made of flexible plastic, flexible enough to bend with the waves but rigid enough to form a barrier that traps debris.
About 60 of these devices are expected to be deployed in the Pacific Ocean, where there is a floating plastic waste island three times the size of France. Every six to eight weeks, the waste will be collected for recycling.
