Ocean Cleanup project

The Ocean Cleanup's prototype System 001/B has now started capturing plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Ocean Cleanup starts harvesting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

After years in development, the Ocean Cleanup has today announced that its prototype is capturing plastic debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The Great Ocean Cleanup team envisions fleets of its U-shaped barrier drifting through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch eating up plastic waste like a giant Pac-Man

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Ocean Cleanup attaches parachutes to trash-collecting barriers to maintain steady speeds

The Ocean Cleanup team is reporting to have overcome a significant stumbling block, using a novel parachute-anchor mechanism to correct speed-related troubles plaguing its earlier approach to ocean-going garbage collection.

After a sizeable stint on the sidelines, The Ocean Cleanup Project is bouncing back into action

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Take two: Upgraded Ocean Cleanup barrier returns to take on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

After a stint on the sidelines, The Ocean Cleanup Project is bouncing back into action following a few upgrades, with the team now hopeful it has a system better equipped to take on the massive task of plastic pollution in the ocean.

Despite the latest setback, CEO Boyan Slat is adamant this is a speed hump rather than a road block

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Ocean Cleanup Project drags its fractured plastic-catching barrier in for repairs

Things aren't exactly going to plan for the Ocean Cleanup Project. Inspections of the approximately 600-meter-long barrier have uncovered a problematic break in the chain, prompting a return to shore for repairs.

Dubbed Wilson, the Ocean Cleanup Project’s first barrier is designed to work like a giant plastic-eating Pac-Man

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Ocean Cleanup Project struggles to get its system up to speed

Around six weeks have passed since the Ocean Cleanup Project installed its trash-catching system in the Pacific, and it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for the huge floating barrier so far. The team reports that attempts to overcome some initial teething problems haven’t exactly gone to plan

The Ocean Cleanup Project has encountered a few teething problems

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The Ocean Cleanup Project moves to fix leaks in its first plastic-catching system

With the Ocean Cleanup Project's first system entering service in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch one month ago, there are some good signs and some bad, including an apparent inability of the huge floating barrier to retain plastic trash for very long after it is caught.

The Ocean Cleanup Project has installed its first system in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Ocean Cleanup system installed and ready for work at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

It has been a long journey for the Ocean Cleanup Project, but after years of development and a 1,300-plus-mile trip through the open water, its first system is now installed at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the single biggest accumulation of ocean plastics in the world.

The Ocean Cleanup carried out an aerial survey of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 2016

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The Ocean Cleanup picks out marine plastics using infrared from air

The Ocean Cleanup project has been experimenting with a new technique to fill in some of the blanks and has, what it says, is the first proof of concept for using a form of infrared imagery to quantify marine plastic pollution.

Launched on Saturday from San Francisco, the completed system is now headed for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Ocean Cleanup system launches for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Ocean Cleanup Project’s long-awaited collection system has been launched and is now en route for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, ready to chip away at the largest accumulation of ocean plastics in the world.

The Ocean Cleanup Project is an ambitious venture to clean up plastic waste from the ocean

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Ocean Cleanup system completed and ready to be towed out to sea

After more than five years of development, the moment of truth is fast arriving for the Ocean Cleanup Project. Team members added the finishing touches to the trash-catching system over the weekend, with less than a week to go until it is towed out towards the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The Ocean Cleanup Project expects that its trash-catching barriers can clean up 50 percent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch every five years

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Giant Pac-Man: Ocean Cleanup's final design to eat away at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Ocean Cleanup’s trash-collecting barriers have been through a number of iterations since their conception around five years ago. The latest cleverly harnesses the power of wind and surface waves to autonomously sweep through the area, gathering up plastic waste as it goes.

The Ocean Cleanup Project's trash-collection barrier under testing in the Pacific

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Ocean Cleanup's plastic-catching barriers stand tall in Pacific tow tests

The Ocean Cleanup Project is edging ever closer to the rollout of its first plastic collection barriers, and is increasingly confident that it can make the journey, with the latest testing indicating that can stand up to stormy ocean conditions.