06 Oct 2019
Developers of a 600m long free-floating boom to collect plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch have reported a successful trial after an earlier setback when the boom broke. The boon acts as a barrier floating on the surface with a three metre-deep (10ft) screen below it, which is intended to trap some of the […]
02 Jul 2019
As the awareness of plastic pollution in the ocean gyres has increased one solution has been gathering momentum – the Ocean Cleanup and boom solution proposed by Boyan Slat. The unease about this technology and its effect on floating marine life has been developing more recently. This blog sets out five reasons why this technology […]
06 May 2019
As the awareness of plastic pollution in the ocean gyres has increased one solution has been gathering momentum – the Ocean Cleanup and boom solution proposed by Boyan Slat. The unease about this technology and its effect on floating marine life has been developing more recently. This blog sets out five reasons why this technology […]
10 Sep 2015
Measuring it is one thing – what to do about it is proving controversial http://www.theoceancleanup.com/ Eco magazine ‘The Ocean Cleanup successfully concluded its Mega Expedition with the arrival of three of the boats, including the 171-foot R/V Ocean Starr, in the port of San Francisco on 23 August 2015. Volunteer crews on 30 boats have […]