Social project to clean the oceans of plastic

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans - a constantly relevant topic that "The Ocean Cleanup" has been addressing since October 2018. The goal is to minimize the numerous negative impacts of plastic on our ecosystem (with more than 600 marine animals), on our health (through the indirect effect on the human food chain), and on our economies (annual financial damage of over USD 13 billion) as much as possible. Within five years, half of the accumulated plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean is to be extracted. Currently, it mainly affects the geographical region between Hawaii and California.

The project, which is financed by crowdfunding, consists of the “System 001”, an approximately 600 meter long U-shaped floating body on which a three meter curtain is suspended in the water. The plastic waste collected in this way is collected and removed by a ship so that it cannot disintegrate into microplastics. The collected plastic can also be used positively afterwards, for example to build new roads. Various platforms and sensors enable the system to be located and to communicate with the land. It is visible to ships through automatic identification systems (AIS) and radar reflectors.

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