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Boyan Slat talks up his latest invention, The Interceptor
The founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup spoke with CNET’s Stephen Beacham about his latest endeavor to catch plastic pollution in rivers across the world. The Interceptor has already been deployed in two rivers and is actively collecting plastic debris before it reaches our oceans. Press conference replay from 10-26-19 The Ocean Cleanup unveils…
CNET
October 26, 2019 at 8:08 pm
What do you guys think?… Can they deploy 1,000 of these in 5 years? Watch The Ocean Cleanup unveil The Interceptor; a river-based plastic catcher from today’s press conference
kierunkowskaz
October 27, 2019 at 10:16 am
Great invention. One little thing though… what happens with the plastics it collects? Are there legislations which prevent them being shipped back in to the environment? Or will they simply be shipped to a third world country where they’ll be dumped in to the ecosystem as it currently happens? Removal of these pollutants is one thing, but until humans develop clean way of recycling or completely utilising such materials… the cycle will never end.
thαílαnd pαrαdíѕє
October 27, 2019 at 1:39 pm
They should start in Asia, first stop the Philippines!
Michael Vu
October 27, 2019 at 9:37 pm
start tagging their artcile with bill & melinda gates foundation. Or better yet, use the power of Social Media, reach out to MrBeast …they are running $20 millions fundraising to plan 20 millions trees at the moment.
MrsCabecilla
October 28, 2019 at 11:45 am
@kierunkowskaz Super good point. Japan for example exports 70% of its plastic household waste to countries like Malaysia. And there, it flies around and ends up in the environment. I really think the industries have to start using replacements for plastics like plant based materials.
Mysunettingpoem
October 28, 2019 at 8:16 pm
CNET if you interview him again ask him what they do with the organic waste. Woudlnt taking all of that out be and ineffective use of space (for plastic) and possibly harmful (taking that matter out of a semi closed system.
Darko Fist
October 26, 2019 at 8:29 pm
Respect for this dude, it might not all work perfectly, but at least he is actually trying and doing something and not just screaming and shouting HOW DARE YOU.
tommy aronson
October 26, 2019 at 9:19 pm
How dare you man
Eeanjay
October 26, 2019 at 8:31 pm
Imagine all the dead bodies this things picks up
Mark_Porsche _911
October 26, 2019 at 8:45 pm
Fantastic Invention
Nothing is 100% without fault/downfalls (fish etc), but it’s a much needed solution to our waste 👍🏻
Jameel Ja
October 26, 2019 at 8:50 pm
All governments around the world should be forced to fund these projects.
JTHBS
October 26, 2019 at 9:06 pm
finaly an idea that makes sense. but even better it would be to install a waste management system in the 3 world countries which are responsible for 90 percent of this trash in the oceans.
Joydeep Sengupta
October 26, 2019 at 9:25 pm
Come to India
eazy14
October 26, 2019 at 9:39 pm
Thank you very much my friend, all nations should start with this project, we dont have any time to lose !!!
mrbonzzai
October 26, 2019 at 9:47 pm
That’s awesome but currently nobody is able to recycle the garbage collected by the interceptor
InfiniteCyclus
October 26, 2019 at 10:56 pm
They will recycle everything the interceptor captures and create new plastic products.
Sergey Bebenin
October 26, 2019 at 9:53 pm
This is a good idea (I always thought you gotta go to the source of the problem) but it won’t work in filthy Indian rivers. In India rivers ARE composed of plastic and waste. So what are you gonna do there? That’s the main source
Fahad Alvi
October 26, 2019 at 10:01 pm
Awesome invention, the ocean cleanup….wow….amazing : )
Dre C.
October 26, 2019 at 10:01 pm
This is freaking amazing! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 if you read the comments please bring a system to south GA!
William Qin
October 26, 2019 at 10:42 pm
Boyan slat is infinitely better than Greta thunberg
Anthony Picariello
October 26, 2019 at 11:31 pm
This is awesome
jason mcintosh
October 27, 2019 at 12:00 am
We only have one plant this should be free.. we created this issue, our government should be alerted about this around this issue..
R B
October 27, 2019 at 12:20 am
Applause
dmitriy40
October 27, 2019 at 12:21 am
Please send this to India!!!
The street-pooping degenerates must be stopped from polluting our planet!!!!!!
Jose Lozano
October 27, 2019 at 12:32 am
Love you, love you, love you!!!
Novencris Gonzales
October 27, 2019 at 12:46 am
I wish Philippines will have this Interceptor? It will be a good help cleaning the rivers there.
crashingtiger
October 27, 2019 at 12:49 am
I applaud this guy and his efforts!!! I was skeptical at the inteoduction of the first ocean iteration, however this river design seems excellent, efficient and effective.
rakim
October 27, 2019 at 1:04 am
mad max: retirement edition
Craig Merkey
October 27, 2019 at 2:01 am
awesome
Anthony Kristofferson Alonzo
October 27, 2019 at 2:26 am
I hope and pray that people won’t think that since there is a solution already people will continue to pollute rivers and oceans.Prevention is still better than a cure.
ismaOVERSIZEDSHADES
October 27, 2019 at 2:37 am
Anyone notice the drone?
Amardeep Banga
October 27, 2019 at 2:43 am
Who will be the best? 4ocean or The Ocean Cleanup?
Chang Man
October 29, 2019 at 7:39 am
If you really want to rid the rivers of trash, you have to stir the bottom.
Jason Webb
October 29, 2019 at 8:27 am
It always baffles me as to why Greta Thunberg gets more attention that people who are actually doing something to help the earth
Javier LC
October 29, 2019 at 8:52 am
Good project, but it does not solve the root cause: to fix the cultural gaps in those countries.
Isabela Hart
October 29, 2019 at 9:09 am
Great to get it out of the ocean, now we need to figure out what to do with the plastic.
Mrinal KD
October 29, 2019 at 9:14 am
We need this for our GANGA RIVER so badly.
acd cat
October 29, 2019 at 9:30 am
1. Call Company Ocean cleanup
2.Clean rivers…
Khắc cảnh lê
October 29, 2019 at 9:48 am
These kind of people are the political activists worst nightmare. He actually provides solutions to problems. What are we going to do without our crisis?
Steven Bos
October 29, 2019 at 9:53 am
Old concept. The British have a few of them located in the Thames for years. Melbourne harbour has a few of them. There a many of them. This one is just larger because of logistics of trash.
And it is too complicated with that overhang thingie … I really want to know what the MTBF is for this machine?
Willem Gr
October 29, 2019 at 10:02 am
Oh wauw, thats impressive
Heidi van den Boogaard
October 29, 2019 at 10:26 am
LOVE LOVE LOVE
SaciakE
October 29, 2019 at 10:32 am
Private solutions will stop destruction of the environment. government makes everything worse
omgfackdehell
October 29, 2019 at 10:43 am
Wtf is that annoying sound under the video??
Marcos Blanco
October 29, 2019 at 11:22 am
Go get some sleep
jonathan berg
October 29, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Yes, plastic in the ocean is a big problem. But you know what a far bigger problem is?
The climate crisis.
Yes, plastic destroys natural ecosystems.
However, the Climate Crisis will destroy ALL ecosystems.
Focus on that first, then plastic
Trollasaur
October 29, 2019 at 1:22 pm
That barge ‘recycling’ will just dump it back into the water somewhere anyway
Dnorth Star*
October 29, 2019 at 1:50 pm
Awesome job. Its like a giant oil skimmer. Could have used this in pearl harbor. We had a cage collector. Similar but not to this magnitude. This looks great
LAD Teknologies
October 29, 2019 at 1:57 pm
We are such a disgusting species! Animals are ahead of us by decades, this is embarrassing! Hahaha…
assassinlexx
October 29, 2019 at 2:11 pm
They need to build modern incinerator technology. That turns this stuff into electricity. Garbage in and only clean steam out the stacks.
Abel Largo
October 29, 2019 at 2:41 pm
Good work!!!!
Eric Liss
October 29, 2019 at 3:28 pm
The water is boiling.
Ryan Tay
October 29, 2019 at 3:40 pm
India need 5000 of this
fondeur
October 29, 2019 at 3:40 pm
Wish we could have a people interceptor and squash them.
eacorion
October 29, 2019 at 4:16 pm
Yeah! someone who is actually doing something and not blaming others while being a disrespectful little girl.
RISHABH SHIVHARE
October 29, 2019 at 5:32 pm
Just wanna say thank you to this guy and his team to think and do something for ocean.