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The Ocean Cleanup begins cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The nonprofit global cleaning crew called The Ocean Cleanup, led by founder and CEO Boyan Slat, announced recently that it had reached viability of its ocean plastic-collecting System 002 technology and plans to begin cleaning plastic pollution in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch immediately while beginning development of System 003. The Ocean Cleanup THE OCEAN…
lola
November 3, 2021 at 12:24 am
Imagine what could be possible if Jeff Bezos would fund projects like this.
ritaperdue
November 3, 2021 at 12:27 am
Thank God! PROGRESS!!! ❣️❤️💕. NOW everyone needs to do THEIR part and we can get this done!
ATHE
November 3, 2021 at 12:36 am
that’s the spirit!!! one by one humanity wakes up in the end!!!
El Ternero
November 3, 2021 at 12:37 am
congrats…….
nepppiiiee
November 3, 2021 at 12:38 am
This is very good, but I won’t be surprised if this same garbage clump reappears after some time. Why not close many plastic manufacturers to force the system to clean up and recycle the collected plastic?
Sheldon J Plankton
November 3, 2021 at 12:42 am
This is why we got covid. The earth was trying to finish us off
razony
November 3, 2021 at 12:43 am
Either we clean up after ourselves and make this Rock a little better & cleaner or humanity had better find a way off this Rock at some point in the not so distant future.
My Dad ALWAYS told me about leaving a mess in my room, “Clean it up or LOOSE IT!”
Shukri Wafiq
November 3, 2021 at 12:48 am
I don’t want to ruin the fun, but even if we managed to clean the whole ocean, some people are still dumb and throw their trash and waste into the ocean, could be a never ending problem probably
Pat Quilingan
November 3, 2021 at 12:50 am
🤩🤩🤩
Shamir Bidaisee
November 3, 2021 at 12:53 am
this is the news we love to see
Get Probed
November 3, 2021 at 12:54 am
so who’s paying for this…..theyre probably going to make american tax payers pay for it as usual….they take our tax money to pay for so much stuff all around the world and we’re tired of it.
Noe F
November 3, 2021 at 12:55 am
Trash mostly caused by storms and hurricanes in 3rd world costal cities and sea ships. ( cruise ships )
Methodical Mayhem
November 3, 2021 at 12:59 am
Thank God for this. Just imagine if all that money that is being invested in to “fleeing” plant Earth to go to Mars was spent on cleaning up the environment.
Poppawasarollinstone Boom
November 3, 2021 at 1:00 am
So people thow plastics into the ocean and you take the plastic and make new plastic… # stupid lmao 😂
Zoran Komadina
November 3, 2021 at 1:06 am
How come US did not come up with something like that ?
Darth Vader
November 3, 2021 at 1:09 am
be easier to just stop the countries who dumping their trash into the ocean.
Debora Baker
November 3, 2021 at 1:11 am
Oh. So this is just you regurgitating news from other sites. That’s a crap gig.
a64750
November 3, 2021 at 1:16 am
Time to clean up dumped Ocean Spent Nuclear Waste barrels, EPA records indicate;
+55,000 Radioactive waste barrels were dumped in Pacific Ocean from 1946 to 1970
+34,000 Radioactive waste barrels were dumped in Atlantic Ocean from 1951 to 1962
Ted's Exotic Cacti
November 3, 2021 at 1:17 am
God’s Speed 🖖🌵
Omar R
November 3, 2021 at 1:21 am
That is great 👍
ski e
November 3, 2021 at 1:23 am
Amd it only took a millionaire kid to kickstart this right
23Kently
November 3, 2021 at 1:23 am
Finally
Dennis F.
November 3, 2021 at 1:25 am
What are u going to do with the trash?
cue M
November 3, 2021 at 1:28 am
When are the companies responsible for the garbage patch going to fund this? Also the main challenge would be micro plastics that has already become part of the food chain.
Jordan Haynes
November 3, 2021 at 1:29 am
This is cool
V C
November 4, 2021 at 1:09 am
I’m not a global warming believer but I really like this idea. We don’t need birds feeding plastic to their chicks anymore. I’m glad you haven’t given up on this. I’ve always said in the future they will mine garbage landfills for plastic, but now they are doing it in the ocean. This is very good progress. The time to develop the way will be worth it when the time to do the clean up will be shorter.
R C
November 4, 2021 at 1:10 am
wow that’s such an ingenious invention, did their trained monkey come up with that?
5 Star Reviews
November 4, 2021 at 1:10 am
Because getting ratbags to put things in the bin is an unrealistic dream, for loons!
MonkeySpecs301
November 4, 2021 at 1:11 am
so basically like all over non profits the problems must be perpetual so they can exist. got it.
Kim T
November 4, 2021 at 1:11 am
Companies selling plastic products should pay a fee, which will go towards cleaning it up afterwards. Eventually they will get the message and stop using plastic
Dominic Lombardi
November 4, 2021 at 1:12 am
I saw a video on the pacific garbage patch earlier this year, and it has weighed on my mind to this day. I actually had a couple sleepless nights as I couldn’t fathom at first the immensity of this. But I am thankful that there are individuals out there willing to tackle this head on. I know the news will probably never report on this, which is quite unfortunate. But that is what we have YT for.
Joe -
November 4, 2021 at 1:12 am
This is great but I have concerns that the majority of the plastic in the ocean is found below the couple of metres this project is capturing from.
Lancer the body bag
November 4, 2021 at 1:28 am
Well. Plastic floats most of the time so atleast 30% of the patch is underwater. Which is alot but alot less than the whole patch itself
Ming Yee Lim
November 4, 2021 at 1:13 am
people should look up to this guy rather than Greta Thunberg.. he put his words to actions…
HOLY CRAB
November 4, 2021 at 1:13 am
The problem is they’ll clean up 10 % of the ocean but every third world country like India, Bangladesh, African Nation and even South America will still dump plastic and chemical waste into the river and ocean
5 Star Reviews
November 4, 2021 at 1:14 am
I’d start with transforming to a participatory economy, with a totalitarian environmental ideology until we get back in balance. After that, continue with participatory economics and increase liberty, while maintaining earth balance. Have a focus on technologies that increase our freedom from drudgery
Goose Crack
November 4, 2021 at 1:17 am
Time Magazine’s second biggest mistake was printing out and shipping the Election Special too early; their first was making Greta Thunberg person of the year.
BrianHN
November 4, 2021 at 1:17 am
REMEMBER TO DONATE TO TEAMSEAS!!!!! LETS SPEED THIS UP AND HELP EVEN OF ITS JUST A DOLLAR, OUR EFFORTS ADD UP!!
D1ego Mon
November 4, 2021 at 1:17 am
I kinda recovered faith in humanity
D S
November 4, 2021 at 1:18 am
who in their right might doesnt like this? This is fantastic and long over due.
SinistaN
November 4, 2021 at 1:18 am
why bother when republicans get back in power they’ll just roll back regulations and the polluting will continue one way or another
Cryptolio Ice Cream & Oranges!
November 4, 2021 at 1:22 am
The ocean will clean itself over time, this is just a colossal squandering of money, and resources, only to serve as a PR stunt for an environmentalism agenda that will be used to enslave you.
Kaden Claffy
November 4, 2021 at 1:22 am
It really sucks that we get so hyped over humanity cleaning up their own mess, but I’m still glad we’re doing it!
Tim Bluhm
November 4, 2021 at 1:22 am
Excellent CNET coverage of a large SEA NET.
J Fr55man
November 4, 2021 at 1:23 am
well, at least some people are trying to do something… time will tell if this is at all effective.
CaT
November 4, 2021 at 1:24 am
Best news I’ve heard in a while
jjww30
November 4, 2021 at 1:25 am
Your California label on your map is wrong- that’s Baja, Mexico, bud.
ThiccDaddy
November 4, 2021 at 1:26 am
Is anybody going to talk about the fact that 75% of that stuff collected does not get recycled? It just goes to the landfill on land
Kepler186F
November 4, 2021 at 1:27 am
Corporate socialism, the bailing out of fossil fuel companies has to have the string attached that they become far more active at reducing the use of single use material.
As for the use of salvaged material some countries are now using it for road construction and I’m sure there are a lot of good uses out there waiting to be discovered.
BIZZYBUGSEVERYWHERE
November 4, 2021 at 1:29 am
about time
Ramy Anthony
November 5, 2021 at 1:25 am
The media bombards us with thirsty Elon around the clock while this kid is legit changing the world and he gets a fraction of the attention.
Atomicbomber180
November 5, 2021 at 1:26 am
Another question. What will we do with all that trash
Zeus V
November 5, 2021 at 1:26 am
Every billionaire and developed county would donate 10 million each to these guys if they actually gave a damn
duncan39
November 5, 2021 at 1:26 am
First thought, where you gonna put it.
jack Denihan
November 5, 2021 at 1:26 am
Only 3000 times that’s really nothing if it was that low, with them never ending improvement this number could be lower but even if it was double or more it’s definitely not to much to ask and well worth it
trevinize
November 5, 2021 at 1:26 am
There is no need of green anything, if everyone could be clean! 👍
strawberry
November 5, 2021 at 1:26 am
woo
rusty
November 5, 2021 at 1:26 am
good to hear
BrandenTheBiggestDuaLipaStan
November 5, 2021 at 1:26 am
Im happy that ppl are finally doing something about this! i hope they started doing something about the atmosphere be4 it gets as bad as the ocean…. it wouldnt be as easy at all
Ciego Sanchez
November 5, 2021 at 1:26 am
We need more of this this is amazinf
William Ruebsamen
November 5, 2021 at 1:27 am
They should start making phone cases out of the plastic.
yeet ma feet
November 5, 2021 at 1:27 am
so is this teamseas?
Terry Hopp
November 5, 2021 at 1:27 am
This is awesome… in 20 years when those sun glasses are thrown away and put back into the ocean they can do it all over again
Telcontar Plays
November 5, 2021 at 1:27 am
Finally, some good freaking news for the ecosystem. Now to clean an area larger than Mars, somehow
Why are there dislikes on this?
Lance Corwin
November 5, 2021 at 1:28 am
They will do what they can while the cameras are rolling. Soon, the efforts will stop. Why you ask? Cause it’s too damn hard, and the world goes half the speed of what it takes
Glenn Perez
November 5, 2021 at 1:28 am
I thought this would be a fundraiser for teamseas-
mako •
November 5, 2021 at 1:29 am
God Bless everyone that’s part of this rescue
drcurioustube
November 5, 2021 at 1:29 am
9000 kilos is fantastic! Good start on the 3 Million Tons!!! estimated to be floating out there.
Steve Fix
November 5, 2021 at 1:30 am
the vast majority (nearly the entirety) of the oceans garbage comes from just TWO rivers. these cleanup efforts are as inspiring as they are expensive, but they will never bear fruit so long as the garbage flow is ignored
Y A Z H
November 5, 2021 at 1:30 am
I really think this became big because of Mark Rober and Mr Beast
Tactical Expedition
November 5, 2021 at 1:30 am
I wish Elon, Bezos, Gates and Buffett get together and help this guy to achieve our Earth goal faster and more effectively.
Charlie Brown
November 5, 2021 at 1:30 am
Now THAT is truly making a difference in the world….
Bloodshot1990
November 5, 2021 at 1:30 am
I bet the people who are praising this are the same people who don’t understand how a project like this is working 😂
unebonnevie
November 6, 2021 at 1:21 am
THANK YOU! SO happy to see this! I hope major polluters will stop polluting! That young CEO has accomplished more than any CEO in the corporate world!
Angel Rangel
November 6, 2021 at 1:21 am
High end why if they where thrash before make them affordable so everyone can buy them and help with the clean up
TheYeetiest
November 6, 2021 at 1:22 am
Broke: Trawling for fish
Woke: *Trawling for plastic*
Silverkitsu
November 6, 2021 at 1:22 am
This is an awesome story, but is this type of cleanup catching micro-plastics or just the larger pieces? For memory the vast majority of plastic in the oceans is currently micro-plastics, and while it is these larger pieces that directly kill animals, the toxins from microplastics are likely to have the bigger long-term effects.
Andreas Maceyra
November 6, 2021 at 1:23 am
Like shaving my back and my butt…..it never ends.
kakumei77
November 6, 2021 at 1:23 am
Damn humans are nasty af.
jmorefire
November 6, 2021 at 1:24 am
How do i get involved …i would like to volunteer my time on the boats helping
Combat Archer
November 6, 2021 at 1:24 am
I respect this
Keenan Williams
November 6, 2021 at 1:24 am
Finally!! I hope in 5 more years it advance to all over the world 🌎🥰
kitsune cuerno _
November 6, 2021 at 1:24 am
Thanks to mr beast
Sara B
November 6, 2021 at 1:25 am
There is also the Sargasso Sea Atlantic Ocean gyre, which is chock full of garbage and the same size as the pacific garbage patch. I love how literally no one ever talks about it /s
I hope people start to realize that the trash in the ocean is mostly from countries that don’t have proper waste disposal.
I just saw a Mark rober video where he is cleaning up the coastline of somewhere in the Caribbean with mr beast and Mark literally said he saw people throwing garbage in the water.
This trash is a direct result of third world countries not having proper garbage pickup and disposal protocols and until they find solutions for that problem, the ocean will never be clean.
Dogejira
November 6, 2021 at 1:27 am
shouldve started on the hudson river
AttilatheThrilla
November 6, 2021 at 1:27 am
How do I apply?!?!
Junryl Karl Luke Balacuit
November 6, 2021 at 1:27 am
And where would they put all these garbage?
Solimullah
November 6, 2021 at 1:28 am
Why only America doesn’t rest of the world exist??
O.G. New-Blood
November 6, 2021 at 1:28 am
Best video of 2021
Gabriel Teixeira
November 6, 2021 at 1:29 am
While the initiative is good, the most cleanup to be done is by preventing more plastic to get into the ocean in a large scale.
James
November 6, 2021 at 1:29 am
Propagandist. You can’t even being to clean up before you stop the dumping. But the dumping is done by countries that you can’t shame. So instead of doing something useful you will virtue signal and create more incentive for the major ocean polluters to pollute more; people will just clean up after them! Shame on you; this is a scam.
jimbobbyrnes
November 6, 2021 at 1:29 am
if this much resources was put into stopping the plastic from existing in the first place then this wouldn’t be needed. also when do we start to see those glasses back in the ocean? we wont because they will sink to the bottom like 99% of all the plastic.
ROBINA
November 6, 2021 at 1:29 am
HOW DO I DONATE
Curious Shaun C
November 6, 2021 at 1:29 am
we need the river one here in ph….
i mean there is a documentary bout how people manually gets those trash in a polluted water….
if i could only open a team or an organization that could fund this machine it could really help my country
Shit_on_Ass
November 6, 2021 at 1:29 am
“Spend millions to clean plastic from ocean”
“Make plastic sunglasses with harvested plastics”
Angel G
November 6, 2021 at 1:30 am
Sometimes I think it’s unnecessary to for manufacturers to keep producing plastic when there’s enough to recycle.
They could argue they keep producing it anyways for convenience, but that’s not a good argument compared to world health and the health of everyone living on it.
Larry Darnell Film and Video LLC
November 6, 2021 at 1:30 am
Amazing
Tim Slee
November 6, 2021 at 1:30 am
They’re taking as much rubbish as India alone is producing every day.
Frank Basile
November 7, 2021 at 1:21 am
Greta thunberg could never
mioryder on CGN p
November 7, 2021 at 1:22 am
Awsome ,u go guys!!! Save our oceans!!!😊
RK NINE
November 7, 2021 at 1:23 am
Thank goodness the oceans are getting cleaner!!
V P
November 7, 2021 at 1:23 am
So many emotions with this. Joy. Pride. Shame. Disgust. I love this though
Thomas Steenburg
November 7, 2021 at 1:23 am
plastics are the biggest threat to the environment which governments don’t take seriously-something has to be done to reduce and recycle-start with the manufacturers.
C. Blum
November 7, 2021 at 1:23 am
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
DUAL LIFE TIME
November 7, 2021 at 1:24 am
Im genuinely curious, if it was dumped in the ocean cause there’s nowhere else to put it, where are they gonna put it now?
Sheena Frederick
November 7, 2021 at 1:24 am
Also stop fishing guys. Fish your own fish if your craving fish lol
SenpaiTheSnowman
November 7, 2021 at 1:24 am
Clearly a clickbait title considering the at it’s impossible to get rid of ALL of Britain
Jacob Mitchell
November 7, 2021 at 1:24 am
Welp next challenge the air
Tanjiro Kamado
November 7, 2021 at 1:24 am
The oceans are so big that no matter how much trash you throw into them, there will always be plenty of room for more
Rusty Shakleford
November 7, 2021 at 1:25 am
Thank you god
kevinhardy
November 7, 2021 at 1:26 am
Cool
Hansse
November 7, 2021 at 1:26 am
this is pog
S. G.
November 7, 2021 at 1:26 am
Beautiful. ❤️🌸🌸🌸
Valhalla
November 7, 2021 at 1:26 am
Well someone is paying attention.
Alex Finnegan
November 7, 2021 at 1:27 am
Jist wondering… Why can’t they modify a cargo ship and essentially turn it into a vacuum and just drove thru the trash?
Børge Jakobsen
November 7, 2021 at 1:27 am
How could anyone even downvote this?! We need more of these kind of people in the world!
CJ Payne
November 7, 2021 at 1:27 am
This makes me feel so good…Why isnt this on Fox news
Be More
November 7, 2021 at 1:28 am
Clean up the ocean HORRAY THEN creating more plastic stuff…bro no but whatever ig
Erika robinson
November 7, 2021 at 1:28 am
This is such fantastic news! Woohoo!!
Striker
November 7, 2021 at 1:28 am
all fun and games till a bunch of seals get caught in the nets and now he has to answer to the news why he killed a bunch of endangered animals
Lina A
November 7, 2021 at 1:28 am
Thank you we will all support with your help!
James Coyne
November 7, 2021 at 1:28 am
Jacques Cousteau would be proud
Markian Kchik
November 7, 2021 at 1:28 am
This sounds a bit bogus to me. I thought that the big patch is made mostly of micro particles and this will not be able to collect them. Also the amount of fuel you will spend on this would probably be way more then plastic you collect. And finally did we already not figure out that recycled plastic was just happening and most municipalities that say that they are recycling are in fact not doing this.