Channel: The Ocean Cleanup

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: We transformed the plastic catch from System 001/B into our first product – sunglasses and have recently reached the goal to fund the cleaning of 500,000 football fields worth of ocean. Here are some reflection about the entire journey from trash to treasure. The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses were a proof of concept that ocean plastic can be transformed into beautiful, sustainable products. What's next? Our plan is to work with partners to recycle the plastic and transform it into durable plastic products. By recycling the collected ocean plastic into beautiful products that are made with certified plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, we aim to make the cleanup operational costs, to a large extent, financially self-sustainable. Learn more here: bit.ly/35ONcZv Please note: the sunglasses are out of stock as of February 2022. -- Trash accumulates in five ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health, and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean. The ocean is big. Cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch using conventional methods – vessels and nets – would take thousands of years and tens of billions of dollars to complete. After fleets of The Ocean Cleanup systems are deployed into every ocean gyre, combined with source reduction, The Ocean Cleanup projects to be able to remove 90% of ocean plastic by 2040. -- Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated: bit.ly/371k8sN And follow The Ocean Cleanup on: Facebook: bit.ly/2QWgmLQ Twitter: bit.ly/2RqHqSk Instagram: bit.ly/2st9SKT