The Ocean Cleanup celebrates first haul of plastic from the Great Pacific garbage patch

The Ocean Cleanup's System 001/B has successfully captured 60 1-cubic-meter bags of plastic from the Great Pacific garbage patch and returned it safely to Vancouver, British Columbia, where the organization held a press conference today to discuss its plans to develop the plastic into reusable products. We spoke with CEO Boyan Slat about what needs to be done next. The Ocean Cleanup launches to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch https://youtu.be/nYC4Q-0wcAc Boyan Slat talks up his latest invention, The Interceptor https://youtu.be/bMenLxORN6M The Ocean Cleanup unveils The Interceptor; a river-based plastic catcher https://youtu.be/dkXCUXj2FcA Subscribe to CNET: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV CNET playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV/playlists Download the new CNET app: https://ift.tt/2fmiQ6l Like us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1930vfU Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnet Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2icCYYm #ocean #garbage #plasticpollution https://ift.tt/2E9qABo support@endlesssupplies.ca (Endless Supplies .Ca) December 12, 2019 at 06:35PM