Giant Trap Is Deployed to Catch Plastic Littering the Pacific Ocean

The 2,000-foot-long unmanned structure was the product of about $20 million in funding from the Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit that aims to trap up to 150,000 pounds of plastic during the boom’s first year at sea. Within five years, with the creation of dozens more booms, the organization hopes to clean half of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.   https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/science/ocean-cleanup-great-pacific-garbage-patch.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience
Article courtesy of The New York Times by Christina Caron