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- The Ocean Cleanup has first success collecting plastic from Great Pacific Garbage Patch Sat, 5 Oct 19, 2:30amThe Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit dedicated to eliminating plastic pollution in the oceans, recently announced its first success. After years of trials that left its engineers scratching their heads over design challenges,...
- Floridians break world record for largest underwater cleanup Wed, 19 Jun 19, 3:30amThe coastal city of Deerfield, Florida made headlines this weekend for hosting the world’s largest underwater cleanup. This year, for the city’s 15th annual cleanup event, 633 divers gathered on the beach to scuba dive...
- Indonesia mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up plastic pollution Thu, 6 Sep 18, 6:15amIndonesia wastes upward of 10 billion plastic bags every year, making it the second highest polluter of plastic in the entire world. To address the growing plastic pollution problem, thousands of volunteers gathered around...
- The Ocean Cleanup is about to send a giant plastic collector to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Sat, 21 Apr 18, 5:08amThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at an alarming rate — and it's already three times the size of France. Fortunately, help is on the way: new images show that The Ocean Cleanup is building an innovative plastic-scooping...
- The Ocean Cleanup launches San Francisco base in Pacific trash-busting bid Thu, 15 Feb 18, 2:36amThe Ocean Cleanup Project seeks to dismantle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, guided by an ambitious design concept and the development of new technology to tackle the pollution threat...
- Ocean Cleanup Project launches San Francisco base in Pacific trash-busting bid Thu, 15 Feb 18, 2:36amThe Ocean Cleanup Project seeks to dismantle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, guided by an ambitious design concept and the development of new technology to tackle the pollution threat...
- Clothing company removes 1,000,000 pounds of trash from global waters Tue, 13 Feb 18, 10:15pmFast fashion is a dirty business, and the apparel industry is considered one of the world's most toxic, second only to the oil industry when it comes to pollution...
- Billions of pieces of plastic trash are sickening the world's coral reefs Sat, 27 Jan 18, 6:03amAs if coral reefs didn't have enough to contend with, as bleaching ravages the vital ocean environments - a new study shows that billions of pieces of discarded plastic are spreading disease across the world's reefs...
- The Ocean Cleanup finds 1.15 to 2.41 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans from rivers Thu, 8 Jun 17, 2:55amHow much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted what they say is the "first-ever estimate of plastic emissions from rivers" and the results are shocking, as in,...
- First estimate of plastic entering oceans from rivers yields shocking results Wed, 7 Jun 17, 11:08pmHow much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted what they say is the "first-ever estimate of plastic emissions from rivers" and the results are shocking, as in,...
- The Ocean Cleanup raises $21.7 million to begin ridding the Pacific Ocean of plastic Thu, 4 May 17, 1:40amLast fall The Ocean Cleanup found 1,000 large pieces of plastic in two hours in the Pacific Ocean during their first aerial reconnaissance mission. Today the Dutch foundation announced they've raised $21.7 million, and can...
- Ocean Cleanup launches historic first prototype thanks to Dutch backing Sat, 25 Jun 16, 5:57amCleaning up our oceans just got one step closer to reality as The Ocean Cleanup just launched the first prototype of a device that will capture floating plastic pollution...
- This magnetic wand cleans up oil spills in a snap Tue, 19 Jan 16, 9:22amIn the last 40 years or so there have been 13 major oil spills worldwide. Despite our dependence on oil, we have not yet come up with an effective way of cleaning up after our devastating messes. A physicist at Fermilab,...
- This magnetic wand cleans up oil spills quickly and easily Tue, 19 Jan 16, 4:00amIn the last 40 years or so there have been 13 major oil spills worldwide. Despite our dependence on oil, we have not yet come up with an effective way of cleaning up after our devastating messes. A physicist at Fermilab,...
- Oil spills will be cleaned up with eco-friendly magnetic wands in the future Tue, 19 Jan 16, 12:00amIn the last 40 years or so there have been 13 major oil spills worldwide. Despite our dependence on oil, we have not yet come up with an effective way of cleaning up after our devastating messes. A physicist at Fermilab,...