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    Ocean Cleanup: Device launched to remove thousands of tons of plastic

    Scientists are set to launch a device they hope will clean up the 80,000 tons of plastic floating in an area of the Pacific Ocean.System 001, developed by non-profit organisation Ocean Cleanup, will begin its journey to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from San Francisco on Saturday after years in development.The 600 metre long machine uses tidal patterns to float into areas of high plastic concentration, creating a horseshoe-shaped barrier to trap debris which can later be collected and recycled.If successful, Ocean Cleanup, the brainchild of Dutch inventor Boyan Slat, wants to launch a fleet of similar systems to remove around half of plastic trapped in the vortex over the next five years.Located roughly halfway between Hawaii and the coast of California, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastics in the world.The trap, formed by circulating currents, is thought to contain 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic and now covers an area the size of France.


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    This looks like a thread that would interest @Chloe in particular!

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    Quote Originally Posted by IMPress Polly View Post
    This looks like a thread that would interest @Chloe in particular!
    And others.

    It would be great i we could clean up the plastic patch.
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    great idea, but some plastics are not recyclable. If they cannot find a way to get rid of that stuff, there needs to be a plan "b" in place.
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    Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum

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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    great idea, but some plastics are not recyclable. If they cannot find a way to get rid of that stuff, there needs to be a plan "b" in place.
    Turn it into alcohol fuel.

    The article talks about turning it into hydrogen. But alcohol fuel is here and now. Hydrogen run engines is the future.
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    Are they taking this plastic out of the ocean first?

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    Quote Originally Posted by barb012 View Post
    Are they taking this plastic out of the ocean first?
    Yes
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    Quote Originally Posted by IMPress Polly View Post
    This looks like a thread that would interest @Chloe in particular!
    Where is Chloe? Did you RWNJ's run her off the board?
    Too much decency for you to handle?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove View Post
    Where is Chloe? Did you RWNJ's run her off the board?
    Too much decency for you to handle?
    I'm a right wing nut job?

    In all seriousness, she's probably busy having a life.

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