Organizers of The Ocean Cleanup have spent years trying to get a system up and running to collect floating plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Here's what they're up to:
when another “unscheduled learning opportunity” happened in the form of an 18-meter end section of the boom that broke off due to a fatigue fracture.showed promise, with tweaks that included a giant parachute anchor to create drag, slow down the system and let winds and waves push in the plastic. The last hurdle was"overtopping," where plastic overtopped a screen meant to retain it. That issue was addressed by using buoys to make the screen stick out higher above the water.
“Now that we have these conclusions, they really have given us sufficient confidence to start the next phase of the development and work toward System 002,” Slat said, adding, “If the journey to this point has taught us anything, it’s that this is not going to be easy.”The Ocean Cleanup through the end of November to gather more information for the next stage in the project. It’s headed back now for a crew change and plans to concentrate near-future efforts in collecting plastic in high-density areas of the patch.
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