First system to be tested at sea, hopes to help "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, unveiled its North ...

In the vast, swirling expanse of the North Pacific Ocean lies a phenomenon as intriguing as it is troubling – the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). This colossal debris vortex stretching from ...

A collaboration between The Ocean Cleanup and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will leverage advanced artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing capabilities to clean the Great Pacific ...

More than 90 percent of the plastics in the GPGP are microplastics. Azure waves lapping against huge piles of built-up junk. Garbage mountains rising above the sea. A thick crust of filth coating the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Rebecca Helm despises the phrase “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” This moniker is used ...

You've probably seen the photos: a sea turtle trapped in fishing line, a plastic bottle wedged in coral, and shorelines littered with packaging. That's not some distant problem. The same waste tossed ...

In October 2019, The Ocean Cleanup project made headlines around the world when its prototype vessel started collecting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This launch followed a year of ...

Now the plan is to recycle that plastic into products you can buy to help fund the effort. The Ocean Cleanup project is now cleaning plastic out of rivers to stop it from getting to the ocean A lot of ...

The Ocean Cleanup device has been redesigned—and is almost ready to try again After its first voyage resulted in disappointment, Boyan Slat's team has made some major fixes. Now they're ready to try ...

SEOUL, South Korea, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia today announced that it has won 'Sustainability Disruptor of the Year' at the 2025 Newsweek Auto Disruptor Awards, in recognition of the brand's ...