{"id":1347,"date":"2014-06-28T13:37:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T13:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=1347"},"modified":"2014-06-28T13:37:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T13:37:06","slug":"19-year-old-develops-ocean-cleanup-array-that-could-remove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/19-year-old-develops-ocean-cleanup-array-that-could-remove\/","title":{"rendered":"19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array To Remove Tons Of Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>19-year-old Boyan Slat\u00a0has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array\u00a0that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world\u2019s oceans.<\/h2>\n<p>The device consists of\u00a0an anchored network of floating booms and processing platforms\u00a0that could be dispatched to garbage patches around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of moving through the ocean, the array would span the radius of a garbage patch, acting as a giant funnel. The angle of the booms would force plastic in the direction of the platforms, where it would be\u00a0separated from plankton, filtered and stored for recycling.<\/p>\n<h3>At school,\u00a0Boyan Slat\u00a0launched a project that analyzed the size and amount of plastic particles in the ocean\u2019s garbage patches.<\/h3>\n<p>His final paper went on to win several prizes, including <strong>Best Technical Design 2012<\/strong> at the\u00a0Delft University of Technology. Boyan continued to develop his concept during the summer of 2012, and he revealed it several months later at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedxdelft.nl\/\" rel=\"shadowbox\">TEDxDelft 2012<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Slat went on to found\u00a0<strong>The Ocean Cleanup Foundation<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boyanslat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a non-profit organization<\/a> which is responsible for the development of his proposed technologies.<\/p>\n<p>His ingenious solution could potentially save hundreds of thousands of aquatic animals annually, and reduce pollutants (<em>including PCB and DDT<\/em>) from building up in the food chain.<\/p>\n<p>It could also <strong>save millions per year<\/strong>, both in clean-up costs, lost tourism and damage to marine vessels.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1347 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/05-Ocean-Cleanup-Array-That-Could-Remove-Tons-Of-Plastic-From-the-World\u2019s-Oceans-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"05-Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove Tons Of Plastic From the World\u2019s Oceans\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/06-Ocean-Cleanup-Array-That-Could-Remove-Tons-Of-Plastic-From-the-World\u2019s-Oceans.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/06-Ocean-Cleanup-Array-That-Could-Remove-Tons-Of-Plastic-From-the-World\u2019s-Oceans-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"06-Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove Tons Of Plastic From the World\u2019s Oceans\" 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any imagery of these \u2018garbage patches\u2019 because the debris is dispersed over millions of square kilometers. By placing our arrays, however, it will accumulate along the booms, making it suddenly possible to actually visualize the\u00a0oceanic garbage patches. We need to stress the importance of recycling, and reducing our consumption of plastic packaging.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>To find out more about the project and to contribute,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boyanslat.com\/plastic4\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><div class=\"cwvpsb_iframe\"><div class=\"iframe_wrap\"><div class=\"iframe_player\" data-embed=\"W-N9-g_IzAY\" id=\"player_W-N9-g_IzAY\"><div class=\"play-button\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><em>*This article was originally published at <a title=\"19-year-old-student-develops-ocean-cleanup-array-that-could-remove-7250000-tons-of-plastic-from-the-worlds-oceans\" href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/19-year-old-student-develops-ocean-cleanup-array-that-could-remove-7250000-tons-of-plastic-from-the-worlds-oceans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19-year-old Boyan Slat\u00a0has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array\u00a0that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world\u2019s oceans. 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