A 25-year-old who raised tens of millions for an underwater ocean-cleaning parachute finally made a working model

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A 25-year-old who raised tens of millions for an underwater ocean-cleaning parachute finally made a working model
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The Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch contains over 1.8 trillion bits of plastic — that's around 250 pieces for every person on the planet.

Between the West Coast of the United States and Hawaii, there's a giant pool of trash over twice the size of Texas called the Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. The patch contains over 1.8 trillion bits of floating plastic. 25-year-old entrepreneur Boyan Slat is on a mission to clean up the plastic soup — and he believes his company, The Ocean Cleanup, may have found a working solution.

Between the West Coast of the United States and Hawaii, there's a giant pool of trash over twice the size of Texas called the Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. The patch contains over 1.8 trillion bits of floating plastic. 25-year-old entrepreneur Boyan Slat is on a mission to clean up the plastic soup — and he believes his company, The Ocean Cleanup, may have found a working solution.

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