Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be eliminated in 10 years, cleanup organization says
www.latimes.com
The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit organization, has projected that the blight on the world's largest ocean could be removed within a decade and for around $7.5 billion.
    • superkret@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      Yes, all they need is for someone to spend $7.5 billion on it.
      Unfortunately, billionaires seem to be less willing to remove trash from the oceans than add themselves to it.

  • keepthepace@slrpnk.net
    2·
    2 months ago

    IIRC plastic waste in the ocean have a half life of about one year. In that case it mostly means that in a year, half of the waste are going to end up on a shore. Stop adding plastic and the patch will shrink x1024 in 10 years.