First 100,000 KG Removed From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch • Updates • The Ocean Cleanup

mikkeneko:

For some context on this number:

According to our 2018 study in which we mapped the patch, the total amount of accumulated plastic is 79,000,000 kg, or 100,000,000 kg if we include the Outer GPGP. Thus, if we repeat this 100,000 kg haul 1,000 times – the Great Pacific Garbage Patch will be gone.

…So there’s quite a ways to go. However:

Now our technology is validated, we are ready to move on to our new and expanded System 03, which is expected to capture plastic at a rate potentially 10 times higher than System 002 through a combination of increased size, improved efficiency, and increased uptime. 

Yay! 

First 100,000 KG Removed From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch • Updates • The Ocean Cleanup