The 19-year-old Boyan Slat announced his Ocean Cleanup Array concept is technically and financially viable to rid the ocean of plastic pollution. While diving in Greece as a 16-year-old, Boyan Slat ...

The prototype floating “Ocean Cleanup Array” will be deployed about 23 kilometers (14.3 miles) off the Dutch coast in the North Sea where it will stay for one year. There the oceanic barrier will ...

As if entangling wildlife and contaminating seafood weren’t enough, ocean plastic may be sabotaging the planet’s natural defenses against climate change. A 2023 study suggests microplastics may ...

Interceptor 007 is a not-so-secret agent of trash collection at the mouth of a Los Angeles waterway. It’s one of several barges belonging to The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit founded by 29-year-old ...

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 ...

Inventor Boyan Slat is on a mission to rid oceans of plastic. His team at The Ocean Cleanup designs and deploys systems that pull trash from the open ocean. Now, he’s stopping the pollution at its ...

Guided by floating barriers, the Interceptor has already stopped more than 143,000lbs of rubbish from entering the Pacific from one LA river ...

"We have to turn the faucet off before we can scoop the ocean." ...

One of the biggest issues facing our oceans is plastic waste. Damage to economies, industry, and the environment is estimated to cost the world $2.5 trillion annually. But there's hope on the horizon.

Inventor Boyan Slat is on a mission to rid oceans of plastic. Inventor Boyan Slat is on a mission to rid oceans of plastic. His team at The Ocean Cleanup designs and deploys systems that pull trash ...