Six years ago, two ships were sent out to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in an effort to develop technology to clean it up for good. On Friday, those same two ships returned to San Francisco Bay.
Two ships sent out to develop ways to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the middle of the ocean returned to San Francisco on Friday.Floating in the middle of the ocean is a giant collection of trash and debris that's come to be known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
"Plastic pollution is one of the largest threats our ocean faces today. It's ravaging ecosystems. There are more than 100 species facing extinction because of plastic," said Boyan Slat.Six years ago, the company sent two ships out to the garbage patch in an effort to develop technology to clean it up for good.This time, they have developed the technology needed for the massive undertaking.
"The stuff out there has value, it's not only trash. It's also a resource that we can use," Egger said.
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