The Giant That Cleans the Ocean: The Science Behind The Ocean Cleanup
In the vast blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean where plastic waste once drifted endlessly a silent revolution is underway A -meter-long floating system often described as the world s largest ocean vacuum cleaner is collecting plastic at a scale never attempted before Developed by Dutch engineers under The Ocean Cleanup project this technology represents one of the most ambitious environmental engineering efforts of the modern era proving that innovation and nature can work together to heal the planet The Birth of an Idea from a Young MindThe Ocean Cleanup was founded in by Boyan Slat a Dutch inventor who was just a teenager when he first questioned why plastic was being cleaned from beaches but not from the ocean itself His simple yet powerful question sparked a decade-long journey of research testing failures and breakthroughs What began as a bold student idea has grown into a globally recognized nonprofit
