Time-Lapse Video Shows Trash Interceptor Halting Flow of Garbage Into the Ocean

August 12, 2024

The Ocean Cleanup may be the world’s largest single effort to rid our oceans of plastic pollution. While there are obviously numerous projects around the world operated by different organizations, Boyan Slat’s endeavor includes tracking down and removing plastic from the ocean itself as well as stopping a great deal of trash flow at the source: rivers.

According to the non-profit organization, as much as 80 percent of the world’s river plastic flows through just 1,000 rivers. A quick Google search will tell you there are as many as 150,000 rivers around the globe, so concentrating its cleanup efforts at these waterways represents a textbook case of working smarter rather than harder. The organization designed an Interceptor system which can be engineered to each river’s unique layout and have installed a handful of them in locations around the world over the past couple of years. The Inertia