In the article, “Boy Genius Boyan Slat’s Giant Ocean Cleanup Machine Is Real”, Schiller (2017) has reported how Boyan Slat’s improved “Ocean Cleanup” system will effectively collect half of all polymer waste in the “Pacific Garbage Patch” within the next half a decade. Schiller mentions that Slat’s design was upgraded to use large booms that utilise floating anchors. As the anchors need not be fixed to the seabed, the design will be more cost and time effective to collect a larger amount of polymer waste within half a decade. Slat’s design enables the booms to drift with the ocean currents and collect polymer waste “towards the center the system”. Slat assures that the device will function despite component failure. In 2018, Slat aims to collect “tens of thousands of tons” of waste while removing waste from the system periodically. Slat claims he has assessed how the system operations affect the ecosystem. Slat aims to recycle polymer waste collected into recycled products. Alt...
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