The Ocean Cleanup launches to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Summary
TLDRThe Ocean Cleanup's CEO discusses their mission to remove 90% of ocean plastic by 2040. System 1, a passive floating device, collects plastic in a U-shape design without harming marine life. Lead Oceanographer, Lo Halyburton, emphasizes the importance of stopping plastic pollution and the need for cleanup. The team aims to scale up with a fleet of 60 systems by 2021, turning collected plastic into valuable products to fund further cleanup efforts.
Takeaways
- 🌍 The Ocean Cleanup's mission is to remove plastic from the world's oceans with a goal to reduce the concentration by 90% by 2040.
- 🚢 System 1 is a floating tube with a skirt that captures plastic in a U-shape movement, designed to be passive and not harm marine life.
- 🔬 The lead oceanographer emphasizes the importance of understanding plastic pollution's sources, transport, and fate in the ocean.
- 📈 Macro plastic pollution has been increasing substantially, and it's crucial to stop plastic from entering the oceans.
- 🌀 Plastics accumulate in subtropical gyres where currents converge, particularly in the North Pacific, forming large accumulation zones.
- 🌱 To combat plastic pollution, individuals can reduce single-use plastic consumption and participate in cleanups of natural environments.
- 🔄 System One is a scalable prototype designed to learn and improve, with plans to scale up to a fleet of 60 systems by 2021.
- 🚮 The collected plastic is intended to be recycled into durable products, funding the cleanup operations through its sales.
- 📈 The team is eager to see the first plastic brought back to shore, signifying proven technology and a step towards their ambitious goals.
- 📊 The next few months will be focused on analyzing data from the cleanup system to optimize its performance and efficiency.
Q & A
What is the mission of the Ocean Cleanup?
-The mission of the Ocean Cleanup is to develop advanced technologies to remove the world's oceans of plastic, aiming to reduce the concentration of floating plastic in the oceans by ninety percent by 2040.
Can you describe System 1, the floating tube device used by the Ocean Cleanup?
-System 1 is a floating tube with a skirt attached beneath it, which is underwater for about three meters. It moves around the ocean in a C-shape or U-shape, catching and collecting plastic inside of it.
How does the Ocean Cleanup ensure that their system does not harm marine life?
-The system is designed to be passive and is not propelled by any means other than natural ocean forces. This design minimizes any adverse effects on marine life.
Who is the lead oceanographer for the Ocean Cleanup and what is their role?
-Lauren Haliburton is the lead oceanographer for the Ocean Cleanup. Her role involves studying plastic pollution in the ocean, which includes understanding the sources, transport, and fate of plastic.
What is the significance of the subtropical gyre in the context of plastic pollution?
-The subtropical gyre, particularly in the North Pacific, is an area where ocean currents converge and marine debris accumulates. It is one of the five major accumulation zones for plastic pollution.
What are the five accumulation zones in the world's oceans?
-There are five accumulation zones, one in each oceanic gyre, where ocean currents converge and plastic debris accumulates.
What is one of the primary recommendations to combat plastic pollution according to the script?
-One of the primary recommendations is to reduce the use of plastic, especially single-use plastic, and to clean up trash in natural environments whenever possible.
What is the minimum viable product referred to in the script?
-The minimum viable product referred to is System 1, which is the initial version of the Ocean Cleanup's device designed to prove the concept and start the cleaning process.
What is the goal for the Ocean Cleanup in terms of scaling up their operations?
-The goal is to scale up to a fleet of about 60 systems, with the belief that they will have this fleet in operation by 2021.
How does the Ocean Cleanup plan to utilize the collected plastic?
-The collected plastic is intended to be taken back to land and processed with recycling partners to create durable, desirable products. The sale of these products will help fund the cleanup operations.
What is the significance of bringing the first plastic back to shore according to the script?
-Bringing the first plastic back to shore signifies that the technology has been proven effective, which is a key milestone in the Ocean Cleanup's mission.
Outlines
🌊 Ocean Cleanup Mission
The CEO of the Ocean Cleanup introduces the organization's mission to reduce ocean plastic pollution by 90% by 2040. The system, named System 1, is a passive floating tube with a skirt that captures plastic in a U-shape movement. The design is wildlife-friendly, with no propulsion other than natural ocean forces. The lead oceanographer discusses the increasing problem of macro plastic pollution, particularly in the North Pacific's subtropical gyre, and the importance of stopping plastic from entering the ocean. The script also mentions the need for individuals to reduce single-use plastic and participate in cleanups.
🚀 Launching System One and Future Cleanup Plans
The script details the launch of System One, the minimum viable product designed to start the cleanup process and gather valuable data for future improvements. The goal is to scale up to a fleet of 60 systems by 2021 to expedite the cleanup before plastic breaks down into smaller, more harmful pieces. The plan includes bringing the collected plastic back to land, recycling it into durable products, and selling these to fund further cleanup operations. The speaker expresses anticipation for the first return of plastic to shore, signifying proven technology, and the importance of monitoring incoming data for operational success.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Ocean Cleanup
💡System 1
💡Plastic Pollution
💡Marine Life
💡Passive Cleaning System
💡Subtropical Gyres
💡Recycling
💡Macro Plastic
💡Fleet of Systems
💡Sustainability
Highlights
The Ocean Cleanup aims to reduce the concentration of floating plastic in the oceans by 90% by 2040.
System 1 is a floating tube with a skirt that catches plastic in a U-shape movement.
The system is designed to be passive, propelled by natural ocean forces to avoid harming marine life.
The Ocean Cleanup's lead oceanographer discusses the study of plastic pollution's sources, transport, and fate.
Macro plastic pollution is increasing substantially, particularly in subtropical gyres.
There are five major oceanic accumulation zones, with the North Pacific's being the largest.
Individuals can help by reducing single-use plastic and participating in cleanups.
System One is a minimum viable product designed to start intensive cleanup operations.
The goal is to learn from System One's first year of operation to improve future systems.
A fleet of 60 systems is planned by 2021 to expedite the cleanup process.
The urgency is due to the risk of plastic breaking down into smaller, more harmful pieces.
The first plastic collected will be brought back to shore, marking a proven technology.
Recycled plastic will be turned into durable products to fund the cleanup operation.
The next few months will be focused on obsessively monitoring data for the first plastic catch.
Transcripts
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I'm the CEO of the ocean cleaner it's
the ocean cleanups mission to develop
advanced technologies to rate the
world's oceans of plastic we want to
reduce the concentration of floating
plastic in the oceans with ninety
percent by 2040 system 1 is a floating
tube a floatation device with a skirts
attached beneath it the skirt is
underwater for about three meters that
system will move around the ocean in a
c-shape or au shape catching up on the
plastic collecting it inside of it we
care so much about the marine life and
how much harm the plastic is doing to it
so in designing the system we've taken
great care not to have any adverse
effect effect on the wildlife that's out
there our system is not propelled at all
apart from the natural forces of the
ocean it is proposed by the forces of
nature it is designed to be a passive
cleaning-up system
my name is lo Halyburton
I'm the lead oceanographer for the ocean
cleanup and basically we study plastic
pollution in the ocean so means
understanding the sources the transport
and the fate of plastic in the ocean
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think we're saying that macro plastic
pollution and particular is increasing
substantially over the last few years
and I think it's very important to
understand that we need to stop putting
plastic in the ocean so plastic are
being released in the ocean and they
basically move with currents with wind
and wave and accumulates in the
subtropical waters in the North Pacific
particularly in what we call the
subtropical gyre and those are areas
where rescue the currents are converging
and marine debris accumulates it does it
does migrates but it stays relatively in
the same area but it moves there is five
accumulation zone the same same type so
one in each oceanic person we believe
the one in the North Pacific is the
largest
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well I think they can start by reducing
the use of plastic parts use single-use
plastic I think is is one one big topic
and and also I think that cleanup
matters you know anytime you go to the
beach to reverse forests in natural
environments if you find trash it's
always good to just pick it up and put
in the bin right
our system one is a better type version
it's the minimum viable product so and
it actually works so it is the intensive
start cleaning up but we want to learn
from it for this first year of operation
and collects a lot of valuable
information in order to be able to clean
up 50% in five years we need multiple
clean up systems so we are now launching
our first system the system one which
will prove the concepts and will give us
enough information so that we can
implement it in a redesign in the next
generation of clean up system which
should be even bigger and better and
more productive we intend to scale up
and we need a fleet of about 60 of those
types of systems we're in a bit of a
hurry because we do see the risk of the
plastic that's currently out there
breaking down into smaller pieces which
will cause even more harm so we really
want to get as much out now that it's
still big as soon as we can so we do
have some ambitions ambitious plans to
scale up fast we believe that we will
have the fleet of 60 systems in
operation by 2021
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so for the next few months are going to
be super tense this is this is an
exciting moment but of course the moment
were looking most forward to is to bring
this first plastic back to shore it's
you know because that means that it's
proven technology and that's what we
hope to achieve with this first system
so the idea is that we take the plastic
back to land and we work together with
our recycling partners and the idea is
that we can process that plastic and
turn it into very nice desirable
products that are durable designed to
not end up back into the oceans and by
selling those we actually help to to
help fund the cleanup and fund the
operation of the cleanup system so next
few months I'll be really obsessively
looking at the data that's coming in
from the vessel from the data streams
from the cleanup system which will
hopefully then allow us to catch the
first plastic and bring it to land
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