the ocean cleanup is an invention created by a dutch teen, boyan slat. his north sea prototype uses the currents to passively collect plastic in the ocean. the ocean cleanup launched their north sea prototype in 2013 and is set to deploy their first operational pilot system in the pacific ocean in late 2017. putting them on track to initiate the largest cleanup in history by 2020. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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