A giant floating, trash collecting boom is en-route to return to the Pacific ocean after necessary repairs. Initially places between California and Hawaii in 2018, the boom broke apart due to constant wind and wave pressure and had to be brought back to mainland for service. The 2,000 foot device is now ready to return to the high seas and expected to collect five tons of plastic trash every month. The C-shaped boom mimics a natural coastline and uses the currents to collect plastic garbage. It...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/trash-collecting-device-returned-to-pacific-garbage-patch
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