Ocean Plastic
How much plastic enters the ocean?
No heavily-trafficked shipping routes traverse the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, so the chances of a vessel coming across an ocean cleanup system are minimal. On average only 5 vessels can be found in an area twice the size of Texas.
But, in the event that a vessel does pass through the patch, we have implemented extensive measures to ensure the safety of both vessels and our cleanup systems. Each system will be equipped with lanterns, radar reflectors, navigational signals, GPS and anti-collision beacons.
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The AIS will continuously broadcast the location of the systems to passing vessels and the GPS will track the location of our systems, should they veer out of the patch. The US Coast Guard will chart the area as a special operations zone and will issue a Notice to Mariners concerning the presence of our systems.
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How does it get to the ocean?
No heavily-trafficked shipping routes traverse the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, so the chances of a vessel coming across an ocean cleanup system are minimal. On average only 5 vessels can be found in an area twice the size of Texas.
But, in the event that a vessel does pass through the patch, we have implemented extensive measures to ensure the safety of both vessels and our cleanup systems. Each system will be equipped with lanterns, radar reflectors, navigational signals, GPS and anti-collision beacons.
The AIS will continuously broadcast the location of the systems to passing vessels and the GPS will track the location of our systems, should they veer out of the patch. The US Coast Guard will chart the area as a special operations zone and will issue a Notice to Mariners concerning the presence of our systems.
The drift anchor had the effect of pulling the ends of the system together, through the anchor lines. effect of pulling the ends of the system together,
What is being done about plastic pollution?
The plastic industry is massive and still growing as the demand keeps increasing. Introducing another biodegradable material for single-use plastic with similar benefits and/or introducing a closed loop for plastic will be a massive undertaking. The 600$ billion plastic industry is so vast, and the infrastructure involved is so capital-intensive that change will be inherently slow. Better waste management also requires significant investment (for reference: New York City alone spends 2$ billion on waste management annually).
