The Ocean Cleanup, founded by the Dutchman Boyan Slat (1994) who invented a method aimed at cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, recently announced its next major project: the Mega Expedition, in which up to 50 vessels will collect more plastic measurements in three weeks than have been collected in the past 40 years combined. This August, up to 50 vessels will cross the Great Pacific Garbage patch in parallel, in what will be the largest ocean research expedition in history. Sailing from Hawaii to Los Angeles, the expedition will cover 3,500,000 miles2, and will collect more plastic measurements in three weeks than have been collected in the past 40 years combined. Read More
