A 17-Year-Old Might Have Figured Out a Solution to the Ocean Trash Problem (Video)

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May 16, 2017Updated: May 16, 2017

There’s a potential solution for ocean pollution.

‘The Ocean Cleanup’ was started by 22-year-old Boyan Slat, who plans to create systems of floating screens to collect and remove half of the Pacific trash vortex in just 5 years.

 

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