The Ocean Clean Up Foundation, backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, is set to pilot its plastic-catching filter in the the North Sea next year, following successful tests in Pacific. The system, dubbed Boomy McBoomFace, has v-shaped screens which filter out plastics, which are then collected and taken to shore for recycling. Founder Boyan Slat estimates it will take 20 years to clean up 90% of the plastic in large collections called gyres.
The Ocean Clean Up Foundation, backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, is set to pilot its plastic-catching filter in the Pacific next year, following successful tests in the North Sea. The system, dubbed Boomy McBoomFace, has v-shaped screens which filter out plastics, which are then collected and taken to shore for recycling. Founder Boyan Slat estimates it will take 20 years to clean up 90% of the plastic in large collections called gyres.