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OAITW r.2.0

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1. Certainly about time.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2023, 08:07 PM

Sep 2023

There ought to be a lot more systems like like this. Rather than presort, this boat should simply haul it in and put the captured plastic on one massive conveyer that can sort by plastic type.

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How System 03 cleans the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - The Ocean Cleanup [View all] OKIsItJustMe Sep 2023 OP

Certainly about time. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2023 #1

System 03 is the latest design OKIsItJustMe Sep 2023 #4

Are they publicly traded? OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2023 #6

They call their "investors" "donors." OKIsItJustMe Sep 2023 #9

And that's a good thing. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2023 #10

Fascinating! I wonder what percentage of the plastic that is actually out there gets removed. nt CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2023 #2

They're not deployed at scale yet (see above) OKIsItJustMe Sep 2023 #5

Ghost nets kill a lot of sea life... OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2023 #7

Well, now that they have developed a system which is working well... OKIsItJustMe Sep 2023 #11

Thanks for the info. I am encouraged! nt CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2023 #8

K&R 2naSalit Sep 2023 #3