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A Dutch inventor started designing ocean cleanup technology as a teenager and has now deployed systems that use ocean currents and solar power to collect plastic waste. Experts say the approach offers real promise for tackling pollution at scale. #
What started as a 16-year-old's frustration with ocean plastic has grown into a global movement deploying innovative technology to clean our waters. Boyan Slat's vision is now removing tons of waste from oceans and rivers before it reaches the sea.
At 16, Boyan Slat saw more plastic than fish while diving in Greece and decided to do something about it. His high school project became The Ocean Cleanup, now removing tons of trash from the world's oceans.