The Boy Who Set Out To Clean The Ocean
Can you let the ocean clean itself?
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The story
Boyan Slat went diving in Greece and saw more plastic bags than fish. At 18, in the Netherlands in 2013, he suggested not chasing the rubbish but parking long floating barriers where currents naturally gather it, so the ocean does the collecting.
What you'll learn
- Ocean currents pull floating rubbish into huge slow-swirling patches.
- A floating barrier can gather plastic without nets that trap fish.
- Boyan was a teenager when he first presented the idea.
- Kid takeaway: working with a big force beats fighting it.
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