Post by account_disabled on Mar 5, 2024 8:35:32 GMT
There are more and more initiatives and alternatives that are emerging to address the environmental and health problem that has been generated by the excessive use of plastic.
And it is no wonder, since according to the Chile Mobile Number List Economic Forum, by 2050 there will be more plastics than fish in the ocean as a result of the more than 300 million tons of plastic waste that are generated each year.
And if this doesn't impress you, let us tell you if you are a seafood lover, you may be consuming about 11 thousand pieces of plastic a year. This is not counting the microplastics that leak through the pipes.
One of these projects focused on cleaning the planet, and specifically the ocean, is led by Boyan Slat, who decided to leave his studies in aerospace engineering to create The Ocean Cleanup, whose objective is to develop technologies that help combat pollution in the seas.
An ambitious project in favor of the sea
According to him, his main challenge was to place a huge 100-meter floating barrier on 23 kilometers of the Dutch coast that would help passively collect waste from the ocean.
This barrier would work naturally with ocean currents as well as wind. Which would allow waste to get stuck in the walls and allow free passage for fish.
There are many reasons why some plastic pollution researchers believe we should focus on prevention, such as focusing on education rather than attempting a cleanup operation.
Boyan Slat.
The first design of this initiative had the capacity to clean up to 42% of the garbage in the Pacific. The new one can remove up to 50% of the plastic in just five years, in addition to its system allowing it to move with ocean currents and move just as plastic does, which helps it collect even more plastic.
However, his ambition has gone further, and he decided to take advantage of the plastic that has been collected to give it a second life and create sunglasses that will also serve as part of the financing for future efforts.
This plastic is in fashion
All the effort that we shared with you previously was captured in the project named System 001/B. This included a team of more than 90 engineers, researchers, scientists and computational modelers whose work has allowed the debris collected from the ocean to be successfully returned.
Once this waste is collected, it is carefully packaged and labeled to guarantee transparency throughout the process, and thus ensure that it is destined for other causes such as the production of these new sunglasses.
The sunglasses are designed in collaboration with Yves Béhar in California and manufactured by Safilo , a leading eyewear company in Italy. Every part of the product is made to be recycled at the end of its useful life, including polarized lenses and metal hinges. Because the amount of certified plastic is limited, the number of sunglasses produced is small.
Although the production is small, an important impact has been generated because each purchase of these sunglasses supports the cleanup of an area of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that is equivalent to 24 football fields.
The sale of all the sunglasses in this initial launch is equivalent to 500,000 football fields full of waste extracted from the ocean. Ocean Cleanup will put 100% of profits back into the process as it continues to innovate and invest in better ways to clean the ocean.
It is incredible to think that just a year ago this plastic was polluting our oceans and now it is something beautiful, thus turning a problem into a solution.
Boyan Slat.
Furthermore, according to those involved in The Ocean Cleanup, the initiative is still going strong thanks to people who are also concerned about making a difference.
We are grateful for the support of our fans and partners and for their dedication and efforts in making this important step in our mission to eliminate plastic from the world's oceans.
The Ocean Cleanup.
With this initiative, Boyan Slat hopes that people can begin to choose brands focused on doing good, that take into account their impact on the environment and communities, and see how to give back a little of what the planet and its inhabitants have provided.
And it is no wonder, since according to the Chile Mobile Number List Economic Forum, by 2050 there will be more plastics than fish in the ocean as a result of the more than 300 million tons of plastic waste that are generated each year.
And if this doesn't impress you, let us tell you if you are a seafood lover, you may be consuming about 11 thousand pieces of plastic a year. This is not counting the microplastics that leak through the pipes.
One of these projects focused on cleaning the planet, and specifically the ocean, is led by Boyan Slat, who decided to leave his studies in aerospace engineering to create The Ocean Cleanup, whose objective is to develop technologies that help combat pollution in the seas.
An ambitious project in favor of the sea
According to him, his main challenge was to place a huge 100-meter floating barrier on 23 kilometers of the Dutch coast that would help passively collect waste from the ocean.
This barrier would work naturally with ocean currents as well as wind. Which would allow waste to get stuck in the walls and allow free passage for fish.
There are many reasons why some plastic pollution researchers believe we should focus on prevention, such as focusing on education rather than attempting a cleanup operation.
Boyan Slat.
The first design of this initiative had the capacity to clean up to 42% of the garbage in the Pacific. The new one can remove up to 50% of the plastic in just five years, in addition to its system allowing it to move with ocean currents and move just as plastic does, which helps it collect even more plastic.
However, his ambition has gone further, and he decided to take advantage of the plastic that has been collected to give it a second life and create sunglasses that will also serve as part of the financing for future efforts.
This plastic is in fashion
All the effort that we shared with you previously was captured in the project named System 001/B. This included a team of more than 90 engineers, researchers, scientists and computational modelers whose work has allowed the debris collected from the ocean to be successfully returned.
Once this waste is collected, it is carefully packaged and labeled to guarantee transparency throughout the process, and thus ensure that it is destined for other causes such as the production of these new sunglasses.
The sunglasses are designed in collaboration with Yves Béhar in California and manufactured by Safilo , a leading eyewear company in Italy. Every part of the product is made to be recycled at the end of its useful life, including polarized lenses and metal hinges. Because the amount of certified plastic is limited, the number of sunglasses produced is small.
Although the production is small, an important impact has been generated because each purchase of these sunglasses supports the cleanup of an area of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that is equivalent to 24 football fields.
The sale of all the sunglasses in this initial launch is equivalent to 500,000 football fields full of waste extracted from the ocean. Ocean Cleanup will put 100% of profits back into the process as it continues to innovate and invest in better ways to clean the ocean.
It is incredible to think that just a year ago this plastic was polluting our oceans and now it is something beautiful, thus turning a problem into a solution.
Boyan Slat.
Furthermore, according to those involved in The Ocean Cleanup, the initiative is still going strong thanks to people who are also concerned about making a difference.
We are grateful for the support of our fans and partners and for their dedication and efforts in making this important step in our mission to eliminate plastic from the world's oceans.
The Ocean Cleanup.
With this initiative, Boyan Slat hopes that people can begin to choose brands focused on doing good, that take into account their impact on the environment and communities, and see how to give back a little of what the planet and its inhabitants have provided.