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Viral ‘plastic-eating’ boat removes 3 tons of garbage per hour: ‘This is actually so cool’ (lighthouse-eco.co.za)

submitted 1 year ago by sheawoodrow@kbin.social to c/environment@beehaw.org

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An ingenious solution to rid our oceans of plastic waste has been going viral after climate-positive content creator Sam Bentley explained the terrific technology.

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[–] Narrrz@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

now if only we could do something with that plastic after we fish it out...

[–] mrGarbanzo@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

My understanding is they're going to recycle it into useful products but I don't believe they've perfected the process yet.