Interceptor by Ocean Cleanup

The Ocean Cleanup is a Europe based company, and has taken the initiative to clean the plastic out of garbage patches. It aims to clean about 50% of the debris from the great pacific garbage patch (GPGP) by 2025. In 2015 the ocean clean up has published the most research ever on the GPGP (They call it mega expedition) and estimate the mass of GPGP (which turned out 4 to 16 times larger than previous estimates). By aerial studies, the total area of GPGP is found around three times greater than that of France.

Ocean cleanup has deployed its first system in the pacific ocean. It contained a 600m long buoyant with an impermeable barrier attached to it. The 'System 001' propelled by a combination of the ocean currents, surface waves and wind. It travels faster than the plastic which is driven by current only. As it is utterly floating it is naturally propelled to the higher concentration of plastic.

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To reduce the plastic waste getting into the oceans, they've developed a 100% solar-powered waste collection system called the Interceptor. It is an energy neutral device. The debris enters the Interceptor with the natural current of the river. All electronics on the Interceptor, including the conveyor belt, shuttle, lights, sensors, data transmission, are solar-powered. The Interceptor can extract 50,000 kilograms of plastic per day. In optimal conditions, up to double this amount can be achieved. Currently, two prototypes are successfully tested, and the company wants to scale it to  60+ by the end of 2025.

Courtesy: The Ocean Cleanup