The Ocean Cleanup foundation has shown that all plastic in the Pacific Ocean can be removed within 10 years for $7.5 billion. The organization has already removed over 450 metric tons of trash from the central parts of the Pacific Ocean over the past three years.
Once upon a time, there were no ideas. Not a single one. But then someone had an idea. Humanity's first.
The goal is to collect 90% of all plastic in the oceans. Teenager Boyan Slat started Ocean Cleanup.