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A giant C-shaped tube aims to collect 50% of the debris in the patch in five years
Driven by wind and waves, the floating barrier moves with the plastic and other rubbish
Plastic moving
faster than boom
600-metre
floating tube
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Sea
anchor
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Direction
of travel
Three-metre skirt allows marine life to pass underneath
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A sea anchor slows the barrier down. Rubbish catches up and is captured by the boom
Every few weeks, a support vessel arrives to collect accumulated debris for recycling
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A giant C-shaped tube aims to collect 50% of the debris in the patch in five years
A sea anchor slows the barrier down. Rubbish catches up and is captured by the boom
600-metre
floating tube
Sea anchor
Floating plastic
moving faster than
the boom
Direction
of travel
4
2
Every few weeks, a support vessel arrives to collect accumulated debris for recycling
Driven by wind and waves, the floating barrier moves with the plastic and other rubbish
Three-metre skirt allows marine life to pass underneath