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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
600-metre
floating tube
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Direction
of travel
3-metre skirt allows marine life to pass underneath
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But a sea anchor slows it down, alowing rubbish to catch up and collect
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
But a sea anchor slows it down, alowing rubbish to catch up and collect
600-metre
floating tube
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
3-metre skirt allows marine life to pass underneath