Recycle Recycling plays a crucial role in waste management and environmental sustainability by conserving resources, reducing consumption, minimizing pollution and landfill waste.
The Ocean Cleanup
It’s incredible what one person can achieve, and Boyan Slat is a prime example. A Dutch inventor and entrepreneur, his story begins at the age of 16 while on vacation in Greece. During a scuba diving excursion, he encountered more plastic bags than fish in the sea. This shocking sight ignited the spark that launched his remarkable journey.
Boyan Slat in Asia
Studied Aerospace Engineering, becomes a Cleaner
With just €300 of saved-up pocket money, Boyan Slat dropped out of his Aerospace Engineering degree at Delft University of Technology to develop his plan, initially facing numerous challenges. However, a few months later, everything changed when his TEDx presentation went viral after being picked up by various news blogs. This surge in publicity enabled Boyan to gather an initial team of volunteers and launch a crowdfunding campaign, which financed a year-long feasibility study—the first concrete step toward realizing his technological solutions. This marked the beginning of The Ocean Cleanup.
When people say something is impossible, the sheer absoluteness of that statement should be a motivation to investigate further.
Since then, much progress has been made. In the first eight years of The Ocean Cleanup, 314,000 kg of trash was collected. Now, they are removing the same amount every 4.5 days. As of July, they have surpassed a total of 15,000,000 kg of trash removed from oceans and rivers worldwide. I highly recommend watching this video below.
