Episode 60: The Ocean Cleanup with Laurent Lebreton

On today’s Wild For Change podcast, we’re speaking with Laurent Lebreton, whose work focuses on ocean plastic research at The Ocean Cleanup.  In 2013, at just 18 years old, Dutch inventor Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup with an ambitious idea to remove plastic from the world’s oceans.Today, The Ocean Cleanup is a nonprofit organization developing advanced technologies to rid our oceans and rivers of plastic — with a bold and refreshing mission: to put itself out of business.Because what begins as litter on a street corner doesn’t stay there. It can travel through storm drains, into rivers, and eventually thousands of miles into the open ocean — where it’s ingested by marine life, entangles marine life, and disrupts ocean ecosystems.Our oceans are downstream from all of us.In this episode, we explore the scale of the plastic crisis, the science behind its impact, and the innovative solutions working to turn the tide.Website: http://www.wildforchange.comTwitter: @WildForChangeFacebook: /wildforchangeInstagram: wildforchange