EPISODE · Jan 9, 2019 · 6 MIN
Ocean Cleanup's Plastic Catcher Is Busted. So What Now?
from Science, Spoken · host SpokenLayer
Bad news from the high seas: the Ocean Cleanup’s 600-meter-long floating tube, which was supposed to catch plastic whilst somehow surviving the relentless forces of the ocean, has done neither. In November, the organization—which has raised $40 million from donors and companies—announced that the thing wasn’t really catching plastic, and last week it said the giant tube had snapped in two. It's now being towed to Hawaii for repairs and upgrades. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Bad news from the high seas: the Ocean Cleanup’s 600-meter-long floating tube, which was supposed to catch plastic whilst somehow surviving the relentless forces of the ocean, has done neither. In November, the organization—which has raised $40 million from donors and companies—announced that the thing wasn’t really catching plastic, and last week it said the giant tube had snapped in two. It's now being towed to Hawaii for repairs and upgrades.
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Ocean Cleanup's Plastic Catcher Is Busted. So What Now?
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