Saw a segment on 60 Minutes a few months ago about the plastic waste accumulating in the oceans and this Dutch guy, Boyan Slat, who is attempting to clean it up with a barrier system. There seems to be some debate in the scientific community about whether or not his ideas will actually help. For anyone interested, their website is here:
https://theoceancleanup.com/
Saw an update on 60 MinutesĀ a couple weeks ago that talked about the progressĀ of The Ocean Cleanup project, but also gave