Ocean Cleanup attaches parachutes to trash-collecting barriers to maintain steady speeds

It has been a rocky start to life for The Ocean Cleanup's U-shaped barriers, which it hopes will sweep through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch collecting plastic waste that can be hauled back to shore and recycled. The team is now reporting to have overcome a significant stumbling block, using a novel parachute-anchor mechanism to correct speed-related troubles plaguing its earlier approach to ocean-going garbage collection.

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Category: Environment

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• Ocean Cleanup project
• Plastic waste

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