The first large-scale operation to scoop waste plastic from the Pacific Ocean has set off from San Francisco. The Ocean Cleanup – a Dutch non-profit initiative aiming to rid the seas of plastic litter – launched its System 001 equipment on 8 September 2018. Towed from San Francisco Bay by the vessel Maersk Launcher, the … Continue reading The Ocean Cleanup dispatches “giant Pac-Man” to remove plastic from the Pacific