Most Ocean Plastic Flows From Rivers. Can Giant Trash Barriers Stop It? | World Wide Waste

The Ocean Cleanup started removing plastic from the ocean a decade ago. But most of that plastic comes from rivers, so it started building solar-powered river cleaners to catch garbage before it goes out to sea.
00:00 Intro
01:26 Interceptor Process
03:08 Waste Issues in Santo Domingo
05:13 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
06:20 Potential Issues
08:38 Conclusion
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Most Ocean Plastic Flows From Rivers. Can Giant Trash Barriers Stop It? | World Wide Waste

[@urtesak-_-8444]

It makes me so angry, because this guy clearly wants to help our planet and these people are looking for every possible flaw in his design to stop him. And the fact that they're thinking that his way of cleaning the ocean destroys the biodiversity, meanwhile there are hundreds of thousands of fishing boats which are the real destroyers.

[@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3]

Repent to Jesus Christ “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭32‬ ‭NIV‬‬ U

[@AMAN-xg8ub]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 Jai shree Krishna 🤗🤗

[@lokidoki471]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 random bible quote = im so smart hurdurrr. repeat hurdurrr im so smart and holy.

[@desperate4dopamine]

No one is trying to stop them.

[@nwyk153]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 EW, GET THAT BIBLE SHIT OUT OF HERE!

[@jeffshen6423]

It's all too easy to say " this is not enough" or " this is only a drop in the bucket". I am tired of all the talking and no action. Mark Twain said " the secret of getting ahead is getting started". I am pround to support this organizatiin that is doing something!!

[@KaptainPotato]

The way I see it, one problem at a time. This is making a very good effort for the specific problem he chose.

[@boohere2]

Truly.....the only way to stop the plastic is to go strictly after the manufacturers. Have them switch their products to NOT plastic. Use biodegrade options instead. Then they could also just penalize companies that use plastic.

[@Lori-lp6uc]

This is a great organization, and we can all do our part to help clean up the planet. Join a clean-up group, adopt a highway, or at the very least pick up litter when we see it. Whenever I go for my daily walk, I carry a litter bag so that if I find trash on my walk, I pick it up and throw it away when I return home. When I'm going shopping, if I see litter, I pick it up and throw it away. All that trash could end up in rivers and streams and end up in lakes and oceans. Any effort, big or small, is helpful. Educating young people is helping the next generation.

[@ItchyKneeSon]

@@Lori-lp6uc Right. In Japan, an island country where they don't have the physical space to dump everything in a landfill, they burn most of it. It's actually a very clean country, but it's quite difficult to find a public trash receptacle. A lot of people bring a plastic bag in the car and bring home any trash they produce when they're out. And recycling programs are quite strict. In the rural town where I lived, there was 1 hour a month, 8-9 a.m. on a Sunday, in which carefully-separated recyclables could be dropped off in the community center parking lot with various stations that were manned by community volunteers on a rotation. It's a nice system and the collectivist culture promoted cooperation by all. There will always be 'stragglers', though. My time there gave me a new, deeper perspective on social cooperation. Now, living in the States again, it bothers me even more when I see someone flick a cigarette on the ground or let a wrapper blow away in the wind. And to hear people complain about recycling, when all you have to do is throw everything into a bin in bulk and it magically disappears. Granted, a good percentage of it gets dumped in a landfill anyway. But I don't think that's a reason to stop trying altogether. We really take our relatively comfortable, luxurious lifestyles for granted. Each person has to feel compelled to take responsibility for their own waste. But I feel that the culture of individualism leads to us favoring our own time & resources over others'. There's so much potential left on the table...

[@Lori-lp6uc]

@@ItchyKneeSon Japan seems like a beautiful place to live.💖The landscape and the culture. If only people would leave their negative perspectives and look for ways to help. When we help others, we improve ourselves.

[@Drake_4]

This guy did a better job than any other billion dollar business

[@kirbyjoe7484]

That's because he actually cares about the outcome rather than doing it only to farm good PR.

[@lgparker4726]

The fact that this young man has actually done something to clean up the rivers and seas has helped highlight this massive problem and as such has made the world wake up to the abominable situation that the world is in. One tryer is better than ten lookers on. Good luck to him and all that help him in this quest.

[@steven2183]

he probably knows better than you or I that the real problem is inequality and that what he is doing has a negligible impact on the resultant pollution created by it...

[@rambolicious1702]

Makes me hate bein part of this species.

[@bargdaffy1535]

He is selling plastic bracelets not cleaning the Oceans. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeh1739]

This man has done more for the environment then the whole EPA and FDA for the last decade.

[@Texno_Login]

Полностью согласен с такими словами... Разумно сказано

[@Dysiode]

It amuses me that the Ocean Cleanup ships get criticized by people saying the trash that comes out is too clean, and now there's people criticizing them saying it has too much life living as habitat (they do track that and will release collected trash if they catch a larger animal). I'm glad they've continued to pursue their mission! It was also to hear about how many people living around the LA interceptor said it was an eyesore when it went in. I hope they have an update about how it's doing soon!

[@tunaman6237]

agree damn them so called experts that does not contribute at all but just bla bla bla

[@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3]

Repent to Jesus Christ “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭32‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ht

[@morrisonmeister]

I really like he river systems because they run off solar, are the team working on a sea version that doesn't run off millions of litres of diesel for those big ships pulling nets?

[@archeryhunter86-]

​@@morrisonmeister The river systems are likely mostly stationary so only require power to operate the conveyor and other minor systems; not navigate. Ocean ships travel long distances and use a ton of energy. That isn't going to be "green" any time soon.

[@KiLLJoYYouTube]

They should honestly just have a monitoring station on the rivers that do the most polluting and issue fines to the countries which let it spew everywhere

[@ASDFWERQEWR]

Any professional even taking a short glance at the field should realize that waiting for the perfect solution never works. Invent, test, improve. That’s how engineering and development has always gotten better and this is no different. The help that the Ocean Cleanup provides is so many times better than the potential harm it causes by leaving all the trash out there.

[@Nekr0n35]

Absolutly agree, it's a shame to read some other comments here that critise only but not coming up with better sollutions. And then what? they probably turn their back to this topic and not supporting anything that would actually help. I donated money to ocean cleanup some years ago, because I really like that they take action and do tons of research. Really happy to see the updates on their intercepters as well. Hope to see more collaberations between companys and countrys that clean the ocean and rivers. Since it's a global problem, that's what we truely need.

[@N0rWatch322]

​@Nekr0n35 ,there's a phrase someone said to me, and it's, "if you bring up an issue but don't have a solution or help to have one, you're just whining." I was going to make an identical comment to yours but you nailed perfectly. Absolute shame on critics without constructive feedback. Shame they will never change, and if they ever become more productive than being a keyboard warrior, then I'd be glad to hear.

[@Akirathechampion]

I am so proud of these people doing the impossible. Our planet deserve this.

[@makeyoumineforever]

yes but the problem is that only a few people are doing this... while most other people are not only killing women and children but squatting on stolen land !

[@thiez_]

@@makeyoumineforever women and children? do men not get killed or am i missing the point?

[@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3]

Repent to Jesus Christ “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭32‬ ‭NIV‬‬ U

[@makeyoumineforever]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 well done! China wants to end poverty and so your N A S T Y Z I O N I S T H I N D U Government should be A S H A M E D of themselves ! BIG UP CHINA SEEK KNOWLEDGE AS FAR ANCIENT SUFI CHINA !!!!!!!

[@FireGodSpeed]

If Musk or Arnault or Bezos or Ellison would invest like 5% of their net worth, there would be no more trash... But the small people trying their best get critiqued

[@sharonlukey9763]

The work that Ocean Clean Up carries out should be broadcast on news channels around the World for the public to see what mankind is doing to our planet

[@billykulim5202]

some country already build a generator for electricity using those garbage as fuel gathered from ocean, this should be impelemented on any country to resolve this,

[@garyvee6023]

I was a hard construction supervisor for a large landscape company and one of the biggest eye openers for me was the plant pots..., they don't get recycled, they aren't made from recycled plastic and they are used once and thrown into landfill. I was truly horrified. In the 10 years I worked in the industry I did everything I could to give away the pots and recycle as many as i could (not even a drop in the ocean) but until the industry comes up with a better way this is just a horrifying waste. I am dumbfounded that nobody has come up with a compostable pot for seedlings and smalller plants and a "profitable" way to recycle the bigger ones. Surely it has to be cheaper to clean them than make new ones. 😢

[@johntaylor4817]

Excellent point. Extend that idea to all packaging. Make all packaging biodegradable.

[@noaccount4]

It's a bit hilarious because clay pots have been around for thousands of years, are cheap, abundant and fit for purpose

[@Gmanwonderswhy]

Lol... Clay n acrilic pots been around .....

[@duggydugg3937]

​@@johntaylor4817 i read that cellophane is biodegradable.. why not us it for food packaging ?

[@catprog]

Paper pots exists and you can compost them directly next to the plant.

[@WidestYT]

“It’s just a tiny bit of trash.” says the one who litters. We NEED to stop thinking that way!

[@glennjaggard7065]

Every little thing that can help to clean up our Planet is a life saver

[@nathanielm77]

I think the interceptors are really cool. But we need to get the locals more educated on recycling and proper disposal techniques. Also they need to get better waste management in those countries so they stop throwing their trash into rivers

[@alwaysbanned4812]

If someone by their own intuition thinks throwing garbage into their water source is a good idea, good luck simply reteaching that. Its why some continents are nicer than others

[@microman502]

@@alwaysbanned4812 i have several friends that i guarantee you if they were in that situation, they'd be throwing their trash in rivers. a lot of people don't care about recycling and litter everywhere, but suddenly there's something wrong when someone from a third world country does it

[@terrycooper521]

The amount of garbage going into waterways in Cairo and Giza was astounding. By far, the worst that I have personally witnessed.

[@sdfsdf2205]

It's so easy to say "they just need this, or that, they should do this" all by living in a Country that you were born into already having from the start. You have to understand other Countries are not just as well off. In order for this to happen, a lot of factors are needed, DR main export is Cocoa beans(9th largest), as well tourism, not a lot of wealth being generated... You should really understand what the real world is like first.

[@Violentpitsa5501]

Suprise you support colonialism.

[@tschiefnrone]

donate to the ocean cleanup project!! Its such an important task that we all have to help to fix it.. every dollar helps!!!

[@omeee]

ocean cleanup is bs. river collecting is great though!

[@michaelkimber6203]

Once again a bright, inspiring, independent entrepreneur is doing the job of governments yet receives nothing but obstacles. This appalling stain on humanity gas been going on for decades; I witnessed a P&O crew member toss two bags of trash into the English channel 30 years ago. I lodged a formal written complaint with the conpany and didn't get s reply let slone an apology. Total respect to this guy 💪

[@Sophia-uc9qh]

I studied Industrial Design and engineering in university and 'cradle to grave' design was taught for about 5 minutes in total! This is the process of designing being aware how it's first used to how it's disposed of. This needs to be taught throughout ALL product design in every sector of design because if the person designing the product thinks of the end result then plastic would leave the consumer world fast! People are not at fault for what's available, designers are!

[@vitor2557]

I believe everyone plays a role in it, be it the designers or the end users. But you're right! Product designers and manufactures should think not only about the use of their products, but also its end of life management...

[@Tao_Tology]

Another approach is to get rid of the idea of "away". Treat the materials, products, by-products as if you will always have them around you.

[@user-zj5br9zf1h]

I am thinking about stop big corporations to sell items in plastic and individual packs. We can use our multiple useful bottles for buying water, juice, milk, cola, yogurts directly from big containers at supermarkets. Stop to pack every six apples, every 10 raddish etc. And use our shoppers for fruit and vegetables. And stop to use bin plastic sacks. We definitely not so stupid to not be able to separate food waste from plastic, glass etc. Food waste could be packed to the biosacks.

[@user-zj5br9zf1h]

I am thinking about supermarkets which use plastic as minimum and reusable as it possible. All milk, water, juice and cola in big cont

[@dertythegrower]

This is important.

[@eduardovalenzuela2391]

i cant believe that there's a really good alternative to cleanup the rivers and oceans and all the criticism doesn't even offer a solution. It's so easy to point out the flaws, but it is a really good initiative considering the impact. I want to know what other solution there is, instead of just criticizing this amazing initiative

[@adasint]

Boyan for President! We need such leaders. Thank you Boyan.

[@cipgendonz811]

In our country, we have ocean cleanup, and the river so much clean, even i never see the river in my country clean like that. Thanks for the ocean clean up.

[@soulshadoww55]

Just curious - where do you live?

[@ryans3442]

This needs to be implemented world wide on a large scale immediately.

[@Tippix3]

Donating might help

[@hughjaass3787]

Keep fighting!!! Keep Cleaning up rivers & oceans!!! My grandkids and yours will thank you. So will Mother Eartb!!!

[@youtubehand]

Actually, Earth does not care. :)

[@FB13]

Mr. Beast raised money for this company and they are doing good work. The problem is that only the floating trash is collected and not the stuff that sinks or the stuff that breaks down. Also what do they do with the collected trash. We still got to figure out how to mass produce bacteria or superworms that will eat all the plastic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@jekentmenietje]

There is no single solution that solves the entire garbage problem, it's way too complex. Ocean Cleanup acknowledge this themselves. That doesn't mean we should give up; we need a combination of different solutions and this system does great at what it does!

[@FB13]

@@jekentmenietje agreed

[@M3ganwillslay]

Mr.beast is paid by youtube .he is a plant .

[@erinbeaud4556]

Better to have hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic waste sitting around in giant bins somewhere than floating in the ocean while we figure out what to do with it.

[@lisbethdc]

I live in Santo Domingo, the first location they showed and all that plastic just went to the landfill. That location specifically they showed has issues on it's own because it getting more trash than it can handle. There was one time where it got on fire and all the city was cloudy and with smoke. So I agree, it's important what they are doing but also find a way to recycle the plastic that is collected.

[@Annymll89]

So many organizations like this that could work together and save the world

[@robertsomervaille3720]

The comment about people saying it couldn't be done or it was a pipe dream is so sad but I'm glad he still persisted. As a species we can do amazing things and especially if there is the drive and "want" to. We have travelled to the moon, built things in places that are not easy or natural places to, found cures for all manner of illnesses and diseases the list goes on. We can achieve anything if there is a want to and I hope this kind of thing becomes more common around the world. Also more need to be done to reduce it making it's way into rivers and sea in the first place.

[@mikestand714]

THE BEST IDEA IN 100 YEARS.the earth needs these everywhere

[@erdvilla]

The worst case is on Peru, every time the monsoon arrives the massive landfill gets sweeped onto the canyon bellow and drift onto the sea. But I'm sure China and India have worst cases, just not as documented as that one.

[@alankritakaushal]

I am an Indian. It took about a decade to generate awareness. Didn't work that much. But attaching glamor to not using plastic works better on those who want to appear elite. No matter how educated or aware, people just don't throw stuff properly. A dustbin is right there, they would still throw it into the stream.

[@ayushtarafder3521]

⁠​⁠@@alankritakaushalwhen I was younger my grandparents would make me throw trash out of the window of the car and even if I said no they would say “everybody does it it’s fine” definitely a cultural issue not about awareness

[@austin.england]

It’s better than not doing anything.

[@anthonyjames9150]

As long as we are tracking fish populations I still think this is an incredible idea. There is always going to be critics, but I'd like to see those critics not just propose a better plan, but do it.

[@sentinel151]

That’s nice an all, buttttt how about we don’t make that much trash to begin with or don’t let it get into the rivers.

[@XavierAway]

Easier said than done

[@markae0]

The world runs on MONEY. People make the plastic to make money, people use/buy the plastic because it is the lowest cost. All governments have to agree to make plastic production illegal. Unlike alcohol production, no one can easily mass manufacture plastic in their basement to bypass the law. Governments making plastic production illegal AND enforcing it, is not going to happen in my opinion.

[@jamesguckenberger5692]

imagine commenting without watching the whole video.

[@Momofukudoodoowindu]

Tell that to the third world countries that keep dumping it

[@brandon_downes]

Even if that happened there would be still be stuff already in the ocean....

[@BrownTrout1238]

They need to send an interceptor FLEET to India.

[@gt6601]

Kudos to them. I hope they keep on improving and glad this and many other initiatives to clear plastic are simultaneously occuring to counter this issue. But it is also frustrating to know that corporations are still not making commited decisions quick enough or are still resistant to eliminating plastic and replacing them with more environmentally friendly/biodegradable types.

[@tellyusi1381]

This guy have a heart for humanity. May God bless you more abundantly Amen!

[@Sonsbitchesall]

We need 5 billion, gigantic versions of these constantly cleaning our oceans and rivers. Period. There’s easily enough money to do it.

[@K4JESUS88]

Amazing cleanup work ❤❤❤ you are saving our planet

[@sidneyboo9704]

The design is brilliant. Kudos to this young man. So proud of him.

[@benjaminsford7674]

Good job for this guy, I my self go along my own river picking up garbage that people leave here in Aurora Chicago IL 💪💯⚡🥷🇲🇽👽🐊😶‍🌫️

[@shamkraffl6050]

I swear a fraction of the money that goes to war could easily fix world wide waste.

[@leemehan]

I bet!!!!!

[@Sandra-qs1mi]

This is great for people and the planet! I recently saw a video where the plastic that major corporations can't recycle, this new company has taken it and started building structures that are now being used to build schools in Africa. People are sorting plastic and so happy to have jobs. I'm glad we're turning things around for humanity and the planet. It's the only home we have. Now if we could get politicians around the world to pitch in and jump start some of these programs. Hope to see more videos like this on the world progress!

[@mdazharulislam2341]

I'm inviting them to India Pls come and help our rivers

[@ateana_lenn]

this is great! I was looking recently for information about the interceptors of the for vs against variety, but it's not that easy to actually find videos that don't just talk about the negative points or just the positive. thanks

[@Am-graphix]

Ocean Cleanup has a good KZbin channel where they post update videos on the project.

[@ateana_lenn]

@@Am-graphix yes, I've watched it, but I wanted an independent channel that talked about the pro and the cons and didn't either make it the devil or the best thing ever

[@astaridjatmiko8187]

Your job is noble, thank you all 🙏

[@ACE_1311]

Seems like this young man is doing more than much more than powerful and financially capable entities. He is not celebrated enough and people are trying to find flaws in his design instead of helping

[@rafaelmoreno9597]

I find it appalling that only the companies are being asked to produce less, but human behavior is not being questioned at all. Companies that pollute the rivers in any way should be fined heavily, but people need to stop dumping garbage in the rivers, and government needs to spend money in providing adequate waste removal for them.

[@kyh148]

Great to see how they're actually still making progress since I first heard about it!

[@benjaminrl1389]

2/10ths of a percent? that is honestly a huge amount

[@imjusthere5225]

Time to demand all countries to have recyling on plastic bottles. All countries in Scandinavia has this now, where we all deliver the empty bottles back to the shop and get back money for it. Over 90% of sold bottles get returned in Norway. Which means it does not end up in nature and can be reused! It is a SHAME that the rest of the world cant handle this!

[@FairyMoonTarot]

Recycling is a scam

[@Jorrich]

@@FairyMoonTarot not if it’s done right

[@thekraken1173]

It is a shame that Norway larps as an eco friendly country while funding all of that with North Sea Oil.

[@thekraken1173]

@@FairyMoonTarot Recycling plastic releases much more CO2 than producing new plastic. But that doesn’t mean we can let plastic pollution grow. Not everything is about air pollution. Soil and water polution are important as well.

[@imjusthere5225]

@@thekraken1173 Yes, its kinda weird the total amount of oil usage is still going up. But there is huge difference in who sells the oil on the market. I rather buy oil extracted on more eco friendly methods. And where the money goes into funding a whole country. Instead of large private oil companies, where all the money goes into pockets of rich people. In Norway the money is used better, and actually spent on saving the forest and eco friendly investments. As long as the worlds still runs on oil, it has to come from someone. So better Norway than oil barons which support terrorism and child labor.

[@TheRealFrostysaur]

With how AI stuff is progressing, maybe someone can make a whole bunch of ocean Roombas to help with the cleaning.

[@Wyi-the-rogue]

Wall E be like

[@rosemoon8116]

I also clean up water areas where I live for more than 10 years now, starting on a beach where my grandparents had a vacation home. Now I pick up trash every week at a river I live close by. I also wear those 4 ocean bracelets every day.

[@bhagyalaxmisirupuram9046]

Good start! Hope it extends to more and more river cleanups. As mentioned in the video, companies should come forward, as an individual who wants a better planet for our future genereations, we all should be conscious of this, please recycle, reuse what you can, and do composting to reduce the landfill. Together, we can do this at some day:)

[@TotoSusilo88]

The world must immediately make rules about plastic waste

[@scoon2117]

Boyan Slat is an Angel.

[@LOVE555.]

Низкий поклон вам за то что вы помогаете природе ❤

[@starexplorers1202]

We've been starring at the problem long enough. This video proves that all it takes is one vision to turn a disaster into a hopeful future. Keep at it!! Thumbs up, way up!! 👍

[@ishizukahikaru643]

I've been supporting Boyn Slat for many years now. He is proactive, scientist and engineer and is also hugely into plastic recycling. Unlike those eco activists who just harrass ppl and yap their mouth off without knowing nothing. He never collaborates or endorses the crazies.

[@KRANTHI1729]

OMG.......... Save water and save earth 🌏

[@mr.modooglio]

The best way to reduce plastic pollution is to get the world on the same page with proper waste disposal practices.

[@purplekys1536]

which is impossible

[@A1441]

No. We should minimize our dependence on plastic products and make a move toward biodegradable containers.

[@wadehiggins1919]

It is frightening how much trash they are collecting in such a relatively small area.

[@asnierkishcowboy]

I live in a german city of ~250.000 people. We have yellow garbage cans infront of our houses. This is where I put all my plastic waste. How is it even possible that some of it ends up in the ocean? I suspect that our local waste collector probably sends it elsewhere for "recycling" and then it gets send somewhere else over and over until it ends up in the ocean!?

[@tidusfantasy]

germany is a wealthy country, not all country has the resources to process waste and garbage. When government fails to do so, guess how people dispose their waste? It has to go somewhere

[@Br3ttM]

Most comes from fishing and countries without garbage collection. Even where there is trash collection at homes and businesses, some people who are driving or walking will just toss stuff instead of carrying it to their destination. There are also scams in the plastic recycling industry, so even plastic that was properly disposed of could still could get taken to some country and dumped instead of sorted and recycled.

[@youtubehand]

You must be joking. Think just 30 years ago. Do people in Germany do proper recycling? It takes time, money and education to develop a good recycling system

[@asnierkishcowboy]

@@tidusfantasy I know. Im just concerned Im doing something wrong (my genetically determined german angst kicks in) :D

[@asnierkishcowboy]

@@youtubehand Look, next to the yellow trashcan there is a black one for general waste and an blue one for paper. I can hardly imagine that if one throws plastic into one of these that it gets an official ticket right to the ocean. If my country is part of the problem (which I assume), Id like to know where in the process things are going wrong.

[@mottyk8491]

People who are against this are just haters... keep up the good work, clean oceans and rivers are key to life sustainability

[@thedetailingchannel2362]

I’m sure for the select amount off fish that are lost is worth it for the amount off ease removed, boys doing amazing things, just imagine he cleared the entire planet up in 15 years. Well done

[@sachinsiwach5769]

The irony is here that this humans trying to clean the rivers and oceans but on the other hand humans are the one who are responsible for this problem and they still don't think about this major issues. Without every person giving his effort this problems can't be tackled. Bu it is really nice to see such people who are working at such a large scale for entire biodiversity

[@54321Judith]

We could all help him in this quest! Start picking up trash, wherever you see it even if it isn’t yours. Start taking reusable thermoses and cups and straws that we can clean and wash and use again after year.. When I think back to old school, A&W used to have porcelain mugs and glasses, and they wash them after every use. Why can we not adopt this old school approach again in every fast food, place all over the world? That’s what the government should start funding bringing back old school ways of doing things that made sense and that worked .

[@mycreativedesignsspace6739]

What’s insane is the amount that was removed would still be there is this guy hadn’t been aggressively trying to remove the plastic, on top of what is dumped every day

[@larranag]

Cleaner rivers means healthier lives.

[@lydiadimitrov698]

Your optimism is so motivating!

[@taimooranjum8312]

It is so amazing. This video is going to get millions of views. Keep up good work guys. Our planet deserve this❤

[@jasonarnold3121]

This hurts and hits on a profound level. Humanity is in a sense hopeless. We've done this to ourselves.

[@austinmartinez2312]

Really proud of him for settting his goals and dreams!!!! 😊

[@travelwithme6469]

This is truly needed for the ocean thanks all and hatsoff fo their work

[@boohere2]

Truly.....the only way to stop the plastic is to go strictly after the manufacturers. Have them switch their products to NOT plastic. Use biodegrade options instead. Then they could also just penalize companies that use plastic.

[@joe2249]

We got to stop producing plastic products, period. No matter how much plastic we clean up, a huge portion is going to end up in the ocean, unless some alternative is found.

[@thekraken1173]

There are no viable eco friendly alternatives to consumer plastics. Sad reality. For example if we try to replace consumer plastics with natural rubber, a lot of rainforests will be cut down for monoculture plantations. We are already running out of sand for glass making. We can’t replace plastic bottles with glass bottles. Paper and carboard products are a faster degrading material, but it will be eco friendly only if we don’t cut natural forests for paper. And forests will be cut down for paper plantations. However, we can choose between bad and worse. And plastics are definitely worse in my opinion. It is a bad material as well. While degrading it releases a lot of microplastic particles. I hate the fact that everything is made of plastic. I miss good old quality products that last decades. We should replace plastic injection machines with metal stamping machines. Aluminum stamping is the only realistic alternative to plastics for consumer plastics. However it is definitely not completely eco friendly, but it is more eco friendly.

[@joe2249]

That's another great point. Companies don't care about making products that last a lifetime. Even if we did that it would make a significant difference, the incentives aren't there unfortunately.

[@ishizukahikaru643]

Well then u do it first. Use only cringy paper straws, wood forks and spoons, recycle yr pee like in waterworld. Plastic isn't the problem! Plasic is a resource just like oil and with human enginuity will find better ways of recycling. Now go back to yr yoga session with Greta T. cuk boi!

[@ishizukahikaru643]

@@thekraken1173 U are not intelligent or educated enough. Most glass is recycled. Trees are always re-planted and harvested. Leaps in technology will create newer better ways. Less than 20 years ago u never thought u have a smart phone or that lithium batteries could exist. Or yet thought a rocket could re-land on earth using just it's boosters. Easy for u to yap yr mouth off, but don't do anything proactive.

[@karolinakuc4783]

​@@thekraken1173Come on. We can use glass bottles it would be enough if clients brought them back to clean it like in countries of USSR and Warsaw Pact. It's really ironic that Soviets were more aware about environment that people in USA

[@tabithanash4084]

You are on my donation list. If every Adult in America gave you $20 bucks, we could clean up so much.

[@adrianjeffreys1238]

There was a saying someone came up with, in South Africa in the 70s. FANTASTIC PLASTIC!! 😢

[@dhruvpatwardhan4394]

This is great news! We are going to need to invest in this business to ensure that this has a bigger impact in removing plastic, but we also need to convince retailers to stop using plastic in packaging and find better ways of storing products.

[@9717cronaldo]

THIS IS AMAZING AND ITS SUCCESSFUL IN MANY PLACES. I'VE BEEN WATCHING VIDOES OF THESE CLEANERS OFTEN AND THEYRE VERY USEFUL

[@NonnoJaco]

1-Drop plastic in the river 2-Collect the plastic at the end of the river 3-Send the plastic back to recycle companies 4-Drop plastic in the river again Repeat

[@potatomatop9326]

That 'Plan' was made by a teenager. I'm 34 and my plan is to be a great Honkai Star Rail player.

[@Tao_Tology]

You're 34 and your jealous of the progress that younger guy is achieving.

[@beverlyl2385]

@@Tao_Tology I don't think they're jealous or making fun of the dude in the video, I think theyre making fun of themselves

[@Tao_Tology]

@@beverlyl2385 No, they were serious.

[@beverlyl2385]

@@Tao_Tology they were making fun of themselves lol. it was sarcastic....

[@Tao_Tology]

@@beverlyl2385 uhuh......

[@mrm.5925]

Save nature

[@tellyusi1381]

May all citizens possess this conscientious advocacy n efforts!

[@user-yx6fo4dx6l]

Низкий поклон вам за то что вы помогаете природе . This guy did a better job than any other billion dollar business.

[@BusinessInsider]

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[@6point5]

wtf is this headline? 70+% of ocean plastic is from commercial fishing nets that are discarded at sea.

[@AdAoat]

Bravo, Ocean Cleanup!

[@Kymcook73]

This is unbelievable. Laundry baskets, really? The countries need to get their act together. It's disgusting

[@Bredar1e]

From what I can see by reading the comments, a lot of people are pushing the blame onto a specific group of people. Some are also suggesting rather simple solutions that seem great on paper but probably don't actually work like how originally imagined. There's a saying that goes something like, "Usually the first idea you think of to solve a problem, is probably not the best idea to actually solve it." If you don't believe that saying, then how about this? In the video, it is stated that the ocean cleanup crew would clean the Pacific garbage patch in 5 years. Now in hindsight, we can tell that was overly optimistic. So, they thought about other potential solutions to remove plastic from the ocean. They had the idea to prevent plastic from entering the ocean at the sources, rivers. Collecting plastic from the rivers wasn't the first solution they thought of, and it probably won't be the last either. This is just my opinion, but I think that there isn't one singular solution to this problem. Some people think the problem lies with the consumers, some people think the problem lies with the designers/manufacturers, and I would argue that political factors are also at play. I think that it's amazing that, despite all of these complex factors on why it became like this, many people around the world are trying to help come up with and implement solutions to this and many other problems.

[@zoolookers]

It's great that this is being done but its fixing a symptom, not actually curing the ailment which is (Especially third and second world countries) just creating so much waste and not dealing with their plastic pollution. His organisation would perhaps be better off focussing on dealing with the systematic problem of waste production in these countries.

[@nicki8731]

1st world countries actually produce more waste, but we can dispose of it properly. Second and third world countries don't have places to throw away stuff, no trash services, etc.

[@oryxnauwelaers7887]

@@nicki8731we should also stop shipping out waste to other countries

[@jeanetteh.9240]

You make an excellent point, but gaining government cooperation in order to create legislation takes years. This young man is doing something now, and fortunately, slowly gaining the world's attention.

[@akshathm3899]

greatest contribution to mother nature😍ocean clean up🤗

[@lorenzo7026]

Great video

[@meawniphaporn6435]

Keep doing the great job.

[@mojgankalantari5181]

چه کار بزرگ و ارزشمندی به امید روزیکه زمین از وجود اینهمه ناپاکی خلاص شود موفق باشید ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@PakaBubi]

Waste management takes a lots of investment, education and time and political willingness. Facilities needs to be built, local population has to be educated etc. all these are missing in poor countries. Not to mention that some "rich" countries using the less developed, poor countries as a dumping ground for unwanted rubbish. I think plastic recycling is somewhat of a myth. From the consumer end we all think putting the plastic bottle to the yellow bin, will solve the problem. Yet there are more and more plastic packing material is used year by year. Banning plastic straws are just great PR exercises to makes us feel better, yet you can buy disposable vapes with battery inside and that can be just discarded anywhere, yet no one bothers about it. Our approach to waste management is somewhat pathetic: once its in the recycling bin, its not my problem. Why not ban plastic container all together, and you can refill your shampoos and cleaning products in the shops, or ban packing material for sliced cheese and ham? get them at the deli counter packed in paper, like in the old days. We can't do these, because that would effect corporate profit etc. Have to illusion, humanity will be long gone but our pollution will be still around.

[@RichiBossful]

This video neglects the problem that plastic most of the times comes from huge companies. Coca Cola ist sponsoring the Ocean Cleanup. Why? Because they want them to keep on doing high cost low efficency projects like that instead of stopping or at least limiting plastic production in the first place.

[@denlillaormen]

Yes, they produce plastic bottles, pushes coca cola on the markets in developing countries, and then a consumer is held responsible for the pollution and needs to recycle lol

[@spickgilbertson4725]

Love your work, and pretty much time to go back those, companies and consumers responsible, still producing this daily problem to have a look at themselves. No need for more litter.

[@gibamach]

We can blame companies as much as we want. If we don’t change our behaviour of tossing garbage everywhere, nothing will be solved with or without plastic. A prime example is “reusable” bags. The new plastic!

[@piplup10203854]

I'm glad there continues to be videos on this, let's hope to see more efforts like this :)

[@c.b.5535]

I'm glad someone is doing something.

[@Mohuh]

seeing those plastics and debris in the water makes me super sad

[@lucyloose2841]

It needs collecting for sure...Great job and thankyou

[@conjuredcreatives]

Thank you for these documentaries! they inspire me to make my own KZbin documentaries :)

[@shilpa200]

Great initiative. How do they seperate fish or aquatic life from plastic?

[@planetcaravan2925]

Bbq

[@hewi1352]

They don´t/can´t

[@shilpa200]

@@hewi1352 oh..

[@theonemox]

Such a great organization! The same amount of effort needs to be put into stopping the plastic from getting into the rivers in the first place.. better logistics and infrastructure for small towns in 3rd world countries - produce less plastic, ban single use plastics around the world, invest in truly biodegradable alternatives to plastics etc.. we can do this!

[@tellyusi1381]

May all your advocacies prosper!