How Cheap the Cleanup of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Truly Is

[@besanzaz]

7.5 Billion dollars to clean up Pacific Garbage Patch.. Not a bad number. It can be solved. Great job TOC.

[@paolobuzzelli5981]

It is a small amount considering the size of the problem..we just need to make it viable.

[@besanzaz]

@@paolobuzzelli5981 it is just a matter of getting 10 Big names, persons or cos, involved in this projects. All tax deductible.

[@aurifaber81]

And he says the cost would be halved with hotspot hunting. Five years, at 4B$.

[@besanzaz]

@@aurifaber81 this is a project any of the top 5 contaminant countries should get on board and help fund. Not get involved or the work would be politicize, but with $$. Let The Ocean Clean Up continue with the task. 🔥

[@Vaibhavvishwakarma-v1y]

@@besanzaz the key thing is we dont have any replacement of plastic so garbage will continue now here he will pull plastic out throw it on ground another comes and says "hey u know we have limited but vast amount of unhabitable ocean lets through it in it" then next guy do something else and so on...u see we cant do anything about garbage we are just paying them our hard earn money to pass it here and there

[@KeePenne]

Less than 1% of net profit of plastic producers to help solve a global problem? That's an alarming perspective. Totally agree that one day at a time with lessons learned continually expediting the process is fundamentally the reason the Ocean Cleanup has been successful to date. Yes, this effort is a force because you lead with optimism. Thank you! ❤

[@livefreely6769]

Why only the producer? I think we all use plastic so not only the producer but every consumer of plastic should also be charged

[@KeePenne]

@@livefreely6769 "Less than 1% net profit of plastic producers" is a direct quote from the video in regards to how much it would cost to completely clean the garbage patch. Keep it in the context of his point. It was not an indictment of blame, it was solely in regard to cost. The problem of plastic is well known, the cleanup and cost is not.

[@-xx-7674]

Can you guys start a real-time donations counter, maybe people from around the world can help you. The cause you are standing up for if for our and other species future gens

[@UristMcFarmer]

They should do like...a monthly membership kind of thing. We don't have to get anything in particular for it, just make the amount more accessible.

[@ashog1426]

China and India cause the largest portion of this especially nowadays let them donate

[@SpecialeW]

​@@UristMcFarmer That is already possible on their website. You can donate monthly with an amount of your choosing.

[@jeanhorseman9364]

Plastic manufacturers should be taxed to pay for this along with the big users like Coca Cola. The cost should be built into the circle of plastic use. Having any system built on good will and philanthropy does not hold the manufacturers up to account. If we want to have plastic in our lives then we need to grasp the full impact on the environment

[@jmonsted]

@@UristMcFarmer They already have that, just go to their website and click "donate".

[@lilleyprescott2448]

this crowd is dead , this young man figured out how to clean our oceans up, he should be getting a standing ovation the whole time... it is incredible what he is doing and I have little to no money , but some goes to Ocean Cleanup . I can't wait until they upload their video's which are incredibly uplifting and hopeful about the future, something is going right and he is doing it . Bravo to the ingenuity and bold belief in his job and project Boyan your my hero for the century. As a surfer I am so grateful for a clean ocean, I surf in Venice Beach California and the beach looks pristine practically. thanks to you ....

[@besanzaz]

@@lilleyprescott2448 Agree. What a kid with vision and resolution can accomplish. Thinking outside of the box. Even though unknown to millions, he is one of the most influential minds of the Century. He is up there with Elon Musk.

[@paulsprunken]

I vote for a mandatory funding by all plastics producers; so far the industry conveniently managed to make it the consumers problem (when it ends up in the ocean, you haven't recycled enough ...) but the industry now only reaps all the benefits from production & sales without the burden of environmental consequences; let's change that

[@Kamehaiku]

I wish more humans cared. I am losing faith.

[@turnerg]

We need to end curbside pick up which is just a money maker and does not prioritize recycling, all it takes is a few pieces of trash in the recycling truck and they reject the whole truck to the landfill

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

Aren’t we already paying for this by paying for the plastic bags??? WHERE IS THIS MONEY GOING? Companies just use it for charity to get their taxes lower.. WHAT A SCAM THIS HAS BEEN!

[@Foxinthetree]

This is the right answer. The plastic companies should be incentivized to fund green solutions.

[@turnerg]

@@Foxinthetree the issue is that they will just pass on the funding to the consumer, that will then create the resistance needed to kill any tax that plastic makers would have to pay.

[@beverlyness7954]

This is absolutely amazing! In 6 years you and your team have calculated every angle, every nuance, every perception of what it will take, financially, environmentally even socially to calculate the cost to eradicate one of the worst environmental problems or our time. Something you were able to date to the 1960's. You're giving HOPE for everyone's future. It is a very small price to pay with a huge impact and something to work toward and achieve in my lifetime. I'm over the moon thrilled and excited!💗

[@thebrowns5337]

The all encompassing nature of the project is impressive and the fact we have been able to see its evolution, in real time, is a treat and also a brilliant bit of business. This guy is worth investing in just on that but the fact we see the benefit by having better carbon capture potential, safer seas for animals (sometimes our food)... and the low price, it's a no brainer.

[@christianelila3374]

I have been following the ocean cleanup for years. I am so hopeful and grateful when I see news from them. I hope to still be alive when the project is finished and I am wondering what problem they are going to tackle next. Thank you so much!

[@jamesmck896]

The other garbage patches around the world

[@alisons9740]

Same! Hearing plastic from the 60s is found and that plastic consumption will double by 2050, I wonder how cleaning will occur in other places that haven’t made it to the GPGP yet. How new bio based products will be developed to replace all plastic from use. How existing plastic can be broken down and metabolized to disappear. Then it will be solved, damage undone. 💙🌏❤️‍🩹

[@GordonSeal]

The Ocean Cleanup is a greenwashing operation funded by the plastic industry and the worst plastic polluters on the planet, e.g. Coca Cola. They haven't cleaned up anything in the ocean in all those years, despite receiving billions of funding and are completely ignoring that the plastic pollution in the ocean is way below the ocean surface and can't be collected by their plans. And let's not forget their PR stunt, where they shipped plastic from the land out onto the sea, so they could create a fake promo-video of them picking up gargabe from the ocean. Don't fall for their lies, the only way to clean up the ocean is to stop producing more plastic waste - which is the exact reason why the plastic industry keeps funding The Ocean Cleanup, so people feel like someone else is taking care of the problem and the plastic industry can keep their profits.

[@shortattentionspantheatre5075]

Where is this man's Nobel Award?!!!! Praises ad infinitum

[@desireehelms8012]

@@shortattentionspantheatre5075 that system is corrupted no one that deserves that prize gets it anymore

[@shortattentionspantheatre5075]

@@desireehelms8012 well then another award is due from a honest entity

[@mykehunt2430]

@@desireehelms8012yeah they proved themselves when they donated one to Obama

[@SlosII]

@@desireehelms8012 you really do have a short attention span.... 😂

[@RegulareoldNorseBoy]

In from norway, and the nobel peace prize is corrupt.just globalist giving eachother awards

[@DanielPetukhin]

Hope to see the philanthropes really act on this. Thank you for everything!

[@WojciechowskaAnna]

do you just hope or you donated? or maybe you skipped buying some plastic today?

[@DanielPetukhin]

@@WojciechowskaAnna i recycle as much as I can (hoping it gets where it should), try minimizing unnecessary plastic use.. But the problem is that companies just use so much of it for "user convenience" and the recycling industry is inadequate for such volumes of garbage... That all I can do is spread awareness and talk with people.. Donations... I donate here and there. Did I justify myself enough? ;)

[@nevolifshitz1828]

‏‪18:24‬‏ "For humanity to thrive we need to be optimistic about the future (...) and I think once we have cleard up the great pasific garbage patch it just gonna be the most inspiring thing, it going to be this thing you can point to not of how much we messed things up, but rather as an example that we humans CAN solve the big problems of our time..."👏

[@AngieMeadKing]

Truly amazing and groundbreaking work for humanity! The ocean cleanup crew is really doing great service to all countries.

[@em945]

I think this is such a Profoundly Satisfying project to undertake. Stay healthy and well OCEAN CLEANUP. May you hit the 'hotspots' with ease. May we all find a true Love and Appreciation of our World's health filled water, air and soils.

[@colleeneggertson2117]

Glad about the two-pronged approach, Interceptors to stop plastic from rivers going into the ocean, and cleaning up the several gyres like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. After that one is dealt with, on to the others. Thank you for all you are doing, and for all the research you are doing that benefits everyone trying to help our oceans.

[@stawastawa]

Interceptors are a vital part of this project and “when we start” feels very dependent on “when highly effective interceptors” Are permanently in operation.

[@jerryoutlaw3396]

This is THE most important work going on today!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@besanzaz]

@@jerryoutlaw3396 Agree 🍻

[@mykehunt2430]

Ok, but Tell that to starving children and homeless veterans

[@besanzaz]

@@mykehunt2430 No one is stopping these two important efforts.

[@OneLeggedDiver]

7.5 billion? Absolutely worth it.

[@cath3638]

I'm so impressed by the way you have grown in both capacity and effectiveness! Wow.

[@happiersoul]

God bless all of you who are conquering this unacceptable nightmare. Thank you!!!

[@hjordistorfa]

The hole World should invest bigtime in this projekt.. simply for it's a winn/winn for everyone on the Planet.. I totally adore & Respect Boyan Slat.. Stay safe everyone involved.. and Thank you from my heart.. Greetings from Skandinavia 💞🇮🇸😏👍💞

[@ItchyKneeSon]

Nah, too many forever wars and unnecessary luxury expenditures to pursue instead...

[@Silent_Summit]

I wish with got more media attention.

[@SweepsBeats]

Inspiring! You guys are doing great work. The call should be on the Coca-cola company to fork over over a large chunk of this investment. Along with Exxon, DuPont, Dow, etc. The ocean cleanup is picking up the problem that they created and are continuing to create.

[@Joe-sg9ll]

Coca-cola is a lot of the river cleanup, but not the ocean.

[@pixelschiebr]

I donated in your first ever crowdfunding campaign after being so inspired by Boyans TED Talk and I've been a follower and fan of your work ever since. It gives me so much hope to see that there is a group of people worldwide supporting an idea that helps with a global problem. Something that states fail to do over and over again. So big appluase to you and everyone who has been involved with the project over the many years since that first TED Talk and also thanks to anyone who helps fund this great cause! Needles to say I'll proudly donate again to it and hope many people will follow!

[@Dannyp8038]

It’s a great shame there was only a few people less than 30 I could see. Thankfully your online presence is growing. Keep up the great work your all doing

[@arjara85]

Watching him struggling with to his own speech really shows that, 1. English is not his first language, and 2. that not lot too long ago, he was just a little boy with a bright idea and a big dream.

[@slang_gsn]

Wdym struggle😂

[@arjara85]

@@slang_gsn Struggle: A considerable effort under difficulties, conflict or contest. "It's a struggle to climb a rocky surface". When English is not your native language, you are not used to speak in public, and all the eyes are on you, you will struggle to give a long speech.

[@Justaguyinthecornerofthescreen]

I’m genuinely happy to know that one day that big pile of trash is actually going to be cleaned. Id give all my money even if I had just 7.5B to clean it

[@talhatariqyuluqatdis]

he's one of the most inspiring ppl I have seen of our generation

[@derekspeck8346]

Thank you so much! I now believe that cleaning up the pacific garbage patch is achievable. I hope my country, the USA, will commit to paying for half the cost and encourage other developed countries to cover the other half.

[@negativetroller9728]

Hope this gets bigger and peopel actually start paying attention to the environment as much as they do to politicians

[@leilegion]

Thank you for all the hard work you guys have done to clean up our ocean. No one else is doing it as effectively as you've all done.

[@thulekovish8188]

Great presentation, Boyan. Yes, it can be done. But to maintain clean oceans and rivers, governments, plastic and fishing industries and consumers worldwide must help with managing the plastic trash problems.

[@HaidarAlyse]

It’s so amazing to me to have heard about this idea as a high schooler more than a decade ago, and see this level or progress and development. The amount of hope and encouragement this stokes in me is hard to overstate!

[@-xx-7674]

You guys are amazing

[@fionamcwilliam8703]

Thank you for such a clear and hopeful presentation on what you are doing to clean up the oceans! We must think positively and get out there and each do our bit to clean up the oceans and rivers! If we only complain about the problem that gets nothing done. Rather we need to be like you and think of solutions! Thank you for putting into practice solutions, not just for the Patch but also for the rivers that spill the most plastic! I am thankful to see that you are not the only organisation cleaning up rivers! It is amazing to see that many countries, even the poorest ones, are starting to clean up their rivers and to provide better solutions for garbage disposal. I am thankful that many organisations are approaching the companies who produce the items that create the worst pollution to find better solutions to packaging.

[@JS-mi4uk]

Boyan Slat. A genius, a hero, an inspiration, a good man. One of a kind. Underrated beyond belief. Humanity doesn't deserve him. The planet certainly does. Just stating it moderately.

[@thebrowns5337]

Brilliant getting this project so far, getting out (and preventing) so much plastic already and getting a plan. Fantastic effort. Hope you get the funding needed - it's a miniscule amount compared to what's invested in oil. The plastic needs to be gone ASAP, we have too much in (literally) our lives.

[@mohdtalha8558]

Full power to you. I am sharing this video over all my socials.

[@laurencecassar8483]

It’s fantastic what is being done. Finally. I think the potential sources of the garbage patch needs to be investigated. There is obviously a constant supply of garbage to the patch that needs to be stopped. Governments globally need to be held accountable for the practices of their citizens and corporations that make a mess and harm our planet. This should also be the case for all industries making a mess of the environment.

[@Z3CK5]

I am wondering why this video doesn't have 6 Billion views...

[@abcxyz123]

I'll be forwarding it like a madman

[@Am-graphix]

It was only released the same day you watched it. That said, share the heck out of it on all the platforms! :)

[@rodmills4071]

Come on, mate. Funny cat videos are much more entertaining than this short speech....... and like ,what's it even about ...man.

[@arihaviv8510]

You would think all the environmentalists would be getting it ​@@rodmills4071

[@1sgooden]

Thank you for this and for what you are doing. Doing what we can to help you on our end. Be safe.

[@TimeTheory2099]

Thanks Oc teams 😃👍

[@zeravenx]

We need more of this man in our world ✨️

[@karlatiller-barclay1965]

Boyan I sm so proud of you for not giving up when you could have, I have a part of Wilson system one the glasses and i treasure them.Yhank you for wanting to help this world even when most dont care if i had thar kind of maney i would give it all to you for this massive project.I just think you are amazing. love Karla

[@JaredVBrown]

You've got my support! Lets change the world!

[@mohamadaliasgar5010]

You guys are doing gods work

[@JesusSavedYouu]

Why is it God's work to clean up after people? god uncapitalized is a common noun, a general term, if you meant God, and you most likely did, then capitalize it, its not just a name, but divine.

[@bananaman9682]

@@JesusSavedYouu I think its an idiomatic expression. He doesn't literally mean God's work.

[@nekron35]

@@bananaman9682 wouldn't it be smarter saying what you mean then?

[@bananaman9682]

@@nekron35 idk man ask him

[@Kamehaiku]

God created plastic 😊​@@JesusSavedYouu

[@fredhoy6697]

Thanks!

[@Liorluor]

Thanks

[@Z3CK5]

Absolutely great job, great project, great people doing incredible important work ❤

[@electroplaque]

That is really not that much money. We the population of the world should be able to do this easily. That is literally 50 cents per person. I can pay my share a 100 times over but also wish that countries and the companies most responsible will do their part.

[@Joe-sg9ll]

fine the vessels that keep dumping it overboard which would incentivize them to stop in the first place. idk how you'd enforce it, but most of it is from fishing boats

[@wernerclarssen2939]

Such an amazing work you already did, in such small amount of time❤ Congratulations!!!

[@moif_velocita]

Don't just stare at it - SHARE THIS TO YOUR POLITICIANS!!!

[@thebrowns5337]

Not just your politicians... share it with friends and family and companies you buy from (they all ultimately have a hand in plastic waste no matter how careful they are). Pester rich people with it on socials. And, ask your friends and family to share it widely too. The message needs to get out and the tiny cost, spread among many, is very achievable.

[@voncottas]

Fantastic news. We all need some optimism.❤❤❤

[@anthonyhardy6144]

Amazing work OC. We also need to stop single use plastic such as water bottles, takeaway coffee cups, etc.

[@jerrowliano]

Great job!

[@ritahodges254]

You know, I think you're like two other gyres like this that aren't as big so it's like, once it can clean up the one in the pacific, they've gone cleaning the other ones to. There's also a company called fort ocean, and they do the cleanup around, like the beaches and the edges of islands and stuff, and they also do stream cleanup, so between ocean cleanup and four ocean, it's convicted, they're doing a hell of a bang up job

[@kakashi91197]

im so happy to hear good news like this one :D

[@seeksustainablejapan]

Loved this talk & wonderful to get a perspective on how possible it is to get all of the plastic out of the GPGP!

[@cD-vg5go]

I HOPE This gets a/Many... Million Views !!!!!!!! You Are the Man Boyan !

[@trondi]

Thanks

[@Liorluor]

Thanks

[@traceyturner5818]

So inspiring. Thank you for your incredible work. How could plastic producers be somehow made accountable? Seems they are creating the problem and leaving it to others to fund the cleanup.

[@zzzzzzz8473]

fantastic progress and iterations , really well done putting things into perspective

[@id10t98]

You can guarantee the plastic producers and corporatists will fight this tooth and nail. Best of luck!!!❤❤❤

[@daniellamcgee4251]

Coca Cola has become a supporter of the Ocean Cleanup. Yet still largely using single use plastics.

[@longbow1611]

amazing! Leaving this comment to push the algorithm

[@eves420]

L'argent... l'argent qui pourrit les humains mais qui peut aussi les aider, aider notre planète à aller mieux... Merci à tout le travail que fait Boyan et ses collègues de The Ocean Cleanup. Merci aux donateurs car sans l'argent et sans volonté, on ne peut rien.

[@SteveMarksMusic]

great presentation mate! We are well on the way to finishing this patch, then it is on to the next one :)

[@lucaperoni9964]

This man need a Nobel ASAP!

[@Clim0711]

Inspiring work!

[@JackRoadkill]

Less than a dollar for each person on the Earth... This has to be achievable. Governments, corporations, wealthy individuals and the averages citizen of the world need to step up and fix this problem. The Ocean Cleanup have the answer; they have the ability to remove not only the plastic in the GPGP, but in other ocean gyres around the world.

[@rodarima1]

The dream of Jeremy Parker has started. Keep going.

[@jespermikkelsen7553]

Give this guy the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry and Economics

[@justvid366]

Imagine, you have so much money you can clean the whole fkn Ocean, but instead you buy Twitter.

[@stradgaming4625]

Imagine donating to political campaigns over actual worthy causes

[@Treehandler]

Part of commercial fishing should involve ocean clean up. You want to catch 2 millions pounds of fish per season, well you need to pick up 200,000lbs of trash

[@Kamehaiku]

Great idea. The fishing industry is too powerful to implement that idea.

[@warriorbeta]

Really inspiring to see the work done to quantify the scale of the project we will need. This will go a long way to inspiring change and forcing the hand of greedy individuals who have the power to make a difference

[@TheRealASN]

What a long journey since interceptor 1. Glad to have followed along since the start.

[@szabolcskomaromi]

Thank you! ❤️

[@musicalchairs56]

Really happy to see this is getting traction and they're working through the difficulties and making it work better and faster.

[@datguynilf9793]

Truly inspiring!

[@simonek507]

I can't see how "just" repeat it 5000 times could be something that you "just" do. As the project continues the patch gets more and more diluted (hopefully!) and each extraction gets harder and more expensive. Does the estimated cost of 40 usd per kilogram account for this? Also, how does the cost compare with the interceptors?

[@gowthamis2979]

The patch is a patch because of the ocean currents. As it gets smaller it's surface area might reduce but concentration shouldn't, as it will still be acted upon by the current and brought together as a concentrated patch. To my understanding.

[@cosmiccreator]

Thank you! 🙏💚🌎

[@sabineworner5202]

Good work!!!

[@jasonbullock2816]

All amazing 😊😊😊 good luck

[@tobywebb6452]

Great work guys 👏

[@jamesallen712]

Where can the mortal person with no money and no abilities to help afloat get involved? Can you start working on the Atlantic garbage patch too? This is for all mankind and I would want to be part of that.

[@marcoselva8059]

Danke!

[@Liorluor]

Thanks

[@groeneribbroek]

Lekker bezig, Boyan 👍

[@NCWTWENTY3]

Top job everyone!

[@the_dad_library]

excellent and very informative presentation, well done!

[@thomas-fischer]

Great news guys! 🐬🐋🐳🦈🐠🐟🐡 But one question. Why is the audience so small and why we can't see thausends of crowd or minimal hunderets of Investors? I asking just for a friend 😬

[@_braune_]

Y'all need to get a Team Trees or Team Seas style movement going. In addition to getting massive donations from corporations and billionaires.

[@adamcarnegie5660]

Congratulations for the great video. Awesome team work and persistence. And for also taking the POSITIVE point of view each time. Thank you.

[@gigigf81]

Thank you for the amazing job you are doing to help our planet.

[@s.terris9537]

Sorry i missed you, i live in the area!

[@tanull45]

Wouldn't it be fantastic if every single waterway that entered the sea had to be filtered to remove garbage from it so nothing was actually entering the sea. It would allow the OC to remove the 2gp and for another one to never be formed. I hate the idea of microplastics in the food chain. I dont understand why this isn't as a bigger issue worldwide than climate change, as we can see the proof that this works. Keep going OC, and thank you for caring for our planet.

[@Acewizzle]

They should show this in all schools all over the world!

[@alane9630]

Great work Boyan!! Very inspiring and I'm sure you'll get it done. Could you please break down what the money is needed for: how many systems, ships plus nets are needed? Is it 10 systems, 100 systems, etc.? Also, how many more river interceptors? Ongoing operating costs? Perhaps you could set it up so a company or individual (or their non-profit) or a country could sponsor a specific system or interceptor. Best of luck!

[@Pekkelsson]

Give this man all the money he needs! Inspiring stuff!

[@alexpolarvortex]

You are doing an amazing job! Could you actually add a second net by adding a third ship, so running in parallel the middle ship would hold two nets to each side? Could this double the harvest by adding 50% effort?

[@raphaelgraciano]

Amazing !!! creating the change towards a better future

[@tonynes3577]

If America can give hundreds of billions for War, we can do something for this planet and for our health, seafood etc.

[@kindnuguz]

7.5 Billion include inflation? If so that is a barging seeing as we have seen Trillions to clean it up Keep up the great work and I hope funding continues

[@m.k3ys]

Great to hear this! In 5 years i hope to hear it was successful!

[@tamar597]

Awesome!

[@place2charge_official]

Amazing work, keep it up ❤