Interceptor 007 Faces the First Rain Event in LA (& stops 35,000 lbs of waste) | The Ocean Cleanup

[@r00kie36]

Its crazy, but I honestly think that the biggest achievement of the Interceptors is to actually make the amount of trash visible. Its one of the only ways to actually show people what their consumptions do to the environment without being overtly technical or throwing around numbers. This is real, visible and it shows

[@edwardchester1]

True. It's probably all it's good for as the actual tech is not really a viable long term fix.

[@StripedJacket]

I don’t consume enough for it to end up there

[@shasmi93]

Eh. Most of this trash is probably from homeless people and they don’t care. Just clean it up. Humans won’t change their consumption habits.

[@deildegast]

Once a year, in Tours, France, there is this management school doing a full day of cleaning the town as a team building / project management exercise. The whole school including the teachers divides into groups cleaning certain sectors - roadsides, canals, whatever. In the end, they put up huge truck-containers full of waste in the town square and present their work. You would not be able to guess the number of older people that cussed them out for putting garbage on the town square and not even wanting to discuss/hear why the bins are there. Humans are the problem.

[@stephensullivan1011]

for sure. unbelievable to me that people EVER litter. God bless America....

[@mnguardianfan7128]

It is actually embarrassing that this kind of work wasn't any kind of real focus before. It is an obvious effort that should have been done many decades ago. Thank you guys!

[@e.l.france5136]

Actually almost 40 years ago it was a fight we took up with both the city and the Coastal Commission for this exact location using nets almost exactly like this but without the inceptor. It was a political mess and we were denied on every one of the proposals. It was determined that the problem "wasn't as bad as we were making it out to be" and that they had better ideas they were going to implement ... Yada yada but we're finally DOING it thanks to a brilliant young man who's time has come.

[@FurnitureFan]

​@@e.l.france5136 Yes, and it's wonderful to see what a difference this makes. Maybe those vested interests should consider that incinerators could save the city more money & keep power bills down.

[@Pammellam]

@@e.l.france5136 There are always naysayers for a new and better idea. Often until those powerful naysayers retire, new things won’t be taken up. Rivers in India, the Philippines etc need something g like this too.

[@xcruell]

No its actually embarrassing that this kind of work is needed. There are too many human animals on this planet, being ignorant.

[@Kauppamopo]

imagine not throwing trash to nature in the first place

[@noewantstosleep]

It’s obviously not on this scale, but during the massive rainstorms we had earlier this year in CA I went out to the small creek behind my neighborhood and picked up all the plastic that I could. It runs by a pretty busy road and a junior college so there was definitely enough to make it worth the while… This creek also happens to be a tributary into a river that’s emptied out into the San Franciscan bay. I got soaked, and more than a few looks, but I can’t even begin to convey the kind of fulfillment I felt afterwards. Just a little simple thing, that might not mean much on its own, but imagine if we had thousands of people doing it! We americans always seem to be searching for the key to happiness… I’m starting to believe that acts of service and kindness are truly the answer.

[@sandrakicklighter2735]

Thank you. If we all did what we could do what an astounding change that could bring.

[@w.dossett3332]

Really well done to you

[@MLATX512]

Every improvement is an improvement, no matter how small. The journey of a thousand miles is comprised of lots of single small steps.

[@Loralanthalas]

Thank you. When I first met my husband he'd make fun of me because I always pick up some trash when hiking. I always bring out more then I came with. 3 years later he no longer says it's someone else's problem, he simply picks up something as well.

[@valmikabeneteau7229]

I do the same just when I walk my dog. I prioritize the plastic but I usually get 3-4 pieces every walk twice a day. Think, if everyone who felt this way did this little thing we could make a big dent in the problem. Although i do have to confess I fantasize about having the people who litter wake up in the morning with ever piece of litter the ever thrown in their bed

[@nalakirkwood4425]

As a passionate user of the ocean, my gratitude for your company’s dedication and work goes beyond words🙏🏼

[@yvetteouanson147]

I don't understand why your Interceptor has still have to prove itself. All California coastal cities should be signing up to get this system.

[@drooplug]

It's a matter of making sure it's the right fit for the location and demonstrating that it prevents a large amount of trash from entering the bay.

[@garrettb72]

Can't figure out how to make money on the trash

[@KwikSC]

@@garrettb72 their first experiment was selling sunglasses made from the plastic they harvested from the oceans. They sold out for about $200 a pop.

[@MelHaynesJr]

@@KwikSC bought a pair when it was announced. Still have them today. Still wear them. It was a great first product that hopefully can be applied to other products

[@hamzaelmarrouni5177]

Not only Cali but many other places around the world

[@briangarrow448]

I worked for close to 25 years in wastewater and stormwater management systems and I wish every coastal city that had ocean outfalls had systems like this in operation. In the winter when rainfall events make huge “flushes” into rivers, these types of collections are exactly what is needed.

[@TropicalOceanCleanup]

Even just daily flow no big rain event a lot could be collected, but they do not deploy the barrier full time for some reason

[@inspirationfollows9692]

​@@TropicalOceanCleanup Probably environmental impact - for daily use the full barrier may negatively impact local species or water flow/localized flooding, but those negatives may be temporarily outweighed during a large storm surge by the benefits of gathering so much extra trash.

[@TropicalOceanCleanup]

@@inspirationfollows9692 Fish can go under, ducks and birds over. The real reason we may never know, but I am guessing to let trees like in video thru,,but the trash gets thru also. We stop it all 24/7 with our river trash Kabooms then remove the trash, unhook the Kaboom and let the natural debris go provide nutrients to the ocean floor like it should. ( I just released a huge banana tree today, but no trash got thru)

[@kevdimo6459]

the cost effectiveness is most likely a major factor. Plus those living in the catchment zone of this creek can do their part by not littering, or even picking up rubbish that others needlessly throw away. It shouldn’t be just up to the local government authorities, we all must take responsibility for the situation and do our bit. We are the problem after all.

[@kgal1298]

It's nice they're doing this, I would like to see companies and fast food chains move away from non-biodegradable single use products, but for now this helps. The thing is along our coast there are times we can't go do diving or anything because of sewage getting into the water. I just hope this enlightens more people to the issues the coast is facing and can help the fish and marine life that do call this place home.

[@TRuss99]

I absolutely love that they immediately show themselves fixing the critique they were offered about it not reaching the sides perfectly. How can you not love the ocean cleanup?

[@TropicalOceanCleanup]

That was LA public works not The Ocean Cleanup, we have same issue here on canals in the Philippines but fixed it with 45 degree install and skirts.

[@TRuss99]

@@TropicalOceanCleanup ok 👍

[@MD-jf1ml]

Guy paraphrasing says: “It only catches 95%+…it obv needs to be better” 😂

[@miranda.cooper]

@@MD-jf1ml Nothing wrong with improving! I think many more projects should work that way

[@mozdickson]

Perfect is the enemy of really great, in Engineering, and in life.

[@brianhartger]

I'm inspired and moved to tears like I am when I see acts of true heroism. It's amazing how one man's "impossible" idea is making a huge difference in the world.

[@OutWestRedDirt]

Being responsible isn't heroism, it's being a human.

[@ericbourque6389]

Can't beleive it took so long for LA to accept having this in the harbour. You guys are saving the world, great job!

[@davidparker9676]

LA needs to get rid of the source of all this garbage, the homeless.

[@LeafBurrower]

@@davidparker9676 When you say "get rid of"...?

[@davidparker9676]

@@LeafBurrower Yes, I am not mincing words. The homeless are trashing the environment. Back when we had zero tolerance for open air drug use and vagrancy, the streets were cleaner. Now homeless encampments are bringing back diseases that were eradicated decades and centuries ago. The bubonic plague has been detected in the rodents of LA thanks to the unsanitary conditions of the homeless. Take a drive through downtown LA, it looks worse than the movie sets of dystopian films. Yes, get rid of them.

[@cosmicinsane516]

@@davidparker9676If they just got rid of LA completely the rest of the country would a better place.

[@davidparker9676]

@@cosmicinsane516 There are several cities that are far worse than LA. Several cities are going to be like Detroit and turn into a complete failure. LA is only better because there is still some industry here and enough taxpayers to rob to give to the human rodents.

[@1000percent1000]

This is all amazing, but what truly sells it for me is that you guys are not scared to let people point out flaws. You've deliberately highlighted moments where people voiced their doubts and that is more telling than anything else.

[@beefstickswellington1203]

This is what happens when people are truly trying to solve a problem without letting their ego be the motivator

[@jonatanwestholm]

That Irishman must have said "it's not perfect" at least 12 times 😂

[@rosemarymetallic9741]

@@jonatanwestholmit’s fine though a nice and solid critique and the team took it professionally, swiftly deals with a solution and everyone’s happy!

[@chrisluc7535]

It’s because this isn’t about peoples doubts, feelings or opinions good god… it’s about trying to save the planet we currently inhabit and destroy… wake up even just a little bit 😂

[@redpatcher]

Yeah, feels like it really comes through in the filming too.

[@ThePainkiller3666]

Man, this was absolutely amazing, these guys are seriously underselling an incredible accomplishment. How long have these waterways been carrying trash and nobody done anything about it? This team is doing it, coming up with a solution, learning from it applying fixes to newer generations its just absolutely incredible, thanks Interceptor team.

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

I was in LA back in late 1980's when the drought broke, the huge concrete waterways were flooded, but here is the thing, the surface of the water was hidden by debris of plastics, tons and tons and tons of rubbish. California is a total and utter discrace for using the Pacific Ocean as their dumping ground.

[@cmontes85]

YES, I was in complete smiles with the guys on there. I am with that guy that said he never pushed for it. Seeing it work... it's simply amazing

[@Douken]

YES! I can now throw trash into the water knowing it's completely okay because it will be picked up!

[@galvanizedgnome]

this thing is killing tens of thousands of fish and birds.

[@cmontes85]

@@galvanizedgnome we'll have to look into it if your talking about the machine at work. I'm sure there are other ways to tinker with it to make it safer.

[@videogalore]

This is both amazing progress, although it's also dreadful at the same time to see just how much rubbish is thrown or dropped wherever people choose. Long may this project continue to help those of us that do care about our world.

[@jillcrowe2626]

You and I clean up after ourselves. Many of our neighbors are mentally ill or from a culture where you just toss your trash out the window. Even my distant family members in Arkansas toss their black plastic trash bags out the front kitchen window! It's unbelievable to me, but everyday to them.

[@James-kv6kb]

Americans don't care about the world only their own country.

[@jgriff3218]

You said what was thinking. Every interview is praising this machine but no one is upset about the cause.

[@BobbyDammit]

As a born and raised LA resident, and avid surfer of 20+ years I just want to say thank you so so so much for helping keep our oceans clean

[@MikeMarchlik]

why dont you pay for it then with your surfing competition money?

[@BobbyDammit]

@@MikeMarchlik Surf competition* Do you also say basketballing? Honestly I hope my taxes can , kooks like you probably littering in the first place

[@MikeMarchlik]

Your your taxes are already being stolen by the politicians in California. You better join more surfing competitions and buy one privately

[@BobbyDammit]

Your your? Surfing coemption? Please learn basic grammar before trying to be facetious. Also this is a video about people doing good, and I'm trying to tag onto the positivity. What's your problem mike?

[@measterpool]

I would be cautious about swimming in that water after a heavy rain resulting in street run off. Especially at Toes beach.

[@Bioislife7]

I’ve been going to this beach for over 15 years and I thought we had made great improvements over the years to clean up the creek. But the interceptor 007 is technology that i have followed since it was built in Europe years ago and its working. Let’s keep working together to improve our water ways and our green spaces, as we need the earth more than the earth needs us. Keep up the good work Ocean Cleanup!

[@aaronyeomans5799]

Unfortunately the worlds super powers do not care about a clean world, they care about money.

[@NORTE95407]

Because each city is scandalous in there own way. They're have the same thing just different brand different owner

[@07Hawkeye]

taking it out of the ocean to do what? bury or burn it? one way or the other its still killing the planet, whether its polluting our water, air or soil. taking trash out of the ocean is cool and all but its still simply going somewhere else to pollute something else. there isnt much to be done about that. all the charcoal filters in the world couldnt filter out the amount of pollution all of our dumps make annually by burning trash.

[@xavery7842]

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist religion is response to explain what people don't understand.

[@onelogue]

Well said!!

[@TreyCamp]

I jog by this "trash interceptor" every week and saw myself how much trash it was pickup up. it's phenominal! It also looks really cool at night. You can see it really well from the bridge / strand path.

[@kanesailor]

😍I have been following The Ocean Cleanup organization since I read about the concept in 2012 it is wonderful to see it going strong and expanding to more areas to hopefully reduce the amount of trash in our oceans.

[@janglur]

35,000 lbs removed out of ~7,700,100,100 produced daily. We'd need over 100k of them operating constantly The real answer is reducing pollution in the first place and preventing dumping from even occuring, not trying to mitigate the disaster after the fact with costly, insufficient methods.

[@justinbarron8109]

Watching this transform from Boyan's brainchild at his first Ted talk back in about 2014-2015 into the real growing powerhouse that it is today is honestly extremely remarkable, humbling and has been a sight to see. I was in high-school when I first discovered this initiative and I can only hope to help spread more awareness of the incredible work this group does. Sincerest thanks to all of those involved with this group.

[@Fee.1]

What’s his Instagram

[@HanTheProphet]

I feel exactly the same way and found out about this young savage in highschool as well! Big thanks to the people involved!

[@Praise___YaH]

Guys, Here is Our Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@Fee.1]

@@Praise___YaH I met jesus…he is gay. And he did indeed come again…just not the way you expected.

[@notthesamecc1927]

my thoughts as well. i remember watching the story as a coming soon a few yrs ago.

[@JboEnterprise]

I appreciate the group not just showing the successes but the shortcomings too, gives faith that they are improving the methods

[@spreadkit]

the transparency is admirable

[@brianwood1041]

La is so gross , just devastated earth , for peoples ego enjoyment

[@spikesmth]

It's an absolute shame that this hasn't already been done for decades. The problem has been known, the machine itself is little more than a boom and a conveyor belt, not exactly nano-quantum-computing. Clean Seas needs to do another fundraiser to keep expanding Ocean Cleanup's reach.

[@karinlindblom2934]

I feel that it's more of a shame that people in the so called first world where all get education can't put their trash in a bin insted of throwing it in the nature. This project is very important but if people used their brains it should not be needed in the US.

[@erycktackitt6771]

@@karinlindblom2934 Didn't they find that a lot of the trash is coming from landfills? Yes a lot comes from people, but mother nature can do a lot on her own too. Often our trash gets blown over from winds or storms in the southeast.

[@ttt69420]

You're right. The problem has been known. It's called China and India.

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@erycktackitt6771 then how about stop throwing stuff away, and recycle the whole like most other modern countries does? Not so bright are you...

[@spikesmth]

@@ttt69420 cumulatively, that's not clear at all. US and Europe have been at the pollution game a loooong time.

[@kayreeve.author]

Genius! Catch it at ocean source rather than destination. This needs to be a global initiative. Way to go 👏👏👏

[@6FTEVO]

I want to see 1 or 2 of these on every coastal city river. These machines can make a huge difference!

[@havanalaurenz3992]

I find it so inspiring to see that people are actually taking steps to reduce water pollution. As a person who grew up in South Africa, I remember that before I even entered the ocean, we had to determine whether it was safe to swim or not duo to all the plastic. Knowing that a company made up of talented people working to remove most of the plastic just makes me happy. Thankyou!

[@CyberMachine]

We still have the challenge of removing microplastics now

[@mj6493]

This is encouraging. I remember growing up in Jacksonville, Florida in the 1970s while the city was cleaning up the St. Johns River which flows right through the center of the city. The mayor at the time remarked at some point that he recognized the cleanup progress when from his office he could look out and see the dolphins playing under the bridges that cross the river. He hadn't seen them in years and now they had returned. So good on the Interceptor. Keep going!

[@gaelenhixson2886]

Thank You people so much for all the work you are doing on and with the Interceptor. You mean so much to me. I really wish more people would donate funds to build more of these machines. The beaches are so beautiful. The entire planet is so beautiful and so worth fighting for. We really need to donate the money for more of these and other environmental fixes.

[@jps3b]

I work at Fire station 110 here in Marina Del Rey and I was wondering what the Interceptor 007 was. I saw it a couple of months ago while operating our boat for a rescue. Now I know and I’m so happy that LA County is finally doing something positive.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

At least California is an open minded state and innovative in it's approach.

[@keLetoN]

@@WindTurbineSyndrome exactly, we get a lot of hate from everywhere, but we have quite a few redeeming qualities/initiatives and the Interceptor project is undoubtedly one of them.

[@daisykid3]

I'm so thankful for the work that everyone at Ocean Cleanup is doing. You're really tackling the problem from multiple angles, and it's working!! I hope we see more interceptors rolling out every year.

[@austintenenbaum201]

This is insanely incredible and makes me soooo happy to see. This should be getting more attention than it is! Ocean Cleanup is truly doing the entire world a huge favor! I can't wait to see what else they can do to clean up our oceans for humans and animals!

[@Chase19898]

Also, this is insanely credible... Because they show the good and the bad and don't avoid showing criticism.

[@WorldsOkayestBusDriver]

They could TEACH personal responsibility instead of screaming they are FOR THE ENVIRONMENT…. no trash means no need for it

[@austintenenbaum201]

@@WorldsOkayestBusDriver ok and what about all the trash that’s currently sitting in our oceans….

[@ltipst2962]

​​@@WorldsOkayestBusDriver Stop blaming the little man when plastics was not something we asked for. You small minded git You're just a slave to big business

[@beachworkout6979]

humans did put all the waste in the oceans and elsewhere not the animals .

[@betchaos7383]

Not very often I get to hear of something good coming from LA. This is awesome. Proud of you LA.

[@GrantOberhauser]

We need this on every channel in LA. The amount of trash they carry into the ocean when it rains is insane. Thank you for doing this!

[@bonniechase5599]

A few decades ago when I worked for LA County, we were responding to a hazardous spill in the storm drain. The men had banked up the sand to trap the effluent on the beach before flowing into the ocean. It formed a big lake overnight. The entire surface was coated with white styrofoam coffee cups.

[@ubertante]

I wish I could like this video 100 times! As a person who lives alongside the creek for many years and still lives near the water in the South Bay I’m glad beyond measure that LA County got an Interceptor and I hope we get more for every waterway to the ocean.

[@Davidpirate1]

I noticed that it picks up a lot of grasses and leaves. Would blocking these leaves and grasses from going out to the ocean be an issue for our coastlines and beaches. Legit curious, love the project so far.

[@claypalmer9930]

Idk if it makes any difference to the ecosystem, but It reminded me of picking out the dead plants from my aquarium. It definitely looks cleaner without them

[@ChrisShipway]

As an ecologist this was my question as well; glad to see I wasn't the only one concerned. I am a terrestrial guy myself so I can't speak to the effects of all that detritus in the ocean, but I can definitely tell ya that if there's a food source going into a competitive environment then something is definitely using it. At the end there when they said they removed 35k pounds of trash, I figure maybe half of that was actually vegetative debris (especially by weight, given most of the actual trash looked like bottles, styrofoam, and other light things), so that's a lot of food removed from the downstream ecosystem.

[@weirdjest]

From watching Mark Rober's Team Seas video: They say it gets taken thru a local recycling process, maintained by wtv local govt is partnered with the program. So ideally, if it's in conjunction with conservation efforts, they'd recognize what plant material is native and be able to return it to the ecosystem after processing? Either way, it's someone's responsibility at that point and not the fault of the machine itself.

[@donho3617]

@@weirdjest not sure about the County, but the City has a station that separates the materials. Recycles get recycled, plant material goes to mulch, and the rest goes to landfill. Remember, everything is recyclable, but the cost may be prohibitive to recycle so it will go to the landfill. I would be surprised if the manmade material made up a third of the weight of what the county is stating they took in during this period. I wonder how much less manmade material would end up in the creek if the city and county took care of the homeless situation? I live near this creek of Washington and the homeless live in the creek and the tunnels that feed the creek. The move out when it rains, but leave all their stuff that they collect at night and it all goes down the creek. When the level drops, you will see all the debris, including shopping carts and furniture in the creek from the bike path while riding through Culver City.

[@keLetoN]

@@ChrisShipway great points and thanks for sharing. Seems like the primary trade off is removing that tonnage of actual trash vs. potential oceanlife food source. Hopefully it's something the team can work towards narrowing.

[@chowe9]

I'm so grateful to Boyan and his team for bringing me joy during these trying political and economic times. When it feels like humanity is struggling, Boyan gives us HOPE.

[@Orcaben1]

I'd love to see more videos of the actual conveyors and clean up from the water itself, maybe even a livestream. Would bring A LOT more attention to it all! consistently ;)

[@missymissymiss5192]

Livestream is a great idea!

[@bloodlove93]

there's other footage of these things across the world

[@BlackAdderall]

I would love an interceptor livestream.

[@CinHalCedHerChance]

Even a Twitch channel... get it out there to other platforms.

[@BrianAU01]

Another vote for live streaming from inside. People need to see all the crap being captured by the interceptors.

[@themetalmaiden7462]

This is awesome. I used to work in Long Beach right next to the LA river, and it was terrible to see the amount of trash and other debris that would get washed out to sea every time in rained. This is a simple and effective solution. There is something similar in Baltimore harbor called Mr. Trashwheel and it collects trash from one of the larger rivers that empties into the harbor and cuts down on the trash that gets into the Chesapeake Bay. I hope this catches on in a lot more places.

[@kneau]

I like the sound of "Mr. Trashwheel." Reminds me of Japan's regional mascots. Maybe there's something to be said for encouraging a community to personify, even name, their Interceptor.

[@shasmi93]

Funny, you bring that up because ocean clean up stole their idea from Mr. trash well and there’s a lawsuit going on about it. I’ve been supporting ocean clean up since day one and it’s sad that humans have to open lawsuits up about anything that helps the planet. Whether they stole the idea or not, they’re implementing it and that’s all I care about. But funny you brought it up.

[@GUIDESPERSPECTIVE]

Incredible, this team and everyone behind it should be very proud of their contribution. There is hope.

[@CLAYMEISTER]

This is so phenomenal! I've been following these Interceptor videos for quite a while now. We need Interceptor numbers by the hundreds... no, by the thousands!! We need big screen videos playing in public places all over our country and the world showing us the impact of our consumption on our precious resources. God bless the founder of this concept... a young guy whose name i can't remember (or prounounce)... and all those on his Interceptor teams.

[@pattic.2975]

Great video, Dan! We missed you as you were taking the garbage to be off loaded, I wanted see to see where it goes, thanks for that. So great to hear how excited the residents are. So glad to see the 007 in action after the first storm, how much it collected. I'm so glad to hear the residents are pleased with the first captured results. Me, I have ALL the confidence in Boyan, after all he's proven the concept over and over. Can't wait to see after the next storm. We go visit 007 whenever we're in the area, but will make special trips during storms, maybe this week! SO, so, so excited we have 007 and that she's already made an impact. So proud of the WHOLE team at Ocean Cleanup. You all have and ARE making such a difference in this world. I'll do my small part, you all keep doing what you do. THANKS!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@TropicalOceanCleanup]

Your so lucky you can visit and watch what they never show, please take video of large debris, trees ect and how it is dealt with at conveyor. And follow where is all goes and what is done with it all...show it being weighed, am sure debris and all. 35,000lbs 80% of that debris? Would love to see 007 in operation when this is full tilt rapids during heavy rains...I only see calm day videos...waaaa

[@chiemseedev]

Burn the waste and generate enegry...

[@TropicalOceanCleanup]

@@chiemseedev Great Idea, too bad Governments will not pay the millions needed for that. They spend more than that on elections.

[@DanaOredson]

Ocean Cleanup is doing such good work. There should be something like this at every river mouth.

[@russellevans2446]

That'd be great, but how would you get goods upriver from ocean-going vessels?

[@DanaOredson]

@@russellevans2446 Maybe have multiple, staggered? I'm not sure, just a thought.

[@Seekah_]

@@russellevans2446 I think the cost would be well worth it in the long run

[@naefaren3515]

@@russellevans2446 It seems like a good majority of the waste that fell downstream came when it rained, so I see it as not being too big of a deal to dismantle for a while to let traffic come and go, like a door. Just close it behind you!

[@pedropig]

Alternatively people could just stop throwing their litter about

[@mdforbes500]

I hope we can get similar solutions here in Washington, DC for the Potomac. It would help the Chesapeake Bay watershed region, and be highly visable to policymakers in the US.

[@colinf2316]

It's crazy they haven't yet when Baltimore has four that patrol the inner harbor.

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

While the basic principle seems sound, and the implementation looks reasonable ... for a proof of concept or demo, it's really overly complicated for a permanent solution. Why put it on a boat? Build a stub wall out into the creek on one side to avoid needing to seal with an irregular surface. Then run a single fence diagonally across to a land based facility on the other bank. That would make powering, maintenance and operations cheaper. If the mechanicals are on solid ground, they could even load directly into either dump trucks or 40 yard dumpsters. Going forward, anywhere you see something like this (as opposed to a simplified and less eye catching version) you can assume the goal is at least as much *to be seen working* as to actually get work done.

[@wmeuse2375]

@@benjaminshropshire2900 the answer to the question of why not put it on land is that is a million dollar minimum piece of real estate.

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

@@wmeuse2375 the video makes it look like it would be on public land for that site. Other places could use eminent domain (the footprint wouldn't be very big, and you would have a lot of flexibility about *exactly* where you put it). NIMBY issues might be more of a problem, but if you put it in a low concrete box you could add guard rails, call it an observation platform and people might even forget it's there.

[@wmeuse2375]

@@benjaminshropshire2900 So, a legal battle that would add property tax, on top of a technical challenge. Also then trucks would have to be used to move captured wastes, which I am sure people would not forget about even with a observation platform.

[@crowlsyong]

7:44 this is awesome- this guy makes a critique and the editor shows a shot of the failure mode. These Ocean Cleanup folks aren't trying to deceive people, they are working toward a goal and learning and showing the mistakes as well as the success. Absolutely love it.

[@reneemorgan9320]

I don't know why but this has me emotional. It is just so cool to see the trash that is being stopped from going into the ocean. Thank you for what you do. I live in the midwest and no where close to the ocean or a beach but I am still so thankful for what you guys are doing. ♥

[@DennisMoore664]

You got emotional because you're a good person with empathy. Hi there!

[@Space_Investing]

Having an optical sorter of vegetation vs plastics would be great to be able to keep these running. You'd have a few less trash bin changes to make if you weren't throwing away alot of branches. I love this and can't wait to see what's next.

[@The4lexO]

I believe all of this trash will end into landfill instead of oceanfill because there is no recycling facility that will take this shitty unsortable trash

[@ShaudaySmith]

i was wondering the same thing throughout the video. I know certain wildlife depends on natural organic refuse in river washes to help feed it's coastal systems. But i wonder how feasible that is. I guess more understanding about how impeding natural material washouts impact local wildlife is needed. If it's minimal, it doesn't make sense to sort on location to make sure all the grasses and sticks get out. The organic material can be forwarded for composting and fertilizer from the inland sorting centers.

[@TropicalOceanCleanup]

The ocean floor relies on that natural debris for nutrients as it has since beginning of time. I wonder what the long term consequences will be. 80% debris 20% trash I am guessing?

[@rosslefave5877]

Firewood is pricey

[@freudsigmund72]

what's next? my guess: 008

[@jipes]

The foolish dream of a 16 years old Boyan Slat just became reality and showing the non believers that if we connect together there's a chance to get things better ! All my thanks to the whole crew

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

This looks like it based more on projects like Baltimore's trash wheel than Slat's original concept, so credit to John Kellet too.

[@geoffersmaher]

@@NuncNuncNuncNunc it's literally his invention he founded ocean cleanup

[@wheelsee]

@@geoffersmaher No it's a copy of Baltimore's Trash Wheel...not his invention.

[@susanajaz4107]

Wow! I did not know all this was going on. So exciting to see! Heartwarming and encouraging for the future!

[@ToGoMania19]

Hoping this visibility helps more and more people be aware of their disposal of trash, and , ideally, prevent these quantities of plastic from entering the waterways at all.

[@sockoblocko]

Sounds great, but the people making the litter are not going to change their habits from seeing this since they are homeless drug addicts that don't give 2 F's about it.

[@DonToke808]

How did it take us this long to figure this out? We need this on every populated outlet.

[@PTdoubleOT]

Sadly it didn't take us this long to figure it out, it took this long for the right people to give a sh*t.

[@kasperk679]

Bring this to India……

[@JuergenHoppe1]

We need to stop the pollution. Everything else is just working on the symptoms.

[@candlemanFX]

Entertainment is a distraction

[@pudanielson1]

NIMBY and "Waste of taxpayer dollars" mindset

[@marycosta9731]

Thank you for caring about our oceans... someone has to care.. Hopefully people will see this and we can do this for our communities and streets...

[@ExplorewithEmily]

I appreciate that they also put neighbours in this video who are honest about their opinion and the situation instead of only 100% positive unrealistic talks, it’s really amazing what you guys are doing 💙

[@glenchapman3899]

And credit to those neighbors for saying "hey this is changing my mind"

[@tammygunther653]

I’m so thrilled this program is in place finally! After working on trash pickups along Ballona Creek, I know what we did was just a drop in the bucket. This system will actually make a huge difference! So very thankful for everyone who worked to get this going!

[@dakaodo]

Yes! I've seen post-event summaries for hundreds of people working 2-4 days, and only collecting amounts of trash approximately equal to the Interceptor after one rainfall. The efficiency and cost-effectiveness in manpower is huge.

[@jeroenkooman7328]

Share and like among your friends!!! Awesome to see this, following Boyan and his work since the beginning, they should get more money from around the world! Keep it up TOC! We love you!

[@TK-ew2cx]

Love the concept - couple of questions: 1) what is happening to the captured waste where is it going 2) what happens to the plant parts of it which seem to be a quite big portion and the sea animals would feed off? Any chase to get a follow up documentary covering this topics and more to have an end-to-end full picture view?

[@clb2c4e26]

I also would like to know what the solution for this will be. I expect that oceans do need the organic outflow that comes from rivers, and there will need to be some way to sort between it and the plastic and other human waste and let the organic outflow carry on out into the ocean.

[@ericmorrissette2253]

Ive been wondering the exact same thing. This is not solving anything from what I can see

[@MyOwnGanja]

Well i can answer the first question; they told it in the video. It goes to be made to re-usable plastic pellets, and they even promoted it by selling sunglasses made from the ocean plastic. But the question 2, i was wondering also, that i dont know.

[@Xavvie]

Same question here! Incredible work so far, but also would like to know what the impact is of also taking out plant-matter, and if there are any plans of attempting to separate it. It probably won't be possible due to micro-plastics contaminating it all, but very curious to hear their statement on this. In the end; what's best is that it puts into view the impact of people littering, and if that doesn't stop then we'll never have a healthy ecosystem. Hope it puts awareness into some folk and companies.

[@LotusDreaming]

Oh! I know the answer for part two, it was something I did a project on in college! Removing the plant matter from the mouths of rivers entering seas actually helps the ecology, because the plants rotting take up oxygen lowering the dissolved oxygen for fish and increasing nutrients for damaging algae blooms. So the nutrient is good but the concentration is bad, so removing the organic material won’t harm the ecosystem at all.

[@farxx5628]

Huge respect for everyone involved in this! I can't help it but say that fallen trees, branches and twigs are all part of the ecosystem as they come down to the beach they are food and shelter for small fish and Crustaceans even birds. Sorting the rubbish on site and releasing the rest is a hard thing, but I hope you guys figure out the solution. Thank You!

[@bookwormbandit2689]

yes, i similarly commented above…carbon inputs are essential to drive the littoral and marine ecosystems…this is really not a solution…prevention and prior capture and enforcement of existing laws can actually make a bigger difference… you can see the vast majority of the ‘trash’ is biomass…that would have been the baseline of the estuary foodweb

[@f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis]

they delete comments pointing this out too this "company" is suss AF

[@kw9158]

They don't have these interceptors there permanently. They're being used during crisis points, such as major rainstorms, and in the grand scheme of things, having just some days or weeks each year where the fallen branches/twigs aren't going out, is not a problem at all.

[@timrechter866]

@@kw9158 But you have the most of branches/twigs coming down the river exactly during these major rainstorms. So your point is not really valid.

[@AntithesisDCLXVI]

yeah, I loved seeing all that trash being collected, but I hated seeing all that biomatter being tossed into a trash heap. Despite that, considering how harmful our trash is to ocean creatures, I still think this is a net positive. Hopefully this gets widespread adoption and we work to improve the process from there.

[@chie.tamada]

This is incredible. I run and cycle along Ballona Creek daily and know how congested that channel can get during rainy days. The last few months I noticed how much cleaner it's been and I'm so happy that it's because of this Inceptor and the amazing team behind it. Congratulations and thank you.

[@nicks816]

Its inspiring to see solutions like this finally being implemented but its sorely needed in so many other places.

[@Amradye]

It’s so inspiring to see real change happening. Hopefully we keep going and get to bigger and better ways too 😊

[@janglur]

35,000 lbs removed out of ~7,700,100,100 produced daily. We'd need over 100k of them operating constantly

[@e.n.9052]

I am so happy that you guys are doing this! Every piece of plastic less in the ozean is potentially saving a life within it. Thank you!

[@Matrxmonky]

I literally work a block away from these guys and had no idea I was working away in the rain whilst they were covering the creek! Keep up the good work, guys!

[@emannxx]

Been following the work of The Ocean Cleanup for a while now, and seeing this... i don't know man, it makes me hopeful about the future. Just wish there was more attention and support for the incredible work these guys are doing.

[@wheelsee]

See Mr. Trash Wheel...they've already deployed 4 of them over the last 8 years in Baltimore

[@Poorexampeofhuman]

It's a beautifully elegant solution, it seems like a simple principle. Seeing that stuff pulled up like that makes me feel like hope isn't lost for the children. If we clean up our mess now they won't have to

[@lindanicholes4753]

As someone who participates in ocean and beach cleanups, I know just how serious ocean plastic waste is!

[@lordfrostdraken]

Styrofoam is the worst. I hate it so much. Its the #1 thing we have to clean off the beaches and sloughs here in Oregon

[@LigerLt]

No, you do not. What you "see" is just the tip of an iceberg. It's what you dont see that's the real harmful stuff.. Chemicals, micro plastics and so on.. Removing what we can see is just a first step in the right way from a verry long and trecherous road. But at least we've started to crawl it. Now we need to learn how to walk and then run. This is just a first step in the right direction. And it's not by climate activists - Figures It's by technology from smart people solving a problem - Who knew? Right? It's not like the rest of our problems are solved by smart people? (yes it is) :P

[@abae693]

I’d like to start cleanup efforts with Linda’s bush…

[@MoritzFischer]

The concept and design so genius and just looking at it makes it crystal clear why this is so effective! I follow Ocean Cleanup for year and it is so amazing to see how far they come and how much impact they have made! Thank you! 🥰

[@winterwatson6811]

the concept is fantastic but it isn’t theirs-it was first implemented fifteen years ago by john kellett in baltimore

[@Q-BOT]

Daaaaaaang!! You guy's are cleanin' it!! I am proud to support The Ocean Cleanup. So much love and gratitude for what you've done and what you're going to do!

[@phaleen]

Thank you for all you do, day after day.

[@mike51r]

I am not sure there is an easy solution, but I think one of the biggest problems they are going to face is how to separate proper trash from natural storm debris. This would allow the machine to run a lot longer. I'm sure the engineers are working on it.

[@pheasant1361]

I've been thinking the same thing, a big chunk of what they filter out is natural debris, it'd be cool to see those tubs look like a typical city dumpster instead of a dumpster on a landscaping project.

[@TonyL-gw4qx]

People are just pigs for dumping all that trash! People should have to live in trash for a week then maybe they wouldn’t litter anymore!

[@mike51r]

@@TonyL-gw4qx That is a very narrow minded view sir....people live in trash all across the world, think 3rd world countries. You called them pigs. They don't have a solution to the trash collection problem...so they are pigs. nice one dude.

[@TonyL-gw4qx]

@@mike51r that trash was where? Yep they are lazy pigs dumping there trash everywhere! Being lazy is going to cost everyone it will eventually kill off all of the sea life. If you are ok with people dumping trash and watching it run into our oceans, then you must be happy living in shite as well.

[@FurnitureFan]

​@@TonyL-gw4qx I know several people who used to picnic with plastic plates that just blew away. Now they use earthenware plates that don't move in a breeze. They're carrying them in their cars so the weight isn't an issue. People can change & act more intelligently.

[@maggiemcdougal8223]

I've been following the Ocean Cleanup for years now. It's wonderful to see how well they have progressed. I was worried at first. I loved the idea, but wasn't sure if there would be money for it....

[@KwikSC]

You can tell how many investors are coming onboard, with how many units they're deploying and how fast they keep updating Jenny. Its getting faster and faster.

[@kgal1298]

The thing is they'll support this before they support changing single use consumer products so this is going to win, but long term there needs to be market changes to reduce the trash going into the oceans and into landfills. We're quite literally getting trash we send overseas back to us, as we should. Hopefully, we can also improve recycling in the future so it's not so expensive to do which is really the main issue with it is it's just not practical for today's economic climate.

[@guntertomsen6721]

This is a wonderful thing happening. I would love to see more and more of this on ALL our waterways. Thank you to All who are involved!!!!!

[@christaq3528]

This is my home jetty in Marina Del Rey. Thank you for helping to cleanup not just in my backyard, but our planet. Love what you do. I’ve seen the interceptor in person and I was so stoked ❤

[@coryholliday7570]

This is really incredible. I live nearly 1000 miles inland and wish we had these throughout our eastern rivers to filter out the large bits of litter. I’m hoping future iterations could seek ways to sort some of the natural materials that feed life in our waters. Microorganisms and macro invertebrates likely depend on some of that natural debris to kick off ecology in those systems.

[@id10t98]

Something similar to a floating fish processor is what would be needed, complete with an assembly line of workers pulling inorganic material out of the waste stream.

[@LoveTheLand]

This is awesome. I’m a huge fan of the team from Rotterdam, Netherlands who are spearheading the effort to clean up the oceans... We in the US need to take the cue from them and get onboard with the effort! There ought to be one of these at every river mouth dumping our trash into the oceans.... not just one in LA, though it’s a great place to start. Notice how many of the folk in this video are talking about how their beach is cleaner..... but no mention of the ocean being cleaner? It’s understandable but shows our cultural overall short sightedness. Out of sight out of mind. Thank you Boyan Slat and Rotterdam, Netherlands for showing the way! 👍❤❤ ❤

[@seeksustainablejapan]

Absolutely amazing to see the heartfelt responses of locals seeing this interceptor at work!!

[@nkiehnle]

How can we get you to come to Mexico? This company should be hired by EVERY government in the WORLD!!! Congratulations guys! amazing job as always! huge HUGE fran from Mexico.

[@guybartlett9587]

I've cleaned miles of beaches here in northern Guerrero ,one hand one bag

[@thefirstbushman]

And you'll agree the stuff you've picked is a fraction of the stuff that comes out of these rivers and this will get 90% of it!

[@winterwatson6811]

the idea came from and was first implemented by john kellett in baltimore. this company just followed his example. your local city doesn’t need to hire this company, they can just follow kellett’s plan themselves

[@cyberryderfx7577]

the government would have to admit that they did not pass strict enough environmental laws....

[@jon3113]

I think the image of the sludge and debris is just as powerful as the Interceptor itself. When people realize just how much impact that soda bottle or granola wrapper they threw out the car is, well that is very important. No one sees this in action and just shrugs their shoulders, it brings awareness.

[@brushstroke3733]

I wish we could brand those people with the word "litterbug" on their cheeks.

[@ttt69420]

Literally who does this except poor people and immigrants. No one. Maybe teenagers for a brief period of their rebellious stage. They aren't picking up trash from Whole Foods, buddy.

[@gergc4871]

I really doubt most people litter. I think almost all of it is accidental. Some jogger sets his granola bar wrapper down for a second and a gust of wind blows it away. In California anyway.

[@philonetic321]

You might care. They don't care. Self-absorbed consumers. It doesn't come from the majority, but I don't see them picking up that bottle or chip bag from the side of the road.

[@j377yb33n]

@@ttt69420 damn, shaming the working class and immigrants for a society wide problem.

[@ltellis63]

This is wonderful! I live in the community that is being served by this interceptor. My hope is that it shows people not only what can be done to help clean the waterways and protect the oceans, but that it also inspires people to be more mindful of their own part in protecting our environment and to make whatever changes they can to their day-to-day lives. Huge thanks to everyone who is helping to make this project and its siblings successful.

[@winterwatson6811]

it’s very cool but baltimore showed la and the world. their first mr trashwheel opened in 2008!

[@AiKong]

Thanks!

[@shaunkukla1846]

These cleanups are absolutely amazing! One things are clean and people realize the beauty, hopefully they'll stay that way.

[@janglur]

35,000 lbs removed out of ~7,700,100,100 produced daily. We'd need over 100k of them operating constantly The real answer is reducing pollution in the first place and preventing dumping from even occuring, not trying to mitigate the disaster after the fact with costly, insufficient methods.

[@prodbytarantino]

I’m just as happy as John fr 😭It must be amazing living right there and seeing so much progress done in your own community.

[@thirstly]

This is great but I think it’s important to remember that the best way to tackle a problem almost always comes down to approaching the source. Capturing this waste before it hits the ground/waterways is still the main priority. This is a band-aid on a gaping wound

[@pedropig]

Yes, in many ways it’s just absolving people from disposing of their rubbish responsibly. If that was the case, the device and the resources used to make/service/operate it, would not have to be used.

[@Yoduh-on4lv]

The solution would be to ban plastics completely. Tell corporations to use wood metal and glass for everything. Stuff that will ACTUALLY degrade and return to the earth. Bring back glass bottles

[@-0-__-0-]

It would require each and everyone's cooperation. Looking at how society currently is, it's quite challenging to achieve especially that we've been trying to do this for years now through schools, campaigns, news, advertisment and etc. Since that is the case, they shifted to a more reasonable and effective alternative like Ocean Cleanup, invention of fast decomposing materials like styrofoams made from mushrooms or plastics made from algae. Although it's tough, Im sure we'll get there.

[@Tyiriel]

That's very difficult. Main reason why trash reaches waterways is rainfall which sweeps loose laying trash onto lower surfaces which quite often turns out to either be or lead to a bigger waterway. Basically: Something dropped/blown away in the wind > Rain hides it in dirt covering or in sewers or simply in a ditch > More rain sweeps it further downwards until it either clogs someplace awaiting a massive rainfall or simply reaches a big enough body of water to end its journey.

[@Walker9087]

Ya but there are to many ass holes on earth that don’t care so that will never happen

[@grayle2718]

How does the team account for the biological material in the waste that gets caught? A lot of what you catch seems to be dead reeds, leaves, that sort of thing. Is that included in the trash number, and is any sorting done to separate that out from the rest of the trash before disposal?

[@michieldame701]

Put your query to LA Public Works. The Ocean Cleanup provides the hardware and maintenance, the day to day running and trash removal/ processing is done by the local team/ municipality.

[@markae0]

@@TropicalOceanCleanup The whale was brought to Robbie’s Marina on Stock Island, where state and federal biologists conducted a necropsy. According to an FWC spokesperson, the whale “had a mass of intertwined line, net pieces and a plastic bag-type material in its stomach. This debris likely did not allow the whale to eat properly, leading to its emaciated condition and stranding.” Louis Aguirre, Anchor/Reporter Published: May 18, 2022

[@TropicalOceanCleanup]

@@michieldame701 Yes I was surprised to see LA have a dedicated team for this type of work with shirts saying so.

[@MayuriK_it]

This is truly awesome! You are having a tangible impact on the environment!

[@dobie2times]

I really enjoyed the video, well done. As a 76 year old fella that spent most of my life near salt water I am impressed with the clean up! I would have liked a cubic volume measurement as well for an easier more concise picture of your work. Great work you deserve to be proud of your time and money invested

[@heidilove9643]

We have 2 in Malaysia 🇲🇾. Well done California ❤ Big company should sponsor more for every country.

[@SouthernHerdsman]

No sponsorship is needed. Organic deposites can be made into renewable coal like charcoal.

[@hanster.gun.3438]

Government should pay for it if they care about fishing expecially

[@shawnbay2211]

⁠@@hanster.gun.3438 government should make monopolies pay for it with their excess money going to one person.

[@chadntm8189]

pretty sure they have more than 2

[@SamueleNocentini]

This is such a fantastic initiative; so glad to see small steps in the right direction. I really hope people start to open their eyes and give nature the respect it deserves.

[@razkrog5151]

Absolutely amazing. Makes me proud to live in LA County. Bravo, guys. Going to go see the Interceptor for myself tomorrow

[@OogleyBeast.]

I am so happy to see such progress and the I007 doing a great job. I wish we could have these in so many more locations.

[@PlainOldMug]

Great stuff! Lovely documentary to show the real difference you guys can make! To visually see the amount of trash the Interceptor is collecting is incredible, and this is just ONE!

[@geogeek1758]

I can't believe there are actually some people against this. You are doing great work.

[@botanrice8340]

This is my first time hearing of this. What is the opposition about?

[@emmakane6848]

Some people are worried about how the machinery could affect plant/fish/animal life. If there was governmental opposition I imagine it would come down to the cost.

[@janglur]

35,000 lbs removed out of ~7,700,100,100 produced daily. We'd need over 100k of them operating constantly The real answer is reducing pollution in the first place and preventing dumping from even occuring, not trying to mitigate the disaster after the fact with costly, insufficient methods.

[@TBolt1]

This is so awesome. Please put these in every harbor along the coast! Great job! 👍

[@janglur]

35,000 lbs removed out of ~7,700,100,100 produced daily. We'd need over 100k of them operating constantly The real answer is reducing pollution in the first place and preventing dumping from even occuring, not trying to mitigate the disaster after the fact with costly, insufficient methods.

[@cjramseyer]

This is absolutely awe inspiring. Everyone involved did a great job. I appreciate that this was shared. I am hopeful, that this gets attention, and gets other places to get this same thing installed. Over time this will improve too.

[@williamtymrak9746]

my only question would be: seeing all of the organic waste mixed into the trash, I wonder what effect the lack of organic matter would have on the beaches over time? Are there creatures on the beaches that use the organic wastes? Otherwise, so happy to see this development!

[@andrewcotman5698]

had a similar thought but you'd think the OVERALL impact of removing this trash would have a greater net positive than, a mix of organic matter and rubbish would moving through.

[@kennichdendenn]

Generally, thanks to fertilizer overusage, we already have way too much organic matter in the rivers anyways.

[@mpagkosnikolaos8519]

I wander what is the percentage of organic matter and what is the plastic. How can be used as biomass? Where it ends up? Does it go to a landfill eventually? Does it processed to make compost?

[@kennichdendenn]

Additionally: if its still too much that we extract, maybe we can just use an equivalent amount of the organic waste that many places already collect seperately and dump it right in.

[@GaleradoGun]

@@kennichdendenn that an intresting point. How you make sure the similar mix of organic matter through in?

[@ckextreme]

Has the impact of removing organic waste, such as tree branches and silt, been examined in terms of its impact on erosion? Can the organic waste be returned to the waterway if needed? Keep up the great work on this awesome project!

[@oevr37]

I was thinking the same thing, it must have impact on at least a few species, probably some micro organisms, maybe some species of seaweed. But in the end it is a lot better to filter it all out than to keep on polluting the oceans.

[@ajjdgj6tmgedvnmtmek]

As for erosion, the Santa Monica bay is ideal seagrass habitat, while the natural seagrasses have largely been choked out by debris. Seagrass does a lot better at stabilizing sand beds than rotting organic matter, and by cleaning up the outflows into the bay there's opportunity to really bring back the seagrass meadows that should be there. UCLA is currently working on a large project to monitor existing seagrass in the bay and reintroduce seagrass to areas where it had been forced out.

[@skaie.]

I was also concerned about organic waste and silt (as we now know just how damaging Dams are so) I looked into their boom technology. As per their website, it's a floating boom that doesn't extend very far beneath the surface. This means medium to heavy silt as well as submersible matter can still flow freely not to mention wildlife should there be any. This means that the interceptors effectively only filter out the floating organic matter which could still be impactful but not as detrimental as floating manmade trash would be I suppose. Studies can be done in the future but this solution's benefits far outweigh the known risks for now and still happy it's being implemented.

[@johnphillips8088]

Amazing amount of sea grasses

[@calnick0]

@@ajjdgj6tmgedvnmtmek I would assume that the floating organic matter ends up as nutrients for some other organisms. There could be some downstream impacts(no pun intended)

[@RiggingDoctor]

That is amazing! I’m so glad you have these setup in key places.

[@rebecculousrk]

I’ve been dreaming of systems like this for years! Why isn’t this being implemented everywhere!?! I’m so excited for your program, I would really like to see it being used widely. Thank you!

[@TheRedStateBlue]

If i had any kind of engineering background i'd really want to work for the ocean cleanup. love everything you're doing. keep it up!

[@SHeltFC]

This is incredibly inspiring. Hopefully soon it will be normal to see these or other similar things all over the place

[@austJW]

Fantastic job and so glad to see the ~~>> Massive Community Support!

[@felixmussik7203]

What happens to the organic matter in the collected waste? I mean I assume some leaves and branches or aquatic plants should not be considered waste as such and may play a role further down the line.

[@vanceman99]

YAY! As a local in this area for more than 20 years and a frequent swimmer in the ocean, I have always wanted to see a better effort in controlling the trash coming down Ballona creek. I had been out of town a while and came home to see this rig anchored in the creek and wondered how well it would perform. I saw it a few days later full of garbage in the bins and happy to see it doing its job...all on Solar Power! Great work, Ocean Cleanup and LA!!

[@ImJustAfunBBQ_r]

The only thing I'm curious to is what is the organic matter weight to trash. It is so awesome to see the water ways being cleaned up. This project is amazing.!! keep up the good work...

[@JonTom66]

Hope for the future! Would be interested to see how they separate the plastic from the organic material that's in there.

[@areyouarobotz]

Used to walk along that area for years and always thought they needed something like this technology. Thank you for finally doing it