The 20-Year-Old With a Plan to Rid the Sea of Plastic

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Boyan Slat's story is not quite that of a 20-year-old Wunderkind who magically found a potential fix to a longstanding problem. It's perhaps more accurately described as a combination of personal dedication and trial and error. When going through his old prototypes for a technology that would passively scrub oceans of plastic, he's almost embarrassed of his early concepts.
"But that's what science is really," Slat said. "It's a work in progress."
The crowdfunding campaign behind Slat's Ocean Cleanup Project was announced with strong bidding, no matter: "With two million dollars we can make a theoretical concept come true." With just two days left in his campaign, Slat successfully collected the funding for his project, bringing him one step closer to realizing a vision of plastic-free oceans.
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[@carelli05]

This video It is not only about a good or bad idea, if it will work or not, it also about a 20 year old guy trying his best to do a change, just keep it in mind.

[@noorshamantajahan2214]

carelli05 i completely agree

[@METALFREAK03]

Good ideas will come eventually. He hasn't got there yet, but keep trying. (portip: try solving the source of the problem not the consequence)

[@larslover3408]

Amen to that. We all need to use our creative mind to come up with a solution to deal with the plastic menace

[@pcaetano7527]

i had a idea of a fleet of modified Kelp harvesters, skimming 8 feet below and bringing all it can grab up and out of the water, but this idea from 15 years ago, didn't get any one interested or funding, but it's good to see the 'Solar-Powered Water Wheel Cleans Baltimore Harbor ' actually working and cleaning the water.

[@comediccommentator4663]

@Frank Spencer Easier said than done, buddy. What would you do to solve the source of the problem and not the consequences? Like they say “be the change you want to see in the world” ... So, are you willing to stop using petroleum based products then? No more car, no more gasoline, no more petroleum based platics.. You wouldn’t be able to comment on this video without being a hypocrite.. You’d be living like our prehistoric ancestors did... So again, let’s try solving the source of the problem.. How? One way would be by limiting and controlling means of production and consumerism of petroleum based products, which would be enforced by dictators. would you like to be dictated? The only other option I could think of would be making plastics bio degradable and not petroleum based, but so far every other potential replacement for our modern plastics are far to expensive. That case of water bottles for $1.50-3.00 would be more like $11.00... fuck that i aint paying $11 for a case of water bottles, or have to pay an extra 70% to buy a car with biodegradable plastics i’ll need to replace in 5 years anyways... get it bro?

[@ValorousDefined]

Would love to drop everything im doing and work for this guy, anyone else?

[@Tinymosh]

You're not alone :)

[@Niyet22]

ValorousDefined if you've something to contribute, why not?

[@yazmut]

you're all talk

[@joshschnaithman]

Why is it that, even when someone has something good to say or talk about on KZbin ... All people can deliver in return is bullshit ? Hardly anyone has anything good or constructive to say anymore , especially here. It's so depressing to read comments here. Does everyone here really think there so tough and clever ? Haha gimme a break people. Grow up and quit being a Buncha Dicks. I am sure I'll get nothing but shithead responses for this post, from a bunch of dickless trolls with nothing better to do, amiright ??

[@joshschnaithman]

s. bae so says the person who calls themselves "s. bae" your name alone shows me the lvel of your intelligence, or lack of rather.

[@UFBMusic]

I think that if you're the guy who cleaned up the ocean, you could probably skip university...

[@monikalantos7493]

This young guy should teach at university.

[@METALFREAK03]

I thought this was a joke lol. "skip" university, a skip is used to store the rubbish...oh never mind.

[@regan2010]

Forget that he should be given his own office in his government, and access to money to see all the things he's thinking of, become reality for our grandkids' future.

[@n.kastner6629]

He get university diploma, he is genius

[@Motherboard]

With just two days left in his campaign, Slat successfully collected the funding for his project, bringing him one step closer to realizing a vision of plastic-free oceans.

[@spidey.6843]

Ridiculous.

[@martinaraiza4302]

Kim

[@spidey.6843]

This is a disgrace there is nothing good about only one kid trying to fix a problem that everyone grown up should take seriously.

[@y2kmadd]

Spidey. It's not that people don't take it seriously, it's that all the ideas so far have been prohibitively expensive or made too small of an impact. Hopefully his ideas are what we've all been waiting for.

[@spidey.6843]

Taking seriously means stopping immediately and going back to normal civilised life again.

[@sahayeda5220]

rich people. get on this. now.

[@zachsmith1179]

+Ethan Booysen I hope that's sarcasm. Intelligent and compassionate people are usually the driving force behind good in world. Rich people are usually greedy sociopaths that have stepped on a lot of people and caused a lot of conflict

[@consideringorthodoxy5495]

Zach Smith Rich people don't become rich by stepping on other people unless the government gets evolved in their work, rich people benefit other people, otherwise the people would stop buying their stuff and they wouldn't be rich. think before you speak.

[@marksmod]

TheRealConservative then dance, little sheep

[@gbravy]

The responsibility is all of ours. The project was crowdfunded.

[@iamURHO]

No it should be the rich, the middle class, and the poor. Everyone has a contribution.

[@dertythegrower]

Respectable guy, very honorable and such a leader for his age. He is going to be a rich man with an awesome life in the future.

[@GodsMinion7]

Very true

[@GodsMinion7]

I wish this man all the best in the world. Good life in physical life,mental, spiritual and his ideas 💡

[@maff5269]

Change industry first, then clean up. Otherwise nothing will change and we'll keep chasing our tail. Brave guy though. Keep up the good work.

[@fredflintstone2234]

But we've created a massive problem that needs to be addressed NOW.

[@LorenzoRM85]

ok so if industry doesn't change because of business, let's just sit and do nothing and wait for our wonderful governments. They really care about people.

[@eschwarz1003]

Yes you are correct, but that is yet another HUGE problem to handle along with bad public polluting habits; this is an important MAJOR part though of the overall problem.

[@OnePercentPerfectionist]

I agree. A double-edged approach is definitely needed. We may be creating at least two times as much plastic as this great idea can clean up. And the full capacity of this isn't realized yet. Not to talk about all the other water bodies just getting loaded with more and more plastic.

[@SevenEllen]

@@fredflintstone2234 I agree. If we wait for the industries, we'll be waiting FOREVER. In fact, we've already waited for them, they've not done enough. We have to step in.

[@FearlessP4P1]

Much respect to this young man. I admire greatly people like him

[@mogieerd2755]

GREAT WORK... If this system gets installed at the RIVERS END which are go to the ocean, some amount of plastic garbages can be collected BEFORE they go the ocean, I think.

[@mogieerd2755]

Please consider about easy removability and reinstalling

[@user-vo8ss2bm3p]

There are just too much rivers it seems. And rivers aren't only source. So it might be still more feasible to use some ocean currents where really huge flows are concentrated.

[@jacob8949]

Yes, but then you need thousands of separate systems, as opposed to one. Also, that does nothing for the plastic already in the ocean

[@roar91328]

you have no idea how garbage disposal works do you?

[@HighLow_Milo]

I think it could possibly be a good idea for large rivers because you have a current so you could still collect passively

[@firebird95driver]

Been reducing my plastic footprint, especially when buying food (just buy raw, no bag ;-) ). Hopefully the fungi/hemp movement will also help.

[@umishiori]

firebird95driver kudos to you!! The word definitely needs more people like you

[@thelissoway6758]

We need these people to clean the oceans but yes it needs to begin with the consumers. Use reusable instead of disposable in as many cases as possible

[@ei6728]

Sorry but I don’t believe you. Nowadays you just can’t buy essential food products without plastic wrapping even if you wanted. My opinion is the law should change and reduce/ban wrappings

[@HeatedFilms]

Problem isn't using plastic. The problem is responsible disposal of plastic. Just put your trash in a large plastic bag and tie it up. Then dump it in a landfill. Usually wind isn't strong enough to blow it into rivers so problem solved. Now you just need to convince Asia.

[@wolfblood5500]

He is amazing. Thanks God for him!! They should be a movie about that project, so that more people could be conscious.

[@ivano_liyanage]

Another unsung Inspirational Personality who doesn't get the deserved publicity for his Courage and Effort. Would love to work for you someday Mr. Boyan Slat. Stay Blessed

[@badkidbland1525]

I 100% respect this guy makes me realise how fucking lazy I am!

[@anjeru_]

Big respect!

[@blue_cameron]

Mark Angelo Gozon Much*

[@shantyman161]

And five years later this guy not only is cleaning the oceans, but now is beginning to clean the most polluted rivers. What a great guy.

[@safiaamourvous]

I am involved in a beach clean up project in India. We are a team of about 50 people and we go to the beach every weekend to clean it up of the trash. The method shown in this video looks quiet effective and I would love to volunteer and be a part of the Ocean clean up project. Is there any way I could get in touch with this guy?

[@CruellaDeVil.]

Look up "Boyan Slat" and you'll see any information you need, including the project itself and his social media accounts

[@langrichar]

WELL DONE . Thank you I appreciate your effort .

[@killercaos123]

If you've watched Vice's "Garbage Island" you'd know that most of the plastic floating in the Ocean, i.e. North Pacific Gyre, it's not large, single handheld pieces of plastic out there. Most of the plastic is tiny, micro pieces of plastic that suffocate fishes and stuffs seagulls stomach. Boyan might be doing something extraordinary, but we're a long way away from Optimal levels.

[@cleidejs9439]

Mas, ele está fazendo algo grande. Tem outras pessoas com outros projetos. Quanto mais projetos e pessoas envolvidas em reciclagem, melhor!

[@quasarvega]

this guy is a genius not only did he get his idea crowdfunded he is also going to earn alot of money selling all of this plastic to major companies

[@quasarvega]

how to become rich by paying only 10k

[@roar91328]

genius 2018 definition- anyone who applies them self in a productive manner.

[@jules_logan5061]

Devo Davis How do you know he’s vegan?

[@Larkinchance]

The discussion should be... Around 1980 plastic began to replace glass on store shelves. Plastic was cheaper and dramatically cut shipping costs. Glass is inert and doesn't impact the environment like plastic does. This looming crisis is just beginning. The only solution is to go back to glass or biodegradable and the large corporations are not about to do this. This is why this story does not come up on cable news or commercial TV. Where is public broadcasting? I guess they have been bought off too.

[@fancynika8995]

as a Pacific islander I would like to take the chance to thank u for having this vision to not only help my ocean but the Earth itself. as a Pacific islander my people rely so much on the sea, the mighty Pacific ocean for food & our highway frm island to island. thank u & Godbless u.

[@sinephase]

All countries should make it mandatory to recycle or incinerate all plastic waste.

[@sinephase]

***** it's made of hydrocarbons, it burns very nicely :P

[@SwagMaster-fq8qg]

sinephase no burning it is not the answer. Burning it pumps CO2 into our atmosphere. To say that plastic hardly ever gets reused is bullshit. Recycling is very effective, but our government needs to take it more seriously.

[@sinephase]

SwagMaster420 meh, hydrocarbons get burned all the time for electricity. likewise, not all plastics are recyclable. At least if you burn for electricity it you recoup some of your costs; lots of places just burn that shit in dumps as well, just to get rid of it.

[@woxineaucrows7355]

not incinerate man but recycle or like the guy who is using the plastic to pave roads just BRILLIANT these 2 ppl are.

[@roar91328]

here we go with the co2 hyperbole if you care so much criticize the beef industry since its one of the leading causes of co2 in the world or support nuclear energy since its virtually waste free and the waste created is recycled back into the gen 5 and 6 plants most countries use nowadays. they are also very safe and easy to regulate but im sure all of this goes beyond the pale with you as an audience.

[@zynlove6867]

This is beautiful. I am volunteering

[@melvinjansen2338]

you havent volunteered yet... whatsup?

[@zynlove6867]

+Melvin Jansen I volunteer weekly. ♡

[@melvinjansen2338]

can't find you in the system. i hope you atleast spread the word

[@zynlove6867]

Trolls...

[@FrancescoPilotti]

me too very good idea

[@JohnDoe-hf2vy]

Everyone speaks English except the host. lol

[@habib205]

ja man irgendwie dumm

[@JohnDoe-hf2vy]

I don't see how I am stupid because of that. lol

[@AegixMixes]

John Doe he meant that the fact that the host doesn't speak english is stupid, not you :p

[@killercaos123]

Wait..... But the German host dude did speak English..... Multiply times in fact.

[@AegixMixes]

killercaos123 he did yes...forgot about those parts haha :D

[@projectbarryrichards]

Got to love all the negative comments from the users. Even though most of them never finished school, earn minimum wage and do nothing but watch Dancing with the Stars while eating McDonalds.

[@GodsMinion7]

Lmao! Dancing with the Stars 😅

[@paolouy3083]

@@thof8287 You still should not insult someone.

[@Jabsgal101]

Agreed!

[@ritaranee4787]

We need a thousand of these boys and the earth is saved

[@dianegreen2139]

This is great! I'm working on a book for very small children about saving the ocean and wildlife. Keep up the good work. Blessings!

[@saturnreign6770]

I give huge respect to this guy for putting his initial set intention of wanting to go to school for aerospace engineering aside and deciding to do something greater than himself. 🤙

[@j.c5078]

This kid is bringing back my faith in humanity!

[@boomshine7]

" I don't have time to study, I'm just going to do the most important job in the world " - Boyan

[@yashizuko]

let's hope it will work!

[@cocogoat7667]

At least he's trying to actually make a change! Whether its effective or not, I applaud this dude for his efforts

[@larry365]

Did anyone notice that this documentary didn't actually give us any information of how the device works? Besides a few concept drawings and brief explanation, this documentary did little more than tell us how hard he works accompanied by a few fancy pick-up shots.

[@gillenzfluff8380]

L4RRY It looks like it would work as well as emptying a swimming pool with a thimble!

[@SidneyDeLira]

In his TEDTalk, he explained that the machine would run on solar panels and as well as hydro-electric energy by using turbines.

[@konstantinn.9846]

Finally some good news in todays madness

[@PaPWPW]

He has them Mr Robot eyes, I believe in you lil niqqa

[@0Fate8Bound0]

HAHAHA your comment is amazing man.

[@RatuAdellya]

PilgrimTitan youre probably my fave person ever

[@damoos3.]

PilgrimTitan LMFAO

[@fireballxl5768]

Respect for this young man,when I was his age milk came in glass bottles,can be used over and over and then recycled.

[@hjordistorfa]

Magnificently that your focusing on this "Motherboard" this needs all our attentions World Wide.. Boyan Slat is a world Hero for doing what he is doing.. For all of us & future generation 💕✌😊💕🌍💕

[@PhillySunny-bk9mg]

Those of u who disliked this video... u must not care about the ocean and its animals

[@mindfulselfindulgence]

Reagan Coughlin I just don’t like motherboard

[@communistjesus]

PENNNNN -PINEAPPLE - PINEAPPLE PEN.

[@corsicanlulu]

sociopaths

[@roar91328]

or maybe we dont care about pipe dreams and liberals who tip toe through the tulips about climate change while protecting the beef industry and their celebrity icons who fly 2000 miles to get their favorite hat on a private jet. maybe its the blatant unstoppable hypocrisy of modern culture and maybe if they didnt lie so fucking much we would have a little faith in something like this.

[@bentnotbroken4192]

Reagan Coughlin or us, smh

[@Oxcyyyyyy]

We dont need _plans_ , we need *ACTIONS*

[@malintorekull6673]

You are fantastic Boyan, keep struggling with this project. It will be a success!

[@farihafatima5695]

Look at Boyan Slat and Ocean Clean Up now, they are running mega projects and mostly successful after trails and error! Proud of you Boyan! Lots of love and support from Bangladesh!

[@Corndog4382]

The only problem I can see is that a very large majority or the plastic in the ocean is microscopic or extremely small, this won't work for that, but still great for large pieces.

[@DesertPidgeon6]

This is a very good point, However it is still nice to know that fewer larger pieces will be degrading into smaller ones, hopefully slowing the production of the smaller particles. That will be the next step! :D

[@josephmoriarty1693]

I think its worth a go just to clean up some of the plastic bags turtles think are food. 300mil is a low cost to pay to start the process and learn how to do it better...

[@cmb271]

We can remove the large pieces so it doesn't break down into smaller pieces and over time with the help of science we can discover a way to filter the micro-plastics from the ocean.

[@spreadkit]

After middle earth frodon is willing to save the Ocean

[@daveb5041]

I have a shipping company that transports ewaste from the west coast to asia. We were having a problem where the disposal cost of the ewaste cut about 1.3% off our net profit (we make $98.70 profit per ton instead of $100.00; we charge to get rid of it). So now that they have a way to clean it up we can just dump the trash into the ocean and keep that extra dollar in profit use half the fuel and it will be cleaned up! Best part is we can get a contract to dispose of the waste his company will collect and we can dump it back creating more revenue less the toxic metals that sink or dissolve into the water..

[@AmaSeeker]

Thank you, soo soo much Boyan, and your team for taking on this task !!!

[@PsiClotron141]

This is fantastic! utilise the plastic -waste. I wish we could shut down the production of this plastic shit, I dont want my cucumbers wrapped in a non bio degradable condom!

[@dixoncider7256]

yeah, why do they put them in those things?

[@PsiClotron141]

Madness! As if the skin isnt thick enough!

[@MrShadyFigure]

Dixon Cider money. its very cheap to buy a lot of plastic and make wrappers with it.

[@PsiClotron141]

Wow, I was flicking through my old notes (ideas for art & stories etc.) and came across 1 which says "In the future- we will be netting plastics out of the sea and compressing for building materials.)...!!

[@seigeengine]

SimplePsiBin To be fair, I grew up being told you should refrigerate cucumbers too.

[@sneakerlove5313]

Thank you Jesus for this mans effort and intelligence

[@sadbutitstrue2323]

Hahaha, you should be thank him, if there were no plastic to be taken from the oceans. Gods are responsible for the problems and the solutions? Funny, don't you think? Actually, gods don't exist.

[@bdgoins1]

To everyone who helps and cares THANK YOU

[@jodutton2684]

Boyan, you are my hero. Thank goodness you are on the job to help our oceans and wildlife xxx

[@CristianoRonaldo-wt4oj]

Doing nothing is not an option

[@xcesarxramosx]

This is awesome

[@ninaannie696]

I admire this guy and all great ppl that work with him. Such ppl like you make earth better place

[@bryanhunter7714]

I love this kid. I wish him everything good in his life.

[@ummbreebree]

link to the ted talk in description would be nice

[@SkidderKev]

anyone have a update on this?

[@bombadilmo]

Its in use now!

[@anna-lenameijer9942]

4 river boats run on solar power working 24/7 picking trash from 4 rivers before it reaches the oceans :)

[@swetanishad7290]

Such great work you done. Respect from India🇮🇳

[@zacharyp32]

THIS GUY. We need more of them.

[@alexkidca]

what is the song track playing at the end of this?

[@Carniolan]

People don't care about environment. Let's talk about Kardashians instead....What has society become

[@communistjesus]

PENNNNN -PINEAPPLE - PINEAPPLE PEN.

[@lukejohnson7282]

7Scythe7 stop being reactive and be proactive. Don’t complain you won’t help unless you go out and make change

[@TiagoNYC]

Kardashianism is what's become of Western women and many men: Superfluous, material, narcissistic floozies.

[@Misdamas]

Someone ask the Kardashians to take on these projects and see if people still want to watch them.

[@marcopervo]

They are an entirely different form of pollution, but they are trash...

[@soundsgalactic]

It's great to see people taking their ideas to make the planet a better place and putting them into action. Good on this guy. I would love to find out how this project is proceding.

[@sineadbryant766]

What an amazing person! We need more people like you!

[@firefightergarcia]

If you gave this a thumbs down your also the problem

[@emeses7568]

how would this be policed? 100% guaranteed first thing that's going to happen is some private fishing vessel is not going to feel obliged to circumnavigate a 100km floating balloon and just plow over the thing.

[@snipertje123]

Fishing vessels typically don't fish in the middle of the ocean, it's rather inefficient

[@jacob8949]

What, damage their own boat for no good reason?

[@roar91328]

lots of fisherman trying to catch fish in hundreds of miles of plastic im sure.....you're a genius.

[@Pronoodleeater126]

A fishing vessel might not be a problem but a cargo ship definitely poses a risk

[@jenfarley5029]

I am excited to see a problem being worked on with the understanding if it does not work let us try again. Our oceans are a need not a trash dump. Thank you to everyone putting in there part. I can only donate due to my income but are thankful to everyone who lends the time. I plan to spend my vacation volunteering. Again thank you to all who work on this problem!

[@jutkafarkascatchthef]

What a wonderful young man utilizing his knowledge and sacrifices his youth for such noble cause we should all learn from him

[@mrkyle316]

this dudes a badass.

[@dickymchead3583]

how does boats pass over the yellow float?

[@seigeengine]

Dicky Mchead They don't. They go around, which is to say, they intend to go around from the start.

[@paramoreparks9960]

Such a good idea. Thank you for all you do. You're selfless and it's refreshing.

[@sku-ro2310]

Love it!!! You go, Boyan! Thank you for your ideas, courage, time, effort!!!

[@philg6757]

For those who disliked this video/idea get off your own arse and do something about this yourself. Chances are you`ll just move on and keep disliking video`s and positive ideas on repairing the planet we have slowly fucked.

[@dtbristol]

When I saw videos about plastic in the ocean the underlying message was nothing could be done about it because of the scope of the problem. Guess Boyan didn't get the memo.

[@baiji123]

buzz saw And aren't we glad he didn't! Something can ALWAYS be done! And Boyan DID IT!

[@seigeengine]

buzz saw Something can always be done. When you can't attack a problem in one go, you systematically antagonize the problem at every point along the way.

[@jacksonq.218]

+buzz saw Something must be done, no matter how difficult our oceans must be clean.

[@olonzoammonsjr7042]

We need more ones like him

[@mehdib3801]

it's really inspiring to see people going further with ideas that are simple and yet effective... good luck!

[@vm3800603]

我不懂視頻中的語言，於是好奇的開啟了翻譯 並且知道了這個視頻所表達的是什麼 我想表達我心中的那份感激 卻想不出有什麼詞彙 於是只能用這句話道謝 Thank you : )

[@YourDeath311]

TCHING TCHONG SUCHI TAE KEN DO KARATE KING KONG TCHING TCHONG

[@colloredbrothers]

Welcome to the western part of the internet :D 欢迎你在互联网的西方部分！

[@pineapplepizzaofficial]

Donde estan las puntas

[@devodavis6747]

这位年轻人设法为他的想法如何清理海洋获得众筹资金。 他有一颗大大的心，我希望很多年轻人都效仿他的榜样。 我们这一代失败了，我们需要更多像他这样的年轻人！

[@bradleycook3764]

how could i help

[@appletree8441]

You can help by not using, and not dealing with people who use ANY form of plastic. sorry..so sorry..you mean in some sort of real way...well not by supporting this screwed up idea.

[@kristaharmon7584]

Love to hear stories about how young folks are filled with hope and show how they are changing our world for the BETTER!

[@marylindsey4084]

Wow! This kids got a head on his shoulders. Rare at his age. Thanks for caring!

[@SuperArchdog]

using plastic for commercial purposes should be illegal. If people are too lazy and self absorbed to dispose of the plastic responsibly, or reuse it then they have no right to use it as they are ruining this magnificent earth for the those of us that do act responsibly.

[@nanawordie7967]

Skelotor Two that’s rude for no reason..,

[@JunJun10771]

then how does ships get past this 100 km long barrier? can someone explain?

[@Metal772]

I imagine they'll need to come to some sort of agreement with shipping companies to go around the barrier... Seems like that might be a difficult thing to do.

[@JunJun10771]

thanks Metal772

[@digfire1]

the barriers are not placed in high traffic zones, and they will be labeled on charts where you can adjust you're course thousands of miles in advance. every ship traveling internationally needs to have charts aboard their vessel. its also why ships don't hit shoals and buoys. plus im pretty sure those things will have lights all over it as is required by international law by a "vessel" at sea

[@LondonWaspsFTW]

Hermann TheGerman even so there WILL be ships that simply cut across, ignoring any agreement/policies. I imagine this will be a big issue if the project goes ahead/

[@AlicedeTocqueville]

Will N Some people are only good at the negative view.

[@chanchunyu1391]

More of these kind of video should be posted everywhere so as to expose how serious the issue that we are facing now!

[@RandomVids4U488]

Keep up the good work man, i know your project will going to have a huge success in the future 😊

[@appletree8441]

Everyday I find it harder not to take advantage of all the stupid people who believe like this. I'm just too nice to take other money for my own wet dreams. This will never work to any extent as envisioned to make it worth it. And the endless number of things that will go wrong. Ships run over the trap instead of going around the hundreds of kilometers of surface area that these will will take up. Do you think most captains care more about this trap than the cost for fuel, time, labour, lost business? One submarine that catchs a line and drag the whole thing. The storms will rip apart. The weight of living things will drag it down. The amount of sunlight hitting it will degrade the plastic curtain. But...please keep trying. I love working hard to waste money on things like this. This also helps simple people from giving up hope that the planet can be cleaned up with out extensive time, labour and $$$$$$$$. Maybe we can just wish away the plastic or rely upon smugness....There is just as much chance for these as for the plastic trap.

[@boycotgugle3040]

^this.

[@steppentofortune7934]

Burce was Keep fighting for your limitations.

[@boycotgugle3040]

Remember Me? At least, people like him won't cause the stock market to crash by buying into every scam or day dream that comes along...

[@appletree8441]

Razor 404 dear Razor 404... I know you are one of those stupid people who think it's better to try anything.....no matter how stupid and impossible it is....instead of not trying. This is cute for simpletons. Do you know whats better than a usless trap? Land mass... the oceans and seas are full of large pieces of land. And you know what land does in water? It collects plastics , bodies, boats, etc. Something like the Hawaiian Islands. This is very good at collecting stuff. It's just that people...like you...are too lazy to collect it off of the shoreline..

[@yuriwang7861]

Burce was don't believe in what he do then don't believe in him. But trying to justified whether he is doing the right or wrong thing does not mean what you said is the truth!

[@rebekahhakeber5093]

Plastic free oceans would be lovely. So would oceans free of nuclear waste but japans nuclear accident is still leaking waste into the ocean so plastic becomes a minor problem in comparison

[@CountingStars333]

That's bull.

[@user-st7gd9pg8y]

Wish u the best with this project. People like you help make the world a better place.

[@uniunissa]

That boy is a genious! Not by this invention and ideology, but you can clearly see the passion in him which is far stronger than humane "needs" that make 99% of people to just do work and dont care about life itself. Huge respect. If you need verbal, poetic or social media informing etc help on your project here is one Finnish volunteer! Keep on doing good work!

[@TomatoOtters]

lmao the plastic age

[@cathalbyrne9013]

Plastic flows throw the water it dose not float on top

[@derrickforeal]

To a point, they systems proposed are ocean bed anchor with stir up mechs on a filter pull.

[@jorgreiling2755]

Yes. Most of plastic even sink down to the ocean ground. In some old documentaries of BBC or other wildlife channels there show that Tiger shark's and Marco's have can's and even number plates in there stomach. They said that this shark are so aggressive to eat everything and even use such things to explain the travel routes of those sharks. Totally a wrong way of education. Somebody throw this trash in the water and that should be told to stop this bad habit.

[@poppabakes]

Jorg Reiling Jorg if you think about it, fuck sharks. We do all this stuff to try and save them and keep their habitats nice and their populations up- but then you go up to try to say hello and they bite you to death. I say fuck em.

[@baiji123]

Cathal Byrne He knows that!

[@0Ska0]

Awesome to see I wish Boyan great sucess with the project.

[@RollOut82]

Wow! So encouraging to see young minds with such intelligence, solutionary mindsets and work ethic. Inspiring!

[@ciawarhater]

Is he really dutch ? How come he speaks english so fluently ?

[@kecko91]

+ciawarhater Everyone in the Netherlands does.

[@jacksonq.218]

+ciawarhater English is taught in a majority of European schools, not at the extent of their native tongue but it's taught usually starting in elementary school but I know some Europeans that just don't like English and don't pick it up in school. But a majority of people speak some English.

[@ciawarhater]

Jackson Q. there's a differene between "some" and fluent english

[@jacksonq.218]

+ciawarhater so... i guess he really liked English and took it a lot in school.

[@MyMichaelw]

+ciawarhater Its called an education, some of us value that.

[@beyond305]

when youre dad is rich as hell and youre bored with youre life, you become a ceo of a company you didnt pay for and pretend to clean up the ocean..

[@woodstick6518]

i actually would say thank you to him because i could enjoy a clean sea without spending any money, time, or power.

[@beyond305]

he said they need boats to drag the nets (doesnt take a genius to figure that one out) so you still are polluting, just in a different way (co2 emissions). thats not how you correct a problem like this, you dont put a band aid on pollution, you stop it completely. he never once mention battery powered autonomous vehicles to pick up the trash, doesnt take a genius to come up with an idea like.

[@MindBlurry]

He seems more intelligent than you it seems.

[@AL-vq1mz]

Did you not hear about the part where he was funded by donations? Also, he's doing more to stop the problem than any of you lazy assholes. And this is definitely a start. Pollution has to be tackled from all sides at the same time, which is what people are doing in China for the air pollution.

[@andromedastars8939]

Check out his website out. They use solar energy to build everything

[@bevmuench5333]

The UN must step up to enforce the law around cruise ships and other ocean vessels from dumping raw garbage into the oceans. This business community must be held accountable for the costs of this clean -up.

[@thesophisticatedtarzan1797]

Congratulations and All the Best for the future endeavours.

[@HackingDutchman]

Waarom willen jullie Duitsers nooit Engels praten...... Why will you Germans never talk English...... Delft sucks, UTwente all the way.

[@user-ll2xd8wb6c]

Nice for me - i am german :D

[@HARDCOREADDICTED1]

moffen*

[@darkmatter503]

67O25 Im just glad someone is taking this problem serious and finding a solution!

[@dixoncider7256]

67O25 nice for me too! i have google translate.

[@PaganShredhead]

This was produced for german TV, why would they speak english there?

[@SommyLogic]

I am rooting for him and the project ! Will contribute anyway that I can ❤

[@royse4267]

FOR A 19 YRS. OLD , A MIND LIKE THIS AND A HEART LIKE THIS ! AMAZING! AMZING! IF ALL PEOPLE LIKE THIS WE WILL SAVE THE EARTH!

[@ivanjackm]

We need more people like him.

[@emmarose8729]

Brilliant just what we need. Just wish more people are aware of this problem, people don't want to know, just want to have fun and not looking to the future. People wake up, it's for your children and your children's children.

[@SattvikUtkarsh]

A rare sight to behold, when care for the environment of a human, isn't just limited to his neighbourhood. The way to go.

[@benjaminbloomberg9355]

We need more people like him

[@Mybrightidea22]

Thank you Boyan for helping clean up our oceans !