The Ocean Cleanup begins cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

[@nickpillow]

The fact that it takes everyday citizens forming nonprofits are the ones getting this done when all the world’s governments just sit back and watch the world burn. Proud of you guys!

[@elexx1568]

You’re actually kind of wrong in a way. In Sweden, our parliament just banned one-use forks,spoons and knives and have made it illegal and fineable to spit out chewing gum outside

[@iCakeMen]

@@elexx1568 *in the EU, not just sweden. Except the bubblegum part but that's pretty nice too

[@Nashy119]

They'll have to do something eventually if we're to get this done. The video kind of understates the scale of the problem and gives the impression that this non-profit is going to make more than a dent.

[@hagi663663]

@@elexx1568 I don't think that banning new trash is the same as actually removing already thrown one from the nature.

[@0michelleki020]

It's illegal to sell plastic bags here in Denmark, cloth and paper is fine.

[@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989]

Just to remind everyone, this is not even CLOSE to enough, there are billions of kilograms in the GPGP This should NOT have to be done by non profits, it's should be done on a massive scale by all world governments

[@namanish450]

We need to stop pollution at the source - A large amount is from developing areas with poor waste management - Also shipping companies dropping entire containers and not being held accountable due to international waters is a source If we addressed both of these problems with stronger international shipping accountability laws and just by assisting developing areas out of poverty so they can afford the waste management systems we take for granted while we reduce the cost of entry to waste management systems with new concepts and ideas, we would solve the problem by pushing ocean pollution into the net negatives.

[@mikes5637]

It's a start, which is better than continuing to do nothing.

[@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989]

@@mikes5637 right but my point is, don't be overly impressed by this because while yes, it is a start, it's nowhere near enough, and we're currently Waaaaaay past the point where just starting is forgivable Essentially what your saying is be impressed with someone who cramms the night before an exam because, hey at least its something. Except its not an exam, its the literal fate of all life on earth

[@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989]

@@namanish450 absolutley agree 100%, Furthermore, developed countries like America, and EU countries need to begin to invest in the climate infrastructure of 3rd world countries with poor climate infrastructure like Indonesia, which will continue to be the worst affeected

[@maplenerd22]

@@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989 Starting is forgivable?? What? This doesn't make any sense. We're impressed by this because he's actually is doing something. He's putting it into action versus for decades nobody did anything. You understand this right?? There's nothing to forgive. He's not responsible for the plastic in the ocean, but he still choose to take action. His execution is what is impressive. What's not impressive is all you keyboard critics dismissing this effort as "not enough" while doing nothing about it.

[@FrederickDunn]

I could not like this more! Finally some good news about the huge pile of floating garbage that is largely composed of cast-off nets from commercial fishing. I wish there were U.S. Flagged Ships involved in this effort, considering the location of this trash. We get so much bad news these days, it's nice to see something working on the Pacific garbage patch. $199.00 sunglasses are out of reach for me, but a great idea also to promote products made from this trash. Thank you, for sharing a problem that is partnered with a solution.

[@VJK102]

U.S can't afford ships to help All their naval buget was spent os warships to play battleship and wargames.

[@nathanjohnson9231]

@@VJK102 Those are fishing vessels they're using, not Navy ships. They're privately owned. Good try politicizing and trying to sow division for an organization we should all be supporting.

[@RickZune]

If anything I would be surprised to see any US involvment in things like these, as the number 2 polluter in the world and the source for most of the waste now removed it quite clearly don't care.

[@theonlycanadian5989]

Yeah that is kinda jokes that Canada gotta clean up the mess in the USA. Not saying that garbage isn’t from Canada just saying it’s funny the US wouldn’t help with the plastic so close to Hawaii

[@belindaanderson7540]

So....why can't we work on pushing for legislation that will stop plastic production for certain products. If we just keep cleaning it up, it will continue to find its way into the waterways and our bodies. We need to stop using plastic for much of our production if we really want to see a change. But people have gotten too comfortable with the ease of their lives to want that. And using the plastic to make something that will end up on a landfill is not a perfect fix, but I guess it's better than having it in the ocean....🤷‍♀️

[@martysmaps7411]

It's important for people to know that what they are doing is by no means a final solution. This could struggle to continue gathering finding. And even if they do remove the garbage patch, it will reform eventually. We can't just rely on these people, we all need to prevent pollution

[@billyedsatiristry7952]

So many people argue about global warming and climate this or that, but EVERYONE should be able to agree this effort makes sense and is worth the effort. Bravo folks.

[@vierwerfvierwerf2470]

Sure this makes sense. This is about cleaning up an existing mess. The climate change/ green energy crowd is about preventing further mess to be created. In the long run preventing extra mess from being released is more productive approach.

[@riotwhy3357]

@@vierwerfvierwerf2470 It's not more productive. It's equally productive. Preventing new garbage from entering a full garbage can doesn't really matter if the garbage can is still full.

[@somebodie4527]

@@vierwerfvierwerf2470 But does it have to look like one of those birth control things.

[@viktorbest5648]

Boyan Slat deserves the biggest award and recognition possible for his effort to clean the ocean. Bravo!!!!!!

[@senesterium]

He deserves a special Nobel Prize

[@kandam5517]

@@senesterium agreed

[@tjtootrill8398]

What about mr Beast🤔

[@goold2449]

نعم يستحق .. وفي نفس الوقت يستغلها في تدوير البلاستيك والالمنيوم والحديد . 🌍

[@petercsigo3314]

@@jordanteaa4171 You need to take your mumbo jumbo somewhere else yo-yo!

[@Nathanfx2006]

I remember when that CEO invented this as a teenager, glad to see its actually rolling out into the real world! guy deserves our admiration for actually DOING something.

[@adeina777]

I remember seeing him as well, years ago. I agree with you. Great to see progress.

[@eboone]

@@yogeshgoel6268 there is nothing wrong with the way plastic is used, it’s the fact that it’s not disposed of properly

[@heavennoes]

@@yogeshgoel6268 agreed, but it is physically impossible for us to do that kind of jump, ebenW has a good point, nothing is wrong with how we used plastic, just how much we use that plastic and what happens to that plastic, it takes time for us to slowly get used to non-plastic.

[@juandiegofigari7010]

@@eboone there's ton of better materials, more ergonomic

[@orochivarda970]

I too remember when he I’m happy he would dive and had buckets collecting trash, now he created this on a larger scale. Love it.

[@robertrusnak620]

I’m a scuba diver with 37 years under my belt and thousands of hours under water. This is a good thing big time .

[@Theturtleowl]

I remember reading about Boyan Slat years ago, when he won an award for this idea when he was still a student. It's amazing to see he succeeded.

[@Derek-b8q]

Boyan Slat made this whole story up.

[@xxn00bslayerxxm72]

@@Derek-b8q what does that even mean?

[@ZacharyRiddle]

@@xxn00bslayerxxm72 doesn't matter, he's one of those idiots who only cares about their political party and politics.

[@CD-kg9by]

Yeah, it really was a surprise to see this progress. But I never believed that his automated version would be possible anywhere soon. Good to see that a less high-tech version is still viable. Why didn't anyone else come up with something simple like that before?

[@0xsergy]

@@CD-kg9by same reason plastic manufacturers created a logo that imitates the recycling logo. Money baby, money. ♻️

[@aisadal2521]

I'm so happy to see something being done about the pollution in oceans!

[@nickjeffrey8050]

Loool piss off 6 months ago you didn't care 12 months ago you also didn't care I would bet a month ago you didn't care

[@jim_secrist]

wow mrbeast is a big supporter of it

[@yolkthosenuts]

@@nickjeffrey8050 ????

[@orangejacketj7428]

@@nickjeffrey8050 bro.... chill. we all want the oceans clean. dont act all tough because you heard about the garbage patch a year ago.

[@ezramantini8078]

@@nickjeffrey8050 exactly

[@AndrewHahaLee]

This org deserves an international award. Seeing someone so passionate for cleanup is heartwarming.

[@DavidCiani]

We need a international prize with the prestige of a Nobel, for contributions to improving and protecting the environment.

[@AllrightNOR]

All counties should pay for this

[@neonice]

They still have lots of problems with their technology though

[@cybersentient4758]

@@neonice baby step to something greater is always shakey, so yea we do with what we got It's sad the countries who dump stuff doesn't care

[@kylefer]

I mean most of us are this passionate, they just managed to get the funding.

[@dienpost2146]

I think everyone needs to respect our planet. I always recycle and try not to use single serve plastics. So grateful for thses videos to get the word out to clean up after yourself and re use what we already have.

[@sagarbodapati2645]

Great! Metal containers and Aluminium cans are even better as they are indefinetely recyclable compared to reusable plastic which usually can't be recycled beyond 2 or 3 times.

[@Jay-wk2nc]

I hope this event BECOMES a world wide holiday wherein each country will cooperate in cleaning our own WASTE. PLEASE make it happen

[@asfire0756]

This company should firstly stop trash dumping which is coming from earth side cities,and villages etc.

[@SenileOtaku]

Yeah, I don't see the CCP signing up on this.

[@hecateishere4824]

isn't that earth day?

[@Damned-Soul-Sundea]

@@asfire0756 there is another company (forgot what they are called) that is stopping trash in the rivers from going into the ocean (btw, around 90% of the trash in the ocean is coming from rivers).

[@pluckybellhop66]

@DON'T I read it >.

[@curioussoul5051]

Boyan Slat should be nominated for Time's Person of the Year. He has overcome many doubters to show a viable solution to the plastic problem.

[@PkFrBrad97]

He was a nominee in 2019 but Greta Thunberg won it instead

[@NextExiter]

​@@PkFrBrad97 I guess words speak louder than actions. The truth is that the rich can't see the garbage patch from their coastal yachts, but they are afraid of their coastal property flooding over.

[@zacharyeddy1970]

Noble prize nomination...

[@lukas-ux9zp]

You do realize that all this trash will then be shipped to africa right?

[@deepeshmathuria]

@@PkFrBrad97 ugh enough of that kid already, have never seen her do anything than just vent out and she took a private jet to reach one climate summit recently so not exactly the activist she wants to be seen like.

[@damianespinoza8038]

I did a project on this my senior year ‘The garbage patch cleanup, my aquatic science teacher told me it wasn’t possible, to narrow the area down. But here it is becoming a reality, that’s what I love to see.

[@jgeightm2536]

If you didn’t get an A, I would go back and show them this!

[@gearbanginentertainment7476]

it isnt narrowing down: its still expanding, just at a slower rate.

[@HyJENNist]

Never let someone tell you your dreams are too big!

[@tjbaileymusic]

Your science teacher should be fired

[@HughJaeness]

@@tjbaileymusic his science teacher was right 🤣

[@Raaddller]

Mumbai City is the world's largest contributor to plastic pollution. I have lived there and you should see how people will walk up to an open sewage drain and chuck a plastic bag filled with unsegregated waste. It is not a lack of education but a total disregard of civic sense. "The government taxes us, so people find new ways to punish the government". Mumbai contributes a sheer volume of 23 million human polluters dumping waste into the Arabian sea, nearly everyday.

[@robertjimenez1309]

It’s honestly refreshing to see positive news and have people actively working to improve the world rather than just saying something needs to be done. Thanks for being heroes.

[@-Nathan87-]

So let's get this straight....we are cleaning up plastics to create more plastic waste that will end back up in the same spot...👏👏👏😆🤣😂👏👏👏

[@ChefofWar33]

@@-Nathan87- Better than just adding more and more I geuss.

[@waahaah861]

Yay, we can feel good about our productionist political economy again! Time to go back to consuming in extreme excess!

[@aroach7461]

@@-Nathan87- not necessarily. It would take a longer time to create those plastics as uses then thrown out and reached the exact location then it would be to clean them out. Not to mention that the most of actual pollution is cause by countries with problematic waste management. And the sunglasses or plastic that it's being distributed to isn't in those places. Nor do we have any idea just yet what it's effect is in the long run. Plus the fact that those pollution were there from years and years of build up not a single day. Or the availability that they can set up better waste management ideas now with the plastics out.

[@fredhall4733]

@@-Nathan87- pay attention in school tomorrow

[@zzirfamo24]

Now why isn’t this on the news, this is really huge! I want my kids to be able to live on this earth, I want there kids to live on this earth. We need to stop thinking about ourselves and think about future generations who will suffer for other ppl stubbornness! I’m glad I saw this today, we still have time to clean nature‼️

[@m.trs444]

Tbh the news only wants to make more money on things that they think people would view like politics,crime and they probably don’t think climate change and trash in the ocean is as important as politics 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ach4049]

Maybe it's not on the news in the USA but it is all over the world.

[@dll7658]

News want to promote negative things as I've heard it attracts people more, it seems. So many good things have happened the past decades apparently, bit sadlu only few get to know them.

[@vister5738]

@@superpug3514 At this rate it's gonna be bad for humans because of our pollution etc

[@IsraelCountryCube]

Also LETS GO BRANDON! Lefty in 1 2 3......

[@borasumer]

I actually can't believe we are so late to start doing this. This doesn't look like a rocket science to me, but sometimes taking initiatives is way more important than the technology you use. 👏

[@andrewkaminskas7721]

We live in a society where money is the top priority/motivator. It takes someone not built into the normal mold to want to make a change and have the ability to enact it.

[@makiisbro]

Tell this to the India and 3rd world countries that throw their garbage out in a rivers and oceans

[@johngoldsworthy7135]

@@makiisbro they will understand the gravity of their delusion soon

[@makiisbro]

@@johngoldsworthy7135 don't think so

[@joshuawood1436]

We? What have you done to help? I bet everything you buy, and consume comes inside a plastic container, and you make no efforts to help clean up plastic waste. Nor are you aware that the US and msot western nations export their "recycling" to India, where an insane amount is left inland in huge piles and gets blown off the land into the oceans anyway. What have *you* done to change this?

[@ratnaofficial01]

Thanks bro for this huge contribution to tackle the pollution. It's from India 🇮🇳.

[@sewob147]

I have said for years that once big business realises they can monetise floating plastic the formerly problematic issue will miraculously become easy to solve. Factory ships could have it all sorted on return to port (perhaps even partially processed) to be sold at quayside for use in new products. Cudos to Ocean Cleanup for being a catalyst in this process.

[@evo2542]

Would be nice to not have to be able to make money from something just to fix an issue.

[@TheRealAbrahamLincoln]

Except there is no way this is turning a profit. They are likely burning more money on gas than they could get on making recycled ugly looking glasses and that's before you factor in the cost of labor and the cost of the ships themselves.

[@Apsolon]

@@TheRealAbrahamLincoln If this is not making a profit then this operation is not substanable, because in case of machinery breaking, paying peoples, and other factor to come in. They need to make a profit.

[@Daz5Daz]

The the even greater problem of micro plastics will not be solved with these dredging activities though sadly.

[@dw300]

@@ApsolonIt's a charity, they have money, by collecting donations, and not paying tax. Any product was to generate the shortfall in revenue required to make stage 2 as quoted in the film. They pulled 9 tons of plastic out, as little as 1-2 tons might be recyclable.. unless those sunnies cost about $5000 each, there's no profit. He even said that it was a finite exercise with 3000 runs required, and then once every few years after that.

[@MichaelIhde69]

Big shoutout to all the divers filming this footage for us inside the nets. While they are undoubtedly highly trained and competent at their jobs, they are all putting their lives on the line by being dangerously close to so much debris and gear. Thanks to everyone who made this happen! -An Alaskan

[@Silxerrs7]

Big shoutout to all ship crews for cleaning up the oceans! -An European

[@MichaelIhde69]

@@Silxerrs7 Yes, of course! So glad that there are people doing this.

[@Ethan-qx6jm]

They would have oxygen tanks though but yeah good on them it’d be nerve racking

[@jesusinablackman2675]

This comment is Icy 🥶

[@StoopidMonkeysMomma]

In my opinion it is all too late now?😢

[@magicpan6873]

This whole project was there years ago but he struggled to find sponsors 😥 it’s really great that it’s finally happening but it could have been way way earlier 🥲

[@Seasidechillin]

I was thinking the same thing. I remember seeing this like 10-11 years ago. System 3 is going to be brilliant! Kudos to this guy! Now everyone should get Renewable energy to top off all of this awesomeness!!

[@aakdoc2024]

At least we got it. Hope it inspires others now

[@CoffeyMayne]

You're absolutely right! It is great that it's happening now!

[@ynnalyl6195]

Mrbeast and Mark Rober are also doing something which is nice

[@mrpom1502]

@@ynnalyl6195 there are more content creators *involved

[@mauricioortizaznar1972]

Congratulations!!! We need people like them and their technology. I applaud all of you! Thank you, greetings Buenos Aires, Argentina

[@okami7dreco786]

Given the timing of this video, I'm surprised they didn't mention the TeamSeas fundraiser currently going on. It's been going for just over a week at this point and they're nearly halfway to the $30 million goal.

[@ElizabethTheXIX]

I mean they kinda appeared at 7:11

[@jordanabendroth6458]

@@ElizabethTheXIX Definitely not explicit though, which I'm surprised about

[@jasonlee7928]

"Education" is so stupid. These people or their children will just make the same mistakes again. Those people never learn. Better build an autonomous robot to clean up their trash because no amount of education will stop those people from polluting the world. They're dead set on that that's their life mission. Have to carry some guards on the boat too to detain anyone who tries to mess with the machine and put a net at the entrance of the river going to the sea. Solve the problem by the root. Education means nothing to those people

[@jasonlee7928]

7:11 look at them. It's always the same people in those countries

[@noahduncan126]

@@jasonlee7928 Then why even bother trying to “educate” people about this topic and just ignore it? By your own logic you aren’t making a permanent change on society

[@TimSter15]

This man here is an international hero. Thank you for organising something so complex, expensive and yet something that no powerful authority would do. You are better than them all Boyan! Endless thank yous.

[@AsifIcarebear3]

They receive their funding from "powerful authorities" though. From their site, on funding: "We are financing the project with the help of philanthropic, commercial and governmental donations/sponsorships." Governments do stuff by funding different people and their great ideas, just like this. I don't believe they will be able to turn this into a real, profitable business - the material they gather is incredibly cheap to produce in the first place - but we need all the cleaning up we can get. And while I'm happy this guy's doing it, using a big net to catch the plastic with 2 boats isn't exactly rocket science. Just seems like International Hero is a little bit much.

[@dr.coomer789]

@@AsifIcarebear3 at least some action is being taken tbh, from there they need to scale up

[@ratoh1710]

@@AsifIcarebear3 What they're doing might be simple but it's more than anyone else has ever done and they don't plan on making this a profitable business since they're a nonprofit organization

[@nigeriansista]

Waste management is a hard task for many nations. He and his crew are definitely revolutionizing the avenues in which humanity can clean up after itself.

[@joakimdam9723]

I can't express how happy i am that there's people alive like this team. There might be a future for our exceptional planet with more incentives like this

[@venezzrok-fz1du]

I love your optimism but I'm afraid this is only 0.0001% (approx) of what needs to happen before our planet is clean again.

[@joakimdam9723]

@@venezzrok-fz1du then we just need 10k teams like this, we're 7 billions on the planet, we should be able to do it

[@Alexander_Kale]

Everytime I hear of these Ocean clean up guys, I am reminded of Mr Trash Wheel in Baltimore, who cleans up ten times as much as they do at a fraction of the resources expended.

[@memelord2136]

This is honestly amazing, never in a million years would I have thought someone would actually clean this literal island of trash. It just goes to show that we really can make a difference and change this world for the better if we put our minds to it

[@podomuss]

Not to argue semantics, but its not actually a literal island of trash Thats a big misconception most people have, not completely their fault, as it is portrayed that way. Its actually just a bunch of plastic microbes, sometimes it can clump up and have that appearance, but the real problem is the microbes spread through the Pacific, which are invisible to the human eye, but a real problem nonetheless

[@Shloomy_Shloms]

@@podomuss Yeah, I absolutely hate how some alarmists describe this area in the ocean. It's good to clean up, of course, buts its not actually a large garbage island that's the size of Texas and you can't sea the ocean below it. imagine how disrupted the currents would be if that were the case. In fact I'd bet it'd cool the ocean slightly by blocking so much sun. Anyway, yeah I'm not arguing against cleaning plastic out of the ocean at all but lets not exaggerate.

[@ThatBarbermike]

When even the troll account gets real about it

[@Bubble170]

There are like five islands of trash all over the ocean. This is just one of them. They won’t tell you that though lol. When they’ve cleaned this one everyone will think it’s all done and dusted.

[@torenmcknight]

@@Bubble170 They're not islands...

[@MagicWandsTarot]

I hope more and more of us join in this initiative of cleansing and restoring our mother earth and soon ! 😇

[@muhammadhakeem5035]

How to join the initiative? 😍😍

[@mrpom1502]

@@muhammadhakeem5035 donate to teamseas, mrbeast’s campaign

[@mrpom1502]

@@muhammadhakeem5035 be careful if it’s a scam though

[@ariannadoesthings3636]

Jesus loves you ! :)

[@ladyluck3586]

I couldn't have said it better

[@drew_edts]

Very heartwarming to see people taking a step and making a change shows what humanity is really capable of

[@user-jc8zm6ef8p]

Considering how simple the tech behind this is (compared to many other things we have made), it makes me lose belief on the world governments... They could easily have done something like this even years ago

[@juhaniu6371]

@@user-jc8zm6ef8p People are forgetting how big all the oceans are. harvesting like a 500km x 500km area is literally nothing. You can get awesome pictures with SHITtons of trash harvested , but it's literally "a drop in the ocean." what they have harvested.

[@Schnitzel_Inc]

@@juhaniu6371 you need to start somewhere!

[@user-kz8zr4si3i]

I think the sheer volume of trash in the ocean is an excellent testament to exactly what humans are capable of

[@drew_edts]

@@juhaniu6371 a drop is better than nothing at this point . Any type of garbage cleanup is what we need, even if it moves us 1% at a time

[@Tijuanabill]

I like that are actually DOING something about a problem, rather than merely posting their distaste for it in social media. Young people pay heed: Problems are solved by DOERS not COMPLAINERS.

[@maplenerd22]

Exactly! I see a lot of comments saying this is a waste of resources and time. But at least they are coming up with a solution and doing something about it.

[@stephenpurcell7433]

Amazing! If you've heard the term " a job worth doing" this is it, the hole world should be thanking you right now.

[@blake3937]

*whole

[@fiveninegarage]

Whole

[@TheCNSR]

The business of cleaning up everyone's junk is simply genius.

[@tylercheek8888]

We only care about the ocean because we farm the wildlife that inhabit it

[@Winter_Sand]

@@tylercheek8888 your not entirely wrong, but there still are some good people in the world that don't want millions of ocean species to go extinct. The fish is important for many communities and countries, and it would be very bad if they disappeared, but it's not the only reason.

[@abidahmed5128]

Haha

[@avanikaprwan9351]

What happens if the net catches the fishes ?

[@toxiweb4435]

@@avanikaprwan9351 it was explained in the video, there is a hole in the center of it so all fish have to do to escape is swim down.

[@bittersweet6631]

I am so happy that Boyan Slat finally gets the recognition he deserves and the money to realize his project. I remember reading about him and his Ocean clean up inventions years ago and thinking: "Thats genius". Sadly years passed, in which he couldn't realize the project, I think due to money. But now he's here, being on the front line fighting for the world!

[@Theeight8b]

My guess that he was hard at work and don't have enough time to, I don't know, go to the UN and yell at everyone there.

[@greyhunter3271]

@@Theeight8b like the UN would help

[@paulcuffaro]

This was super cool to watch how it’s done. So amazing to see this happening too😊

[@jahyunkoo3198]

Great to see people who care about wildlife

[@everythingrandom1381]

fishy in the ocean won't get killed by plastic. Also could you show us how to make a mini indoor pond?

[@fynkozari9271]

I hope humanity will find something better than plastic. I mean all that money big corporations have, cant they come up with something? Its 2021.

[@andrewfre]

What’s up Paul!!!

[@evetsnitram8866]

I just hope all the recycled plastic doesn't wind up in the ocean again.

[@MrJeremy0311]

This really is amazing. I recall being on ship when in the Marine Corps, and the trash I saw in the oceans broke my heart. This was in 1998. I cannot imagine what this area of the Pacific looks like in person. I’m so thrilled that this team of people are finally doing something. Finally someone taking action, not just talking about how important it is. Bra-Fing-vo!

[@imykhan6912]

Don’t killing innocents break ur heart

[@apollyon9812]

@@imykhan6912 What are you talking about

[@naingtheawperc3817]

@@apollyon9812 Killing innocnet people in Middle East

[@brandonmunsen6035]

Congrats. You were part of a system that murders children in the name of FREEDOM!

[@DKC196]

@@brandonmunsen6035 Face down a scared child with a bomb vest strapped to their body, then come back and talk.

[@kisnpisn4919]

i was rooting for boyan slat since he started this project when he was „just“ being a teenager. so happy he didn‘t give up easily

[@Agent_B0771E]

The first time I heard about him was in a reading exercise of my English textbook back then lmao

[@wizzotizzo]

@@Agent_B0771E lol

[@atariukass1]

I don't believe him anymore. I follow this project from the beginning and all they did to this day is made a lot of promises, and collected millions and millions of donations. Year after year. Think about it. All they have is two big ships pulling a big net. And they are giving more promises with no results. I hate to be a pessimistic about this but to me this looks like a scam.

[@baltejvirk3303]

@Repent! No one cares

[@nopeISdope96]

I feel like he’s gonna catch an allegations case or something in the future.

[@HuslWusl]

I like that Boyan is so young. That means he'll be at this for a good amount of time

[@YaBoyfelipe]

Who is Boyan bro

[@Twizter68]

@@YaBoyfelipe The kid who started with nothing but an idea, and has done more to clean up the ocean than any government action, ever.

[@nafs53]

@@Twizter68 I remember him discussing this about 5+ years ago; good to see it's now happening for real.

[@gondolin12]

@@nafs53 I remember him showing models he made at uni with his buddies. he has com a long long way

[@southchum101]

Until a scandal comes out that he abused some young girl. The longer someone is in power, there’s always some young girl that will come out with a sexual assault story. This is Moores Law.

[@Nola50]

May that man and the crew be blessed in everything they do! They're doing the work for all of us! Thank you!

[@twobeagles1365]

I second that !!

[@anna-lenameijer9942]

No, that is not quite true: I am working too: I recycle ALL my plastic, thus not littering the oceans.

[@killscar3674]

@@anna-lenameijer9942 Even though you dont pollute, many idiots do. Its us non-idiot's job to clean up if we want the planet to survive sadly. Therefore we should defineatly be grateful for these guys' job

[@Avegotem]

@@anna-lenameijer9942 oh boy wait till you learn recycling is a Litteral scam😹🤣

[@gravemind883]

@@Avegotem and humans originated from Mars, didn't you know?

[@euaneagle1805]

This is brilliant! I'm so glad someone is actually taking action on this issue and not just saying false promises

[@Defffunnystuff]

U realize ppl are dumping as they clean it’s never ending

[@euaneagle1805]

@@Defffunnystuff it's better than ignoring the issue altogether

[@brentgreeff1115]

Some obvious improvements - 1.) Build a plastic processing centre on a floating barge so that the boats don't need to go to the mainland so often. 2.) build a floating solar array near the garbage patch. 3.) Change the boats to use battery power. - so instead of burning diesel for hundreds of miles to bring in a tiny bit of garbage everything can be done at source. - At the moment, this is a bit of snake oil. - I am sure they are burning huge amounts of diesel.

[@zzirfamo24]

@@Defffunnystuff bro it doesent matter sooner or later the water will be really clean!!

[@kbanghart]

@@Defffunnystuff no one is disputing that, that is obvious. But as we clean, the point is to get better at disposing of it in the first place.

[@novemberalpha6023]

Thank you guys. It's for your kind, earth is still livable. Much appreciation and respect❤🎉

[@andrewpippa5590]

He should be at least nominated for “Person of the Year 2022” by Time magazine.

[@3.14name]

Oh yess, because being nominated by a useless magazine makes you a better or a worse person. We respect him with or without that nominalization

[@ginger9176]

Mainstream attention is incredibly important you need the boomers

[@cizzlen07]

@@ginger9176 exactly. Damn boomers

[@motleycat5030]

he does more than greta! all she does is complain

[@igobyross8045]

@@3.14name being nominated by the magazine/ getting put in the magazine means more attention toward him and the ocean cleanup team. This means more people out there will know of this and possibly donate.

[@ferryv6740]

This guy who invented this I've been following his stories for a while, from idea to reality, its really amazing to see how it all came into place. This man is a legend, instead of hoping and asking world leaders to fix problems he just fixed it himself. Much love and keep up the good work !

[@finigan3520]

How about we ban Asian countries from using plastic because they're the ones dumping it in the ocean

[@JeckoSTARlaloo]

@@finigan3520 I'm Asian, but I agree with you. Sometimes I believe global intervention is necessary to shame and finally stop my country and its neighbors regarding our use of single use plastic 😭

[@christopherryu9210]

@@finigan3520 so how would you achieve that? give them funding to create a much more better garbage disposal system?

[@XB10001]

@@finigan3520 🙄

[@clumsy1613]

@@finigan3520 united states of america is the number 2 polluter in the world. it needs to be global not just asia for anything to happen,

[@DustyHoney]

I’m grateful that they care about the well-being of the fish.

[@sylviashaquanie6521]

I am from Alaska and fish is our life. This is great, I love it. Lord bless them.

[@MusashiGSN]

The care goes way beyond just fish... More like the love of everyone and everything that ever exhisted or ever will... All life and all matter... But yes, I do know what you mean about the fish...

[@dildo_vaggins]

The only thing I wonder about now is how much fuel those boats used and how much gases they have emited

[@Drew-ck4gh]

@@dildo_vaggins well, probably as much as tug boats, considering they were going slow. and i mean... it's only like 30 ships coming out for a few month every 5 years, it's nothing compared to anything else, one big commercial boat probably emits more than that in a year. but yeah, i thought about that too

[@PLAYAGrim5166]

I remember when I had my first beer

[@waynejones750]

Thank God! There are people like you out there🎉

[@matildetamisari1615]

I'm so happy. So proud that people are doing these. We really needed that. I just wish that the future generations will be able to live in a beautiful world not a trash bin. Thank you so much Edit: thank you so much for all the likes❤

[@khosta6690]

Lol

[@arturintete2461]

It’s so sad cause people think this does something.

[@nooraizleeza5445]

@@arturintete2461 it so sad watching that in this world,that some people wants their "home" to be a bad place

[@browtf8995]

Watch seaspiracy trash isn’t the biggest problem in the ocean

[@jollygrapefruit786]

Hopefully the millions of gallons of fossil fuels that will be used to clean this trash wont just outweigh the impact the actual trash has on the ecosystem.

[@PpAirO5]

WHY ARE WE NOT HEARING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IN THE NEWS !!? GREAT INITIATIVE !!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !!!

[@TheEdudo]

this is what the NWO wants you to think

[@trevorlee7945]

Simple the " Owners " dont want people behind anything that just improves living conditions for the average person they only want to know how they can get richer . The late great philosophizer George Carlin said it best " ITS A BIG CLUB AND YOU AND I AIN"T IN IT"

[@TheEdudo]

@@trevorlee7945 cnet is part of the NWO propaganda machine, dont get confused. Ecologism will be next boot on your throat

[@prime_optimus]

@@TheEdudo What is NWO? Or is it just an acronym you made up.

[@EoRdE6]

It's literally been the headlines for weeks

[@lilywashere27]

I've been following this project for years, so glad they are really getting started now and it has not died out

[@alaquics5107]

@KINDLY HELP ME REACH TO 100K SUB no

[@lilywashere27]

@@PedroRPFerraz as they should!

[@No_nosay]

Hope you have been supporting financially too

[@lilywashere27]

@@No_nosay I wanted to, but I'm financially dependent on others

[@tonygulick9289]

I've heard about it a couple times,only a couple, now that it's taking off,people need to know,"everywhere"!!! So people get it!

[@seanogallchoir3237]

Thank you, wonderful to see the cleanup is working. # HeroesAtSea.

[@YumexxxChan]

Fantastic work, organizations like this should much more be heavily featured in the media. They're saving our planet.

[@Lol-kp7fo]

How does this benefit me am I eating nO

[@BigEvy]

I remember in school being taught about the garbage island and just being told we could never do anything about it because it was so big. History is changing.

[@TheAdvencherContinues2022]

I imagine in reality your teachers didnt know what they were talking about. Which seems familiar.

[@mosio.2504]

@@TheAdvencherContinues2022 yeah, I'm a native french speaker and when I hear people around the world explaining what they learn in french classes amaze me what bs they learn

[@anavocado124]

this is mindblowing

[@Noa-g1ex]

History will only truly change when it starts at home. We all are the contribution to our wrong doings, we are all responsible of all of this

[@cudef9642]

This is not the turning point though. We have to stop corporations from polluting like this.

[@zeusp2077]

Finally, someone is solving existing real problems, rather than inventing stupid reasons to fight on Twitter.

[@caledonianson927]

Wize up!

[@fallongarens6734]

This man speaks truth

[@kubadzejkob332]

Yes. Now the next step is to prevent and not just cure. But God knows how much time it will take to make plastic unpopular.

[@Vastilious]

@@kubadzejkob332 it won't ever it is cheap and breaks easily so it is a win situation

[@ΑντωνηςΓκολλοση]

Goku claps Saitama

[@Brian-bm7ew]

I would be okay with this non-profit organization making a ton of money, which all of them do anyway! This company is actually doing something.

[@adammcveigh]

I assume it's just the algorithm, but recently I've been seeing a lot of these technologies being talked about and displayed - for once I am really optimistic and proud to see humans doing something really good, on a massive scale!

[@natsugineo6695]

It's probably because TeamSea. Seems like youtube is doing their part, too.

[@tankourito5419]

@ConfusedOilPainter Each great thing has humble beginnings. Give it a few years, and this'll have a massive impact on the ocean

[@mirceazaharia2094]

@ConfusedOilPainter It's a good proof-of-concept. Looking forward to mass deployment of an improved version.

[@hummanbean4898]

@ConfusedOilPainter it's a great start and if it was too big the amount of problems would be endless. The only probl I see is CO2 emissions of the renewed plastic. What there doing is a good start and you should be hopeful for the future just think about everthing It could do

[@ayush-ax07]

It's because of Mr Beast.

[@solrex2504]

Finally someone doing a massive positive progress in a matter that should be taken in consideration by all governments. This guy need support and workers. I wish all presidents can watch this video and support him financially to grow up his business and all thousands of people looking for jobs can have the opportunity to work with him. Well done and I wish you all the best for the future

[@jdsguam]

Japan is prepared to dump BILLIONS of Gallons of Radioactive Waste Water into the Pacific Ocean. Perhaps Trillions. The plastics need to be taken out because the radioactive material will cling to the plastics, spreading it everywhere - nothing nice about what these governments are doing. Nothing at all.

[@simrdownmon6431]

This project is using a ton of petrol fuels to retrieve a very small percentage of ocean plastics. This project is designed to make you feel good about consuming, which is all the oligarch;s care about. But hey, don't worry about this planet, keep consuming, we're going to clean the oceans and mine resources from outer space, says propagandist like Elon Musk. Unfortunately, psychopaths control our so called Democracy and write our policies. The only thing you can do to help the planet is consume less. Period.

[@rifz42]

@@simrdownmon6431 "Do you see the problems in your country, AND know how to fix them? Well you've come to right place..." youtube: The Rules for Rulers

[@ShizzieShizz73]

Too bad all the "presidents" of the world, are simply NWO puppets, sadly!!!

[@simrdownmon6431]

@@rifz42 No no, the only one's who know how to fix our problems are the ones who speak to us via the Mainstream Media. Keep listening to them and all our problems will disappear.

[@baileyenergy1839]

This is the kind of positive news I needed on a saturday morning.

[@hogginsp.7760]

Same :)

[@JesusChrist-ip7vm]

this wont help the world lol

[@baileyenergy1839]

@@JesusChrist-ip7vm Cleaning up the oceans won’t help? Ok thanks for letting me know.

[@isas213]

@@JesusChrist-ip7vm it will

[@ais7919]

@@JesusChrist-ip7vm serah lu dah

[@missair222]

I would love to be part of a movement like this. It’s amazing to see progress.

[@sirphartikus]

We’re finally doing something about this… I thought I’d never see the day and honestly I’m a little emotional to see a REAL solution! This is awesome

[@jasonlee7928]

I was just sad to see that the autonomous system 1 version didnt work out. They would be able to send so much more of these things if they didnt need to pay crew members and gas fee for the boats etc. Literally could send hundreds... hopefully some genius can improve on the idea of system 1 cause if they can it would revolutionize this system even more

[@MRainy-ot7rc]

U would think governments would pay for more of these

[@gc5480]

Microplastic is even bigger issue But is smthing being done at least

[@clray123]

Yeah, destroying the habitat of all the fish.

[@earlysda]

Except that it's not possible for this to be self-supporting while running 2 huge boats with lots of sailors. Get the drone ships working, and it will run.

[@MRboss11]

I remember hearing about this project so many years ago, great to see they're still going and getting better

[@XXXTentaclez]

we cant recycle plastic lmao

[@extro523]

@@XXXTentaclez and we sadly can’t recycle the brain tissue that you waste by saying this

[@XXXTentaclez]

@@extro523 oh you thought I was being political, sorry if I came off that way. But yeah, less than 10 percent of plastic is able to be recycled sadly.

[@XXXTentaclez]

@@extro523 Oooh I see your point. I brought up recycling, when the video is about cleaning out the plastic.

[@IceX92]

@@XXXTentaclez Doesn't mean we should do nothing about it

[@tomhendrix3922]

This is one of the greatest stories currently happening!!! Could not be prouder of the people involved in this project. You are all heroes of the planet and should be awarded for your efforts. Boyan Slat should be given the Nobel Prize for what he has accomplished.

[@AdityaKumar-up2pq]

We can also become hero by boycotting single use plastics.

[@slibthegodslib3373]

Love this video loving the positive vibes here

[@mephistopheles6806]

Of course they dont show this on the MSM.

[@shaiapouf420]

@Dave White thats beside the point; the plastic is being scooped up! Recycling does not need to inter loop. Yes lets burn fuel to clean our PO; i mean look at new Delhi, rather waste fuel on cleaning! Check yo self

[@Toasteeei]

@Mahershalalhashbaz do something better, then. Not so easy, is it? You complain about someone doing something because it’s “nOt EnOUgh” when you do nothing

[@triquetrawitch3002]

I love this young man for coming up with that ingenuity on helping to solve the plants or rather a portion of the planet's problem but I wish the buyers in the swamplands could be done just as easily

[@josiepark5521]

this guy is doing what a lot of people just speak about but never do, I hope to be a part of this revolution as a volunteer if i ever get a chance

[@josiepark5521]

@KR CR yes because i can't really help in any way rn I'm just a broke students i said I'm gonna contribute when I get a chance I'd be happy to help in whatever way i can

[@josiepark5521]

@KR CR i do these things i try to avoid single use plastic

[@RigmorTalonbeard]

I wanted to join but I got bills to pay. The CEO's are all lining their pockets expecting everyone to just volunteer

[@thulsa_doom]

Exactly. Just like Greta Thunberg...

[@MelodicTurtleMetal]

@@josiepark5521 start a non-profit

[@codswallop321]

This guy deserves the highest possible honours, a Nobel Prize or similar, for outstanding service to humanity

[@mr.x2567]

Not just to humanity, but to the life in the ocean!

[@Maria-hk7bj]

Hey now let’s wait till he deploys it for real then we give him the awards

[@chuckandmax7313]

I’m so happy to see something positive taking place for a change, this is really fantastic to see. It’s overwhelming when you think about the actual size of this ocean trash pile and it’s unforgivable that we are the ones that created it. Hopefully we will be able to learn from our mistakes and get away from plastics altogether. This effort should be a priority of all the major countries in the world working together so it doesn’t take ten years for just one country to do it alone.

[@archmad]

you ever think how they dump those?

[@defaultcube5363]

We? corporations did a good job making you feel guilty of this situation.

[@aIkaIi]

@@defaultcube5363 We, as a collective human race, did that. Yes. So we all have a part in cleaning it up. And even if you don't contribute to it, which, unless you're living out in the wild naturally, you do, it is still a responsibility as being a resident of Earth. This is _our_ planet.

[@Z0MBUSTER]

9 tones taken out in hours, 9000 tones put back in a matter of seconds......but thanks anyway...

[@aIkaIi]

@@Z0MBUSTER bro what are you being so negative for? I'm so sick of you guys in the replies. It is better than nothing and everything must start from somewhere. So what are you being so negative for? You guys are on nearly every comment. Can you not be happy for something good in this already depressing world? What is wrong with you?

[@alyssalauren8088]

This makes me so incredibly happy to see 😭 we need to be emphasizing amazing things like this more!!!

[@silverXnoise]

It’s corporate greenwashing. Fundamentally unserious.

[@alyssalauren8088]

@@silverXnoise ok buddy 👍

[@avixs1543]

@@silverXnoise Its sad you think this way

[@silverXnoise]

@@avixs1543 Rationally?

[@silverXnoise]

@@avixs1543 Oh, look! I was wrong! They _did_ it! All the problems with plastics are *solved* and it’s all because _you believed_ in them and their DIESEL SAVIOR! Now all the dolphins and sea turtles are waving their flippers, not at all choking on plastic straws! Is this better? Does this make you feel better?

[@mareebee7046]

I’m really glad people are starting to clean up the ocean for real for real! Hopefully we can have a much cleaner future!! And I’m so excited (when I’m older) to help causes like this! I really want to change the world so it can be as beautiful as it one was before! (I don’t live near any oceans or waters, but I try and pick up as much trash as I can)

[@majesticaaa4131]

That’s really cool! Keep it up

[@warrengreen3217]

Keep dreaming your not going to change the world

[@kwongyboi]

@@warrengreen3217 maybe not all of it, but it changes something, if not a small percentage

[@pirateofthepacific9687]

@@warrengreen3217 that’s exactly what all of us are doing. Dreaming of a better future… a better world. Unlike you we act on our dreams and are trying our best to help this world survive for the next generation.

[@warrengreen3217]

@@pirateofthepacific9687 your the king of snowflakes

[@ro4eva]

Respect that has been 100% earned. If I could, I'd even enter Boyan Slat into consideration for an international award for this.

[@Theturtleowl]

Surely he could and should be nominated for the World conservation award or the Edison award?

[@davecolwell725]

Absolutely agree just a true legend.

[@krismine99]

@@Theturtleowl was thinking more like an streamy

[@doezameron4821]

He hasn’t done anything other than collect donations

[@1b0o0]

But Greta is much more concerned!!!

[@ankitpokhriyal7802]

It's really a great effort for cleaning oceans. For the last few years, I have been working onboard offshore vessels. I have seen how people dump their garbage directly overboard. It's good to see someone is taking pain and putting efforts in cleaning our oceans.

[@sgshaday]

Yeah. And that's bad. But there is a reality to this where most of the plastic comes from the nets from fishing industries. So I really wonder how we'll deal with that. I know there are worms that eat through plastic and there are labs working on substances that degrade plastic faster. So... A lot of interesting things happening.

[@JohnnyXanax]

That is very courageous of you. Can you believe they are starting to dumb garbage in space??? Which wont just float away, because of Earth's gravity. It sounds like a super fun job, where do I sign up.

[@Deontjie]

So this is a bunch of white guys hugging each other? Meanwhile most of the plastics comes down Far-East countries rivers, and Chinese ships.

[@oliver6287]

What’s sad is nobody is talking about how the majority of trash sinks 🤦‍♂️

[@fuzzymuffin8273]

it’s too late any how.. microplastics pollute our world now

[@benduckx9367]

Excellent video. I passed this on to 27 people/families. Education is the weapon in this war. Well done, guys.

[@SamPiez]

After Mr.Beasts fundraiser I’m so happy to hear about this good news. Thank you everybody for doing your part in making the world a much better place for all of us and the future generations ❤️

[@WhyYoutubeWhy]

What did he raised money for?

[@zaryxle]

@@WhyKZbinWhy mrbeast team seas to raise 30million dollars 1$=1 pound of trash removed

[@Ferretil]

this wasn’t mr beast’s direct doing. i believe this system was being worked on and used a month or two ago

[@fbbinoire201]

there is something better than cleaning the oceans , NOT THROWING TRASH to the oceans , simple

[@sourgrap3]

@@fbbinoire201 agreed but unfortunately we cannot make sure everyone doesnt throw things in the ocean so the best thing we can do as of now is clean the oceans

[@CorinneIsIn]

The sheer volume of waste is just such a punch in the gut to see. I'm so pumped to see people who are working so hard to make such an important difference to our oceans. I can't put in words the appreciation I feel watching this. Just sublime!

[@publicmushroom67]

Me too, I'm just wondering how much the recovery and redisposing costs are going to be? Since most of it comes from underdeveloped countries, should they bear the brunt of the costs to clean up their stuff?

[@Vildayyan2003]

@@publicmushroom67 HAHAHAHA Everyone already knows the answer to that question.

[@Reth_Hard]

He said most of this garbage comes from the rivers... So, why aren't they just closing these rivers or like build a wall around them? Seriously, is there really nobody else intelligent enough to think about good solutions like I do?

[@spookynoodle3919]

@@Reth_Hard yeah... It takes a real genius to think of that ... While we're at it why don't we just give all starving people food! World hunger solved! Am I intelligent now too?

[@Vildayyan2003]

@@Reth_Hard So your master plan is to go to the poor counties of the earth and wall off their rivers??? LOL!

[@harryc.]

Here from Team Seas 🌊!

[@elliesart_]

Me too ❤

[@SamCyanide]

Zoomer

[@racoonfederationhecker4173]

TEAM SEAS ON TOP

[@Anat-0]

@@SamCyanide wdym?! Team seas is awesome!!

[@lordsamich755]

What are they doing with the garbage?

[@RobertHare-p6q]

A beautiful human being... Thank you❤

[@g.ianniii5950]

I remember this guy I heard of him years ago as a kid and now he’s finally doing it

[@DJ-ov2it]

Exactly! I was like waiiiit .... I have heard of this guy before, but he was so far down in my passive memory that it must have been years since I heard about this guy. Unfortunately with most of these people it seems to end up as a "brilliant and potentially revolutionary idea" but doesnt really go anywhere for whatever reason, maybe because it turns out to not be feasible in practice and then you totally forget about it and these people get forgotten. But now, one of them has made it back to the mainstream conversation. And it happens to be Boyan Slat.

[@Rascon5]

I love how confident Boyan Slat is he is so presistent on finding a way to clean up the patch and isn't willing to give up despite challenges and failure.

[@speedstick8981]

I think he said that he saw more trash than fish in Greece and that’s why he started this.

[@dogge4649]

Tru before watching this I searched his name and I see videos about his downfall and failures that truly aged like fine wine

[@bigmonkeydrifts7985]

AS persistent as the plastic he's cleaning up.

[@Rascon5]

It's crazy how quickly those likes are rising the most I got was just under 900 I hope I beat that one 😁

[@charlesriley2717]

Man I can't believe a non profit is doing the job of the whole world. Well done.

[@itsme-sh7dh]

they make profit from making recycle plastic like glasses in video

[@prav2568]

@@itsme-sh7dh Sure they need the money for supporting more boats and equipements and making it more widespread. I get what you mean but its probably not *all* going in their pockets.

[@babypandajr172]

@@itsme-sh7dh they said in the video they don’t make money from those anymore, they were a proof of concept. They do not engage in manufacturing

[@HavokBWR]

@@itsme-sh7dh Im going to guess that the boats and crew cost more than they made on the glasses. But with big cooperate donors id bet some people over there are lining their pockets.

[@Dadon67958]

You know it's near to America why would we clean your garbage!

[@alfredgonzalez3882]

I am happy to see this is being done, thank you.

[@daviidddx]

THIS IS THE POSITIVITY WE NEED!!! Every single person involved with this project should be so proud of themselves, on behalf of the majority humanity which wont say anything, thank you all! 🙌🏼

[@shaniageorge962]

@@Beadlesstorh Dude, don't be like that. This project isn't going to singlehandedly fix the world. It's just going to alleviate some of the pollution in the ocean. We're allowed to celebrate this piece of good news

[@YoutubeDictatorship2024]

@@Beadlesstorh the poles have gotten colder since the declaration of global warming. Oh yeah they had to change the name to climate change because people weren’t buying it.

[@nicholasharvey4393]

@@KZbinDictatorship2024 citation on the poles getting colder? (also, just fyi, it doesnt matter if the poles get colder if the ice sheets are overall hotter and lose mass, which is definitely happening)

[@Detective_L]

People are too angry and bitter to care about positive change.

[@typicalrockhound9887]

These are the people that deserve to be rich.... Rather than the people that produce the pollution.. 🥴

[@Mojo_3.14]

I can't believe he didn't even mention Team Seas. It was the perfect opportunity. For those of you who don't know they are trying to raise 30 million dollars to fund taking out 30 million pounds of trash right now. The Ocean Cleanup needs funding to do all the things it does. It took them 10 years to get to this point, maybe help them out a little. It benefits everyone, microplastics are contaminating the food chain and picking up the large plastics before they break down is a BIG help.

[@pletskoo514]

did you know that 30mio pounds are literally nothing? that's the weight of 90 blue whales and from the US *only, is being thrown away 1.45mio pounds daily* and there is currently 12.6 *trillion* pounds in the ocean so 30mio pounds are 0.0002381% of all of the oceans garbage now at first glance it may seem not so bad considering there are 12trillion lbs of garbage in the ocean, but if you look at it as 0.0002 (which is almost the same) it seems like a lot less

[@superlittlechef8799]

@@pletskoo514 but it was a goal for team seas and they finished their goal of 30 million in just 27 days . And remember that every little thing counts

[@pletskoo514]

@@superlittlechef8799 within those 27 days more trash was thrown out from the US only

[@bradd9903]

@@pletskoo514 30 million less pounds of trash is a good thing whether you like it or not. The impact may be minimal but it's still something

[@pletskoo514]

@@bradd9903 the impact is close to nothing the only impactful thing from teamseas was making people more aware of the situation but even then, most people wouldnt do anything more for the problem (could start recycling, not use plastic so often, etc..) than donate and thinking teamseas is doing something impactful

[@rovhalt6650]

Started paying attention to this project almost a decade ago. It feels great to see it finally evolve into something larger!

[@mrdu3s41]

Started paying attention to YOUR MOM almost a decade ago. It feels great to see it finally evolve into something larger! MARRIAGE!

[@Broodjemetbeleg]

@@mrdu3s41 HAHAHAHAHAHA very original

[@liun1390]

@@mrdu3s41 And here we have that one teen who only clicked on this video cause they have to last minute finish an essay about ecological waste but have no idea in the slightest what the topic is even about.

[@blitzcomet]

3000 trips is easily achievable. this man is a saint.

[@objectivelytheworst1221]

Reminds me of SpaceX in some ways, I remember when I was younger hearing about all these plans Musk had for it and them seeming like pipe dreams and now they’re undeniably at the forefront of rocketry. Similar feel here, though better in a few ways considering how purely altruistic this cause is/has been from the outset.

[@shahminhajuddin]

Fantastic work, hats off to you guys, this guy is my new hero, I really do hope he continues with his work and expands to international waters too. I hope my country India does something like this too. Greta Thunburg was just whinny feminist, I think this guy is the real hero with a productive mindset.. this world needs ! Respect to you guys ❤️

[@Light_AXI]

Amazing, thanks soo much for anyone try to keep all oceans clean and pure.

[@simianto9957]

I remember learning about this project a couple of years ago, cool to see it actually happening now!

[@IrrIdk]

And it’s getting a 15 million dollar donation from mr beast now

[@theam6020]

Two years ago I wrote a research paper on this in my first year of college and tried to replicate this using cheap stuff , and failed . Anyways it's fun to know it's working amazingly .

[@marvelous7465]

Ya I seen a long video about this in school

[@yoda8569]

@@IrrIdk no.

[@NewAgeWorkout]

@@yoda8569 yes. Yes it is.

[@savageratentertainment]

this gives me faith in humanity. it's so nice to hear that there are so many systems being made to clean up such horrid trash in our oceans. if anything this guy whose running it along with his crew deserve trophies for their hard work to make our world safer for not just us, but for the lovely sea creatures out there and animals who mistake it as food. If I heard more positive news like this and I think I speak for a lot of people when i say this, I think the world would be more at ease and happy. we get too much negative news to scare us or make us angry when we should hear news like this to make us all look and smile and be proud of a job like this and for future generations to want to go out there and help all the same.

[@Googlag]

Capitalist idiots.First they create a problem and then they show how they struggle with the consequences of the problem . Bypassing the cause of the problem itself.

[@sandrafrancisco]

this isn't positive news that changes anything in the real world though. picking up some floating trash at sea does nothing - banning single-use plastic items such as bags and bottles would be positive news that would put the world more at ease and happy.

[@sandrafrancisco]

this is fluff news, not positive news.

[@devenshortxd4497]

@@sandrafrancisco lol

[@aliasofanalias7448]

@@sandrafrancisco I ban you from making stupid comments, still gonna do it aren't you. See the problem?

[@Arkaha]

This is absolutely incredible. A huuuuge shout out to everyone directly involved with the Ocean Clean-up Project.

[@Phoenixesper1]

All nice and well. Question. Wheres all this plastic gonna go? burn it/ Releases CO2 And poisonous gases. Bury it and it leeches into ground water, and only about 5% is recyclable and even then only once before it becomes to molecularly unstable to melt a third time and becomes waste. it's gonna change hands and end up right back where it came from you mark my words.

[@matt.stevick]

That amount of trash in that large of an ocean basically nothing. That net probably kills an incredible amount of marine life small and large

[@emiliasan0]

@@matt.stevick bro didn't saw whole video and came to comment...

[@BloodyKnives66]

​@Matthew M. S., CFP watch the video before you comment genius 😂 they literally cover that in the video.

[@garybrunecz7785]

Gimme a break. Your Global Military Industrial complex will destroy this planet along with all the garbage and sewage that over 8 billion people can throw at it. Sorry but its a little late in the game to think you can stop this train from derailing.

[@Usasuperpower]

Thank you very much!!! This is great! I recycle and am proud to help.

[@salfromtheval_xx7]

Turn the recycled waste into playground equipment, park benches, trash bins the possibilities are endless. This is great news, a step in the right direction and the kind of positive thing I like to hear :)

[@inkblot1111]

Agreed - it would also be quite nice to see them make building material out of it all, maybe we could get some more accessible housing.

[@surajitmukherjee3020]

we can even make byblocks.used for making roads and much stronger than concrete.

[@AntonsVoice]

Aye

[@dilkush_21]

Don't read my profile.....

[@mahamudalrabbi4774]

@@inkblot1111 I was thinking about the same thing.

[@jamesh5142]

We need more of "this" on this planet! Much respect to all involved in this endeavor.

[@hOla-st9yn]

Yeah

[@hoppuu]

Are you being ironic?

[@AgendaInMind]

Most of the more severe illnesses happen to people by surprise, unexpectantly, impacting first in the brain, then in the corresponding organ which that part of the brain controls. The end of WWI had absolutely everything to do with the Flu and lung TB outbreak that occurred killing millions. In nature, the biological conflict linked with a territorial fear (just what it means-a fear in your territory, your home, your community, etc.) is a widening of the bronchia (tissue loss). Your body attempts to widen your bronchia in order to allow more air into your lungs to give you more strength and energy to fight to keep your territory safe. Stay with me.......The biological conflict linked with a death fright impacts the lungs. The lungs attempt to grow larger in order to allow more air in because breath equals life, as we all know. No breath equals death. While you are in the fear or death fright conflict, you notice no symptoms of “disease”, except you have cold hands, cold feet, you can’t sleep, you awaken at 3 AM every night, you have little appetite. During the WW1, millions of people were in fear of the bombing of their homes and cities where the war was most active. Fearing for their lives, their loved ones in the war, their ability to survive. The food in the stores was sparse due to shortages. This lasted for 4 long years! The longer the conflict, the worse the healing phase. Within 2 weeks of the German Chancellor announcing the end of WWI, these millions of people ALL went into the healing phase all at the same time. It is during the healing phase that you experience symptoms of illness! What is the healing phase of the bronchia widening? Severe bronchitis, pneumonia. The body attempts to refill this lost tissue and you experience inflammation, fever, coughing, body aches, fatigue, etc. What is the healing phase of the extra lung tissue that grew? Decomposing of the tissue by TB bacteria and fungi. The symptoms of this healing phase are: severe coughing up of blood and tissue, fever, inflammation, severe mucous, body aches, fatigue. During this decomposing of the extra tissue (tumor), the body expels a lot of protein, and without replenishment, severe protein loss can result in death. Antibiotics did not exist yet. If TB bacteria does not exist in a person or they have been vaccinated against TB (big mistake), then the tumor will simply encapsulate and become dormant and not harm you. Who died during the Spanish Flu? Mainly the poor who could not afford to buy meat and proper nourishment, and the people who were directly impacted by the bombings and destruction of their homes. Millions of people suffered fear and death frights during the fighting of WWI, and millions of people all went into healing at the end of it. Not everyone was affected because not everyone suffered the same way. It’s not a “flu”, it’s not something you “catch”. You do not “catch” disease from others. A lie told for 100 years never becomes the truth. It’s biological, meaningful, and unavoidable. One hundred years later, a Fear Campaign begins, using the media to spread it......

[@Madison.Rutherford]

What other planet

[@aronvekony]

Finally, an actually useful initative. This shouldn't be only done by "some guy", this should be also performed and supported by the governments! Very proud of you Ocean Cleanup and Boyan Slat!

[@FinallyAnna]

Why does it matter if it’s being done by ‘some guy’ as well? Ocean clean up is what matters in the end. And by creators on KZbin promoting ocean clean up this helps get more people get involved for the better of the world together

[@aronvekony]

@@FinallyAnnaYou misunderstood. I'm thankful that he does, but he only. Rather I'm disappointed in our governments that they don't, just preach. Where I live it's also only the volunteers who clear the rivers, and not the state.

[@FinallyAnna]

@@aronvekony ah okay sorry for the misunderstanding, I agree that the government doesn’t do enough, just very thankful for the KZbin community being able to do something useful for once !

[@aronvekony]

@@FinallyAnna Yes, taxpayers' money should be used for reasonable projects, like these. Hope they get enough support

[@Pyasa.shaitan]

Governments are busy giving tax write offs to multi billion dollar companies responsible for this pollution in the first place. END CAPITALISM

[@JamesSamford-f7x]

Have to be careful when cleaning up that stuff. Even though it's trash, fish and other wildlife might start using it for a habitat and removing it will destroy their habitat. Now, yes we want to remove certain hazardous waste that can cause other issues to other animals, but some of that the wildlife could be using as a shelter and means to protect themselves from predators or just feed off of it.

[@o0Avalon0o]

This inspired me to not just collect trash on my daily walk, but see if there are volunteers that would want to schedule monthly town clean ups & come up with recycling ideas as a team BEFORE trash washes downstream.

[@Mini-Toast_]

What city are you from?

[@binay413963]

;) Good luck I rick myself am telling you do it people will for sure make meme out of you but remmeber the meme god rick himself has told you to do that :B

[@carlosbovia6813]

Good luck...!! I started collecting trash of all kind in my scuba and snorkeling trips, some told me I was nuts and that I would never end, so I told them to start helping or shut up... now same guys do the same thing I do and we finally start to see a change, 15 years later.... Greetings from Cancún, México.

[@VilNastavnik]

People dont need to do much. An hour a week just walking around your local community can do a lot. Back when I was in highschool, going back a few decades now, I would help my science professors who, like myself, are members of Wires, WWF, Greenpeace, Sea Sheppard, etc to clean up the waste and stop it getting into the lakes. I would also get with others and walk the foreshore cleaning up trash. Now, I do what I can to enforce environmentally sustainable policies and procedures where possible in the military environment.

[@4f52]

@QuagmireFeels If you have any spare car batteries you know where to dispose them, correct?

[@moonrox4481]

I love that they made it environmentally friendly for the fishies

[@interstate80.]

I suppose that’s pretty much the whole point

[@moonrox4481]

@@interstate80. dude I’m talking about the open bottom so the fish could escape, not the trash

[@julioherrera3036]

@@moonrox4481 XD

[@moonrox4481]

@Tj Semeniuk nice👍

[@_aashi]

The person who first got the idea to do something like this: "Ferb, i know what we're gonna do today!" *does something impossible*

[@haninditabudhi6574]

@Darkfarfetch an India citizen here. Yesterday in our ports the ship landed here. Yes they were offloading the trashes but who know where itll be taken to 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@stuffysteam6]

@Darkfarfetch well how do you know what they're gonna do with it? Most of the trash in the oceans are plastics because they are long lasting. Those aren't hard to recycle

[@JackyDacky]

cough cough mrbeast cough

[@kellikelli4413]

They're not the first.

[@kellikelli4413]

@@haninditabudhi6574 That's important to know isn't it. What happens to the trash collection.

[@MariaShannon-n6g]

7:40 this is amazing. Thankyou to you all. (From Australia)😃

[@WermMilk]

This makes me really, really happy to see. There's faith in me that we as humans can push towards things for the greater good on this Earth. We have a gift. We have a responsibility to cherish and protect it.

[@insekta1701]

Infinity agreement here!!!!!

[@justsomeonehere884]

Ok

[@clouds-rb9xt]

@Rose Anne Boushard ???

[@clouds-rb9xt]

God bless :))

[@smallmalaysianboy8025]

@Rose Anne Boushard ???

[@jamiejames2078]

I cannot explain how happy this makes me. “All” it takes to really create change is good intentions, powered by organization, excellent leadership, resources, hard work, and commitment. I just love this so much. Imagine a group like this on the homelessness problem.

[@thatyoudliketoknow1628]

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[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

You forgot money. It's usually the limiting factor.

[@mr.sarcasm1988]

Me too darling

[@jamiejames2078]

@@dr.emilschaffhausen4683 that’s a piece of the “resources” part. I think resources for a project include tools, a budget, technology, and other material assets. 🌸

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

@@jamiejames2078 I understand. Just that it is always the limiting factor with a project like this.

[@VintageJunker]

I actually almost cried tears of Joy over seeing Ocean Clean up's recent success. All they have been through, all they have done, all they have achieved. They have transcended far beyond every political and environmental group on the planet. And I thank you!

[@wardoo5557]

@Trent Mage im sorry to destroy that knowledge but there is a thing called "support" if more people support this, they will be motivated to do the same or provide them support to better enhance and multiply their systems.

[@matthewhobson8440]

@@wardoo5557 Awsome more ships burning more tons of fuel per day to remove 9 ton per trip. (If they could get more than 9 ton they would have for this media release).

[@wardoo5557]

@@matthewhobson8440 awesome, doesn't know what reliable eco-friendly energy are. If they get support then having an eco-friendly energy is really possible.

[@Nightwolf2595]

@Trent Mage they are also planning to lower the amount going into the ocean by going for the rivers that are the biggest sourcea for the trash.

[@EnglishDrifts69GTxRED]

Tbh TeamSeas started it and have higher tech machines 😂

[@kristenloader5305]

It's crazy to think about how much waste gets out there. I don't think i have ever thrown a piece of trash on the ground or where its not supposed to go and still there is that much trash floating around the ocean from maybe a person or two every day throwing something out on the ground in public. Mindblowing. Amazing job to them and thanks for working for our children's future

[@intercat4907]

I was just thinking about his first try - the net wouldn't work. He's back and he's terrific. Good job, Kid.