Giant Floating Pipes Help to Remove Ocean Waste

The "Ocean Cleanup" will use giant floating pipes driven by the wind, waves and currents to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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$30 million has been raised to fund the idea that is projected to clean 50 percent of the garbage patch in five years.

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