The 19-year-old Boyan Slat announced his Ocean Cleanup Array concept is technically and financially viable to rid the ocean of plastic pollution. While diving in Greece as a 16-year-old, Boyan Slat ...

Discover the alarming global crisis of plastic pollution and how it affects our oceans and rivers. This video explores the ...

Interceptor 007 is a not-so-secret agent of trash collection at the mouth of a Los Angeles waterway. It’s one of several barges belonging to The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit founded by 29-year-old ...

As if entangling wildlife and contaminating seafood weren’t enough, ocean plastic may be sabotaging the planet’s natural defenses against climate change. A 2023 study suggests microplastics may ...

One of the biggest issues facing our oceans is plastic waste. Damage to economies, industry, and the environment is estimated to cost the world $2.5 trillion annually. But there's hope on the horizon.

Inventor Boyan Slat is on a mission to rid oceans of plastic. Inventor Boyan Slat is on a mission to rid oceans of plastic. His team at The Ocean Cleanup designs and deploys systems that pull trash ...

When Boyan Slat was 16-years-old he wondered about all of the trash in the ocean, ten years later he founded The Ocean Cleanup. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks with ...

The Ocean Cleanup device has been redesigned—and is almost ready to try again After its first voyage resulted in disappointment, Boyan Slat's team has made some major fixes. Now they're ready to try ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Call it the world's biggest garbage dump: the swirling mess of plastic debris in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Now, there's an effort afoot to make it vanish, launching ...