13 Apr 19
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@sonhouse saidI don't see why not. But what to do about the millions of tons of plastic ALREADY in the oceans is unfortunately a rather different matter. Obviously the main problem with that is with the massive problem of its collection when it is spread over a vast area, not nearly so much what to do with it once it is collected. Still, at least this technology would deal with the latter.
Can this technology be scaled up to make a difference? There are literally millions tons of the nasty stuff in the oceans already.
14 Apr 19
@humy saidI think ocean currents tend to concentrate it in particular places such as the Sargasso Sea - I'm at high risk of being wrong about this - but that would tend to simplify collection of floating waste.
I don't see why not. But what to do about the millions of tons of plastic ALREADY in the oceans is unfortunately a rather different matter. Obviously the main problem with that is with the massive problem of its collection when it is spread over a vast area, not nearly so much what to do with it once it is collected. Still, at least this technology would deal with the latter.
15 Apr 19
@deepthought saidThat would be a place to start for sure. I just hope they can scale up to do the job.
I think ocean currents tend to concentrate it in particular places such as the Sargasso Sea - I'm at high risk of being wrong about this - but that would tend to simplify collection of floating waste.