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Boyan Slat
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Ocean Cleanup
The Big Ocean Cleanup
Friday, 12 September 2014 - 14:22
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Delft student raises $2m for ocean plastic cleanup

20 year old Delft student Boyan Slat has raised 2 million dollars through internet crowd funding to clear up plastic in the Pacific. He wants to use the money, which he raised in two months, for the development of a device of his own invention. The invention consists of 100 kilometer long floating arms in the shape of a V that will collect plastic. The plastic will eventually be brought ashore by ships to be recycled. Almost 38 thousand people in total donated to this project. A large scale test setup between five and ten kilometers long will be made with the $2 million in the next four years. Afterwards Slat intends to build the final mega device. A lot more money than $2 million will be needed for this though.

WE DID IT! Thanks a million to everyone who believe in us and and our quest to develop the largest cleanup in history pic.twitter.com/858G8lM5sj

— Boyan Slat (@BoyanSlat) September 11, 2014

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