{"id":3716,"date":"2024-01-14T14:51:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T14:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2024-01-14T14:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T14:51:38","slug":"the-hawaiian-group-breaks-the-world-record-with-the-largest-cleaning-operation-for-plastic-in-the-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=3716","title":{"rendered":"The Hawaiian Group breaks the world record with the largest cleaning operation for plastic in the ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ocean Voyages Institute has just removed more than 100 tons of plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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The nonprofit Ocean Voyages Institute in Hawaii broke the world record for the largest clean-up of open oceans in history.<\/p>\n

On a 48-day journey, the crew removed more than 100 tons of plastic using a special GPS satellite tracking system that leads them directly to the large garbage trophies.<\/p>\n

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Although the system was not as well known as the young Dutch inventor\u2019s Ocean Cleanup, it turned out to be the most effective system to date.<\/p>\n

They rely on volunteers on board yachts and ships to tag tangled fishing nets full of trash with GPS satellite trackers when they come across them.<\/p>\n

When the Ocean Voyages Institute takes a trip it can enlarge all of the marked spots, which usually results in much larger pieces.
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As the group\u2019s founder, Mary Crowley, suggested, the visible plastic stain is usually just the tip of the iceberg, indicating garbage collectors in a much larger area just below the surface.<\/p>\n

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Ocean currents tend to \u201csort\u201d floating debris and move it completely, so a given fishing net within a 15 mile radius can result in more nets and a high density of other debris.<\/p>\n

Although the nets are themselves poisonous to marine life, they resemble giant garbage bags.
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Crowley calls them \u201cGhost Networks\u201d and he calls them \u201cGhost-Net Buster\u201d.<\/p>\n

On their team\u2019s first 25-day trip, they collected almost 50 tons of plastic waste. They returned for a third flight two days after disembarking their last 100-ton cargo in Honolulu.<\/p>\n

The institute commits to 0% of the plastic waste that goes to the landfill and sends the classified waste to the recycling companies to turn it into insulation, energy, etc.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s easiest to collect plastic after you\u2019ve washed it on the beaches, Crowley says it\u2019s important to collect as much plastic as you can before it gets there:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe oceans can\u2019t wait for these webs and debris to break down into microplastics, weakening the ocean\u2019s ability to store carbon and poison the ocean\u2019s fragile food web.\u201d<\/p>\n

The number and size of future expeditions will depend on donor support. You can donate a check or PayPal on their website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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