Ocean Cleanup Project will create a new treatment barrier - 2.5 km long

Launched in 2013, the Ocean Cleanup Project underwent a number of changes before the launch of System 002 in August of this year.

The barrier, nicknamed "The Jenny", is 800m long and includes crewed vessels at both ends. They are the ones pushing the barrier through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

While Jenny continues to pick up the trash, the teamThe project has begun work on another system, which will be three times larger - the length of the barrier will be 2.5 km. It will serve as the prototype for a fleet of 10 System 003s that will be able to clean 50% of debris every five years.

But despite advances in technology development,many questions remain regarding the overall viability of Ocean Cleanup's plans and the project's environmental impact. Maersk, which provides ships for towing sewage treatment systems, is experimenting with carbon neutral fuels. The company claims that all carbon emissions from the System 002 campaign will be offset.

Pilot test phase of the production barrierculminated in environmentalists collecting nearly 29 tons of plastic waste from the ocean, including toilet seats, toothbrushes, discarded fishing gear, laundry baskets and other items, 95% of which the project intends to recycle.

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