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Dutch prototype clean-up boom brings Pacific plastics solution a step closer
2016-06-23 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A bid to clear the Pacific of its plastic debris has moved a step closer with the launch of the biggest prototype clean-up boom yet by the Dutch environment minister at a port in The Hague. On Thursday the 100m-long barrier will be towed 20km out to sea for a year of sensor-monitored tests, before being scaled up for real-life trials off the Japanese coast at the end of next year. If all goes well, full-scale deployment of a 100km-long version will take place in the great Pacific garbage patch...
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