3K views · 217 reactions | The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a collection of marine debris that is TWICE the size of France, spans the ocean from North America to Japan It’s time to turn the tide on ocean #pollution. Show your support by giving this a thumbs up | WWF | Facebook

The Dutch-led effort to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has moved far beyond its experimental beginnings. Early 600-meter systems proved that large-scale plastic capture was possible. Today, the operation is defined by System 03, a platform designed to work at an industrial scale that would have seemed unrealistic only a few years ago. Developed by The Ocean Cleanup, System 03 is a 2,200-meter U-shaped floating barrier. By the mid-2020s, the project reached a critical proof-of-scale phase,