The Ocean Cleanup initiative has successfully collected over 100 tons of plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch using their new trash collection system, Jenny. The organization was founded in 2013 with the goal of removing the garbage patch between Hawaii and California. The Jenny system, which consists of a U-shaped net that is towed by two ships, was tested for three months and has since collected over 100 tons of plastic waste. The collected waste is then transported to British Columbia for recycling. The organization plans to develop an even more efficient system to completely eliminate ocean pollution in the coming years.
The Ocean Cleanup’s Jenny system has been successful in collecting over 100 tons of plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The organization was founded in 2013 with the goal of removing the garbage patch between Hawaii and California. The Jenny system, which consists of a U-shaped net that is towed by two ships, was tested for three months and has since collected over 100 tons of plastic waste. The collected waste is then transported to British Columbia for recycling. The organization plans to develop an even more efficient system to completely eliminate ocean pollution in the coming years.
The Jenny system is the second development stage of The Ocean Cleanup’s trash collection system. The first version was a passive system that floated through the ocean without propulsion, but its waste collection capacity was too low. The Jenny system is still experimental, and the organization plans to improve it further. The organization plans to switch to the System 03, which is expected to collect ten times more plastic waste than the Jenny system. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch contains approximately 79,000 tons of plastic waste, and the organization plans to eliminate it completely in the coming years.
