Recycling Ocean Plastic Into Plastic Granulate | Cleaning Oceans | The Ocean Cleanup
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2020
- On this step of the Plastic Journey from trash to treasure, we have successfully recycled our plastic catch into granulate. This material will be used to make the first product from verified ocean plastic.
One of the common questions we receive is: why do we transport and process the plastic in the Netherlands? The answer is that, despite our best efforts, we were unable to find a suitable recycling partner for the material’s unique properties in North America. Processing in Europe also allows us to work with our recycling partner to gather data that can help us recycle closer to the source point once we scale up.
While we are currently looking to offset our activities where we can, the current catch was transported through established land and sea routes in order to have the least additional environmental impact as possible. As we scale, we are looking to improve this in the future.
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Trash accumulates in five ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health, and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean.
The ocean is big. Cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch using conventional methods - vessels and nets - would take thousands of years and tens of billions of dollars to complete. After fleets of The Ocean Cleanup systems are deployed into every ocean gyre, combined with source reduction, The Ocean Cleanup projects to be able to remove 90% of ocean plastic by 2040.
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To learn more about each step in the Plastic Journey - check out: theoceancleanup.com/updates/the-plastic-journey-ten-steps-to-create-a-product-from-pollution/
Why do you guys seal everything?
Why do you guys have to lock the plastic granulate? 5:12
The Ocean Cleanup Contact Patagonia, they are going on a very similar process with fish nets they collect from fishermen.
@@Rediwed1 I think that during these early stages they're making 100% sure that the claims they make about these being totally ocean cleanup plastics for recycling can't be disputed or ridiculed later. Or at least that's my impression :)
We seal the plastic to ensure the chain of custody. This allows us to verify that the plastic is certified ocean plastic collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
I don’t think many people understand how important these growing environmental companies are. Inspirational work😁👍
Only those of narrow perspective make such false assertions
web2yt am I wrong?
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I think opposite. Everyone coming across this is ecstatic and grateful that SOMETHING is fixing this detrimental issue after so so long. But really, some environmental companies (though effective) is the treatment, not the prevention. There is a fundamental force that enables environmental damage. So I hope people don’t see this and think, “finally! The pain is over!” I hope so many people become inspired to make it a collaborative effort that unsustainable production ceases.
So I agree with you but in a different way.
I hope to one day see less and less plastic in the oceans in my future career as a marine biologist, people like you guys inspire me !
You guys are a true inspiration for a better future world for everyone. Forget the negative comments and keep pushing forward . Soooo many people are on your side 😊
I am SO happy it's gotten to this point already! It only SEEMS slow, but you guys didn't start too long ago. And I especially love the river collectors too. That's essential and brilliant.
Just amazing job!!! Thank's for being so inspire for other people who are doing by their own!! Knowing that some one is taking the big part is just grateful
I could cry, this is the best news!!!
well i had tears of joy in my eyes .. i want to work for this company so bad
Not to take away from the great work that those guys are doing of cleaning the ocean but I have to ask, how is this sustainable or economic? Isn't the first requirement for a business is to be profitable in order to continue operating?
It seems like a lot of work hours are being spent on sorting the plastics out which make the process at a large scale of processing hundreds of tons of material a day would not be possible.
Did you guys think about an easier way of recycling the material? Perhaps turning the material into energy?
If you truly want to clean up the ocean you must be profitable or at least break even, otherwise you'll run out of resources.
That being said I do wish you great success on your journey for the good of the planet and us all
Yes, I am too very curious what the long term sustainable plans are. What if not enough people will buy the recycled products? And do they have other reliable sources of money to continue their great work?
@@stinnna besides if people do buy the reclaimed plastic, that same material will be turned into products with the potential to end up in the ocean again.
When you spill a cup of milk on the the table the last thing you need you need to do is clean the floor. In the case of plastic in the ocean you must have a better way to dispose of plastic then what we currently have which is burying it in the ground before we start cleaothe ocean. Simultaneously we should develop resins that decompose to replace petroleum based plastic
@@stinnna It does not have to be sustainable, the project just has to find other means to sustain their operational cost. They are not a proper business, aiming to make money but an entity trying to empty the garbage out of the ocean. They are exploring multiple avenues to generate revenues, one of them is a shop where you can buy products which have been truly created from recycled plastic. This is why they have an emphasis on the chain of custody and they seal every part of the process. To certify they truly recycled this plastic, they can prove that every part of the process can be audited and the chain is not broken. When you buy any product from them, it was literal garbage from the ocean patch and by buying this product you help them directly removing more with a positive feedback loop.
Any excess plastic can be sold to wholesalers to be used with brand new plastic products.
Moreover, I'm sure they are working with an agile delivery process in place, every iteration of the recycling will get better and solutions will be developed along the way to speed up the end results. We are witnessing the first go at it, the next one may take 1/3 of that, the next 1/8 less of the second ect and at the end the process might break even from the sale of recycled products.
They have more avenues to raise money, one is institutional donations (governments, public sector companies, private companies, other charities ect). The other is private donations.
Boyan Slat, the founder kickstarted his mission with Kickstarter too. We might see in the future another round of crowdfunding for specific end goals or territories. We could see a patch of a river with a brand new interceptor sponsored by 1000 people or an expedition to study the migration of plastic from most polluted rivers to the great patch sponsored by another group of people. If there's a potential market of people ready to pay for a concept, there is no reason that the ocean cleanup project cannot capitalise on it and make everyone happy.
But the concept of a web store to sell recycled products is a tremendous idea and hopefully the public will love it and more and more projects can fruit to completion.
@@itayedry1234 Most ocean plastic comes from fishing equipment and from poor countries anyway, which wouldn't buy the ocean plastic products.
@@Origitalus those same poor countries could be thought how to recycle their trash into energy or find a different use for it so that it wouldn't end up in the oceans waters. Especially because they are poor they can find a use for all that trash and start looking at trash as a commodity instead of a problem
You guys are heroes. One day your story and the impact that you have had will be taught in schools across the world.
Thank you for setting such an example! Been following you guys ever since you made news ...this is great and exemplary...
You are so great, guys!!! ❤ Thank you so much for your fantastic work! 😊👍
May this video awakens the hearts n minds of people to have concern for the cleaning up of the environment, as well as the oceans n seas n other bodies of water.
It is so great to watch the success of this process unfold! Thank you for this great video...I can't wait to see what happens next =)
Thank you for your kind hearts and souls and May God bless you all n may all your needs met!
Amazing progress! Looks like it’s a lot of manual labour though to sort all the material. Very interested in seeing how you guys will be scaling this up in the future
it hurts to see what fishermen are losing and dumping in the sea, there should be much more inspection before and after fishing has left. I will continue to support you until our last breath
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I can't tell what's more blue ..the blue background or her eyes... beautiful eyes
ssaj22 😊😊
Amazing work, and very labor intensive. All that separating by hand. Wow. Thank you for your commitment to doing the work.
Congratulacion and Fantastic work guys, Im big fan of you channel, much respect from San Francisco of Macoris Dominican Republic
This is amazing. Well done!! Thank you for all that yo do for our oceans and planet!!
Keep up the amazing work! Good job to the entire team!
This needs to be done in the Philippines or Malaysia, closer to source and the local workforce needs this industry.
Guys I love your work.
I would love some more in-depth analysis of things like: total waste collected vs energy used to collect, and also things like what products you could make from this? Bike paths? House bricks? Roofing?
I have to tell you that in front of major resort areas head phone wires are a big problem. I recently visited one of my vacation spots on the Ocean and the plastic for these headphones were all over the beach...the metal corrodes in the center yet the plastic survives. One small portion took me approximately 45 minutes to clear. Somehow we must contact hotels on the beaches to inform their guests to secure their wires so they won't fly off into the beach. (the Metals dissolve as this will cause the ocean to develop a metal toxicity in conjunction to the MICRO- plastic). Good Day!
It’s really amazing that you can turn them back into little granules like this. All you have to do now is scale this up for mass recycling dealing with tens of tons of rubbish a day.😆😓
Look forward to seeing how this process develops over the coming months and year.
This is awesome to see the first bits of trash begin the transformation to a new product. I have seen all the comments about labor intensive but this is still in a research faze, it will be manual intensive til the processes are put in place to scale it up. I look forward to seeing the larger boom make it out to the great garbage patch and start collecting. Really I thought you should have left the first one out there, I realize it is a test module, but was still doing good work, and could use for endurance testing til the bigger one takes its place. Look forward to more videos.
Thank you so much for your kind words and observations. We now believe we have the solid basis of our concept and technology to confidently move forward after System 001/B’s ocean trials. There are still several things we must fine-tune in the technology to be able to have a design that is the blueprint for a full fleet. We also must be realistic in the fact there will be many more unscheduled learning opportunities for us to tackle along the way. Stay tuned!
oh my gosh....how exciting is this 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 💚💚💚 So happy !
Felicidades! Son una inspiración. Saludos desde Baja California.
I am so excited for this! You are all doing amazing work! I can't wait for this to be scaled up and for us to buy some products!
Hopefully more donors will come to increase the amount you can catch out of the ocean and stop from entering the ocean with the Interceptors!
Thank you so much, Will! Together we can achieve our goal of plastic-free oceans.
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hope captured plas can be broken into original components...fuel....
I'm really hoping that there's a fundraiser at the end of the year like teamtrees to raise money for a few interceptors. :)
These guys are really amazing
Very encouraging results!
Good way to creat story when we have a lot of unspent money 💰 available. It’s going to be super expensive but it’s good to see the process.
what a project I see this will be considered the first step of many to learn how to be apart of this earth instead of just making the earth aware of us through margins i wonder if we make it onto their need to know list
Awesome job!
This is just to awesome for words!
At the Moment I am on vacation in Lemvig next to Plastix in Rom part of Lemvig Kommune :-)
It was exiting to hear that such a good mission is partly done here in the nomansland of Middlejytland in Denmark!
Passionate people..
Love the editing keep up the good work
this is great, but please a closeup shot of the results. it looks good, but we wanna see it right down to the nitty gritty. please! :)
Hello, I love what you do and I'm your first fan.
Because I know that you're listening and learning every day, I would like to say something in this video. Can you try to not use any plastic bags even for the granules and any plastic boxes? Thank you and follow your nice job.
So important to not just dump it. We need to go as far as (almost) recycling all materials made!
I'd like to buy one of those cool light blue beanies!
Yahoooo. Looking forward to purchase ocean plastic products, if we must use plastic might as well be this!
I know asking about financial feasibility is valid, but you're doing what's right. THATS what matters people. We have to start taking responsibility and stop focusing on the bill.
Congratulations and fantastic work. Would you be to turn this into woven polypropylene bags for earth bag construction?
"Lock and seal the doors"
Proceeds to ziptie the door shut 😆😆
It is only one kind of ocean plastic - PP mesh, previously manualy separated from others. There is no any troubles to recycle it as well as any other PP waste.
Great news!!
But so much labor intensive.... and done in Netherlands (with very high wages) how can It ever not make ultra expensive products?
They need to do this more often. That way we can have our rightful amount of shared goods. I can imagine stuff made from this recycled material going to places that have less stuff than other places. With that material, you can make a huge amount of items that would help in the abolishment of hunger and homelessness. It really shouldn’t be about making money, it should really be about fixing all of Earth’s problems regardless of any money being lost or gained.
And once those problems are fixed, we can move forward further in our space travel developments. Get some colonies on the Moon and Mars. Build energy-efficient green rocket ships and space shuttles that can get us further on half the fuel needed. The Earth is green enough, but humans need to learn to be more green, more renewable. If we learn from our mistakes, we could live on Earth a lot longer.
But eventually we will have to leave Earth and find other places to dwell in this big universe of ours. Money should not be the goal, fixing the problems of Earth and beyond should be.
Her name is Eva Snijder. Snijder means cutter.
That is hilarious.
very very every cool
It would be awesome if we could turn this to firmaments for additive manufacturing/ 3D printing.
Great work but why does it need to be transported from the great garage patch in the Pacific all the way to Denmark?
We decided to recycle the plastic in Europe because (despite our best efforts) we were unable to find a suitable recycling partner for the material’s unique properties in North America. As we scale, we are looking to improve this in the future - stay tuned!
Since this trash and plastic clean up system is working good in the Pacific Ocean we should try to implement this system in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Processing the recycling materials in some of the Caribbean countries, Mexico and US would also create jobs and be closer, faster and easier process.
Great progress. I suggest you wear masks so that you don’t breathe micro plastics into your body. I also hope you consider durable reusable containers to transport the plastic instead of bags made from more plastic (!).
It would be interesting to see what happens to the single use plastics that has been collected from the rivers and how they are being recycled. I would guess that the volume is larger than fishing nets and the more pressing issue.
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How are the colours determined? Great work guys 👍
We wanted to try and make the connection between the ocean and our sunglasses, so the colors were chosen based on that!
Those nets and ropes looked really clean for being out in the ocean for so long.
They just bought them in the store
since they are plastic the marine life does stick to it very well. the machine collecting it splashes it around cleaning it off a lot
It's been on a salt water spin cycle for 10 years 😜
Good observation! As part of the plastic recycling process, the material receives a thorough cleaning to remove all dirt and debris.
@@theoceancleanup Thanks for the clarification. When we do river and Intracoastal waterway cleanups we wind up with a mess of disgusting garbage, and the majority can't be accepted for local recycling. I'm glad you all are getting these ghost nets out of the garbage patch and able to recycle them.
What is the tester you used to determine the plastic type?
It is an FTIR Handheld Spectrometer.
It’s gonna be great when robots can really help with this process
Where do I buy a scanning gun to determine polymer type?
01:54 damn those eyes 😍
Antiliani Archero Scandinavian countries do seem to have good genes. 😁🤩
@Dregoth ROFL, are you really that desperate.
Ocean and other waste plastic should be recycled into sturdy very long life items, such as Benches, Fencing, street sign poles etc. Any small sort life item will inevitably lead back to more waste, energy, resources, money etc. I would be seeking contracts with Local/Regional Authorities and small businesses.
I fully support your vision, but what is the cost of (not the monetary but the environmental cost in fuel burn, electricity etc) shipping a couple of crates of plastic garbage halfway across the globe to be processed and sorted?
Despite our best efforts, we were not able to find a suitable recycling partner for our material in North America, which logistically (and environmentally) would have been an easier choice. While we are currently looking to offset our activities where we can, the current catch was transported through established land and sea routes in order to have the least additional environmental impact as possible. As we scale, we are looking to improve this in the future!
Hi I'd like to know who composes the music for your videos? My sister is a musician from South Africa who has a cum laude masters in music composition. She has experience with composing for films and arranging for orchestra. Any chance you guys need someone like this?
This is great, but the big question is - is it commercially viable?
We believe it is - that in repurposing this trash into treasure that people will want to cherish, we can use 100% of the proceeds of this product to help fund our continued cleanup operations.
I'm confused. Why do the locks need to be sealed? It's just plastic, right? Is this recycled materials that valuable?
It was all part of the chain of custody established by DNV GL, certifying that the plastic used in our product was guaranteed to be from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Read more here: theoceancleanup.com/updates/introducing-the-ocean-plastic-standard/
convincer.. Exciter muzak... mulling over plastic trash...
let's see actual capture of debris !
Plastic bins holding plastic bags holding plastic granules?
do you guys have a plan for electronic waste?
As we capture specific materials in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (rigid plastics and ghost nets), our current focus is on finding ways to repurpose this material. In order to best use our resources, we will remain focused on developing technology for oceans and rivers, but we encourage other initiatives to take on the other facets of plastic pollution.
Hi what can be done with waste LDPE, please?
We do not currently collect LDPE with our ocean system, so this is not something we are exploring at this time.
What can we do with that granules thing???
We want to give the ocean plastic a new life and turn it into something that does not go back into the ocean. Our team is working with credible partners to recycle the plastic into durable products - register: products.theoceancleanup.com
@@theoceancleanup Maybe it's possible to use the granulate to make smartphone parts for Fairphone. A smartphone case might be a good start, maybe later on internal plastic parts as well.
Why not chip it in the beginning and sort it based on material density?
In order to sort it, the plastic must first be detangled. While we are looking to optimize this process, currently this is the most accurate and efficient way to do so.
Why is chain of custody so important?
It allows us to verify that the plastic is certified ocean plastic collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Learn more here: theoceancleanup.com/updates/introducing-the-ocean-plastic-standard/
What's the point of sealing all the doors all the time? I just don't get it
Great question! To ensure that it is verified plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
We want to find out how to buy ocean plastic for recycling. Whom do we contact?
Please contact us via our website: theoceancleanup.com/contact/
When big companies say they use recycled plastic in their products does anyone actually check to see if they actually do?
There is often little verification for recycled product claims. For this reason, by working with DNV GL we ensured that our sunglasses were made with certified ocean plastic according to the Ocean Plastic Standard. You can read more here: theoceancleanup.com/updates/introducing-the-ocean-plastic-standard/
What's going to happen to single use plastic that can't be recycled? pyrolysis maybe?
When can we start buying products to help you guys more with funding etc
If we manage to successfully create products from our plastic catch, we expect the product to be revealed in September 2020. However, you can already join us on the journey from pollution to product here: products.theoceancleanup.com
@@theoceancleanup thank you
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noble work...
possible uses for plaswaste
a. recycle plas to chips.. to bottle blowers
b. oil
c. roof tiles
d..other plastic mfg
still no clip of plaswaste being channelized by the boom to the conveyor...
Baltimore water wheel shows a clip of guides forwarding trash to the pickup point and a spinning rake lifting debris directly onto it's conveyor... why does o c not show their interceptor at the gathering and transfer ??????? not perfected ????
so what ? so it takes time... a project so valuable as pollution control can use a little patience getting it right.. Baltimore water wheel has it.. you can too....
Why using plastics bags while fighting plastic trash ?
Their fight isn’t wholly against plastic. It’s against the disposable of the plastic and other garbage. If they take those bags and dispose of them improperly then and only then are they defeating their own purpose.
While we ask for your understanding that we cannot change the existing business practices, we are looking into ensuring that packaging in our recycling process does not include virgin plastics. Until then, we can ensure that the plastics in this video will be recycled properly.
I can't figure out what's the next step having this granulates but it if she says it's promising then it must be 😅😅😅
To learn more about the next steps in this Plastic Journey, check out our update here: theoceancleanup.com/updates/the-plastic-journey-ten-steps-to-create-a-product-from-pollution/ .
@@theoceancleanup you're missing a word on that page in the paragraph:
Step 1: Catch, secure, and track the plastic
When we catch the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and bring it onto the vessel, we dry, bag, and weigh it before tagging it with GPS coordinates securing it with tamperproof seals. These steps are laid out in the standard created by DNV GL, and allow the plastic’s origin to be traced from the moment it leaves the. Traceability is maintained throughout the Plastic Journey by keeping detailed documents and evidence (taking photos and videos) and it allows us to verify that the plastic in your product actually does come from the ocean.
"it leaves the." ocean or ship or ?
Good catch! We will correct that ASAP. Thank you very much for bringing it to our attention!
can you 3d print with it
There are a variety of uses for plastic granulate, but we've chosen to make our own durable products with proceeds reinvested in our cleanup efforts!
why not plastic paint out of it ??
Clothing from recycled ocean rope/cloth. Think about it.
I am looking for a manufacturer that uses ocean ♻️ plastic to make small spheres in the 30mm to 40mm range. I am hoping you all could point me to a contact u sell your pellets to.
Doesnt Recycling use alot of Energy and Chemicals to clean the Plastic to use it. Maybe its better to burn the Plastic efficient and make Energy.
is plastic to fuel cost effective ?
Duggy Dugg It's not plastic to fuel, it's plastic to plastic products, basically recycled plastic back into products we need.... That hopefully never get back into the ocean again. 🙏🏽
By fishing plastic from the ocean to burn it in an engine you would only replace one problem with another one.
@@HandyC
that's one path
fuel and tiles are other paths.. you are not oc ... don't speak as if you were oc
Duggy Dugg they literally said in the video for plastic products
@@HandyC
you their spokesperson ?
Hi Id like to know if there are any job vacancies at your company, my girlfriend has an honours degree in Sustainable development and is super interested in your company. Would love to know if there are any opportunities for her!
Thanks a lot!
Hi Daniel - your friend is welcome to submit a CV via our careers page, here: theoceancleanup.com/careers/
The girl is Hot.
Ridiculously labor-intensive, expensive (:-(
There must have been dead animals trapped in the garbage. Did you edit the video because of you tube demonetizing politics?
Recycle the rope using the Democrats