# This Team Plans to Erase the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in Just 10 Years! 🌊

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**Created:** [September 9, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/this-team-plans-to-erase-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-in-just-10-years/290957 "2024-09-09T12:54:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/this-team-plans-to-erase-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-in-just-10-years/290957/1 "2024-09-09T12:54:00Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. **Cleanup Ambition**  
The Ocean Cleanup, after three years of work, believes it can remove the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within ten years. Their new technology has already cleared over a million pounds of plastic.

2. **Cost and Time Estimates**  
The current plan estimates a $7.5 billion cost and a decade to finish. However, a more aggressive strategy could cut the time to five years and cost $4 billion.

3. **Future Plans**  
The group will take a year off next year to map plastic hotspots and improve their cleanup strategy. Founder Boyan Slat emphasizes that the technology is ready and now action is needed.

**Read more at:** [Yahoo](https://yahoo.com)