EMF10.19The Ocean Cleanup System🌊

1.8 trillion pieces of plastic float at the surface of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The principle behind it is simple: create a coastline where there are none; concentrate the plastic and take it out. The system takes advantage of three natural oceanic forces: winds, waves, and currents. Both the plastic and system are being carried by the current. However, wind and waves propel the system only, as the floater partly sticks above the surface, while plastic is primarily just beneath it. The system thus moves faster than the plastic, allowing the plastic to be captured. Periodically, a support vessel comes by to take out the concentrated plastic like a garbage truck of the ocean. The plastic is then transported to land, recycled, and made into durable products. Once deployed, the fleet is expected to clean up 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch every five years. 1.8 万亿块塑料垃圾漂浮在太平洋垃圾带的表面。背后的原理很简单：建一条海岸线，之前这里没有海岸线；把塑料垃圾聚集在一起然后清理出去。 该系统利用三种天然的海洋力量：风、海浪和洋流。洋流会携带塑料垃圾和该系统，而风和海浪驱动这个系统，悬浮物有一部分贴附在表面上，而塑料垃圾主要都在海平面下面。 因此，该系统比塑料垃圾移动得快，从而能够搜集到塑料垃圾。每隔一段时间，会有一艘船来帮忙取出这些聚集在一起的塑料垃圾，该船就像大海中的一辆垃圾车。 然后，塑料垃圾会被运输到陆地上，回收利用，做成耐用的产品。一旦发挥作用，该清理舰队预计每五年能清理太平洋垃圾带中50%的垃圾。