The unwavering plastic hunter: How Boyan Slat wants to clean up the oceans

A spectacular failure once made Boyan Slat a target of criticism. But the young Dutch founder, who wants to rid the Pacific of trash, did not give up. Today, his organisation is using a new approach to stop the flood of plastic at its origins.

Boyan Slat, Gründer und CEO von The Ocean Cleanup auf einem Strand in Honduras. Credit: TheOceanCleanup

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