Pausing at 194,092 kg of Plastic - Why System 002 Is Taking a Winter Break | The Ocean Cleanup

After 61 extractions and 194,092 kg of plastic out of the ocean, System 002 is going on winter break until March 2023. Here's a review of our current status and plans for next year. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated: https://bit.ly/371k8sN

*note: the latest total System 002 catch as of December 14th, 2022, is 194,092 kg.
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Chapters:
00:00 - 02:45 Introduction & current status
02:49 - 04:50 Why are we going on winter break?
04:51 - 06:22 Testing we have done so far
06:23 - 07:49 Environmental impact evaluation
07:50 - 08:19 Last extraction of the year
08:19 - 09:00 What do we do with the plastic?
09:02 - 10:18 Looking ahead to 2023 and System 03

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