Interceptor 006 has successfully prevented around 3,000,000 kg of trash (and counting) from reaching the Caribbean Sea in the last five months.
— The Ocean Cleanup (@TheOceanCleanup) October 19, 2023
As the end of the flooding season in Guatemala approaches, we continue to capture and extract trash with every rainstorm. pic.twitter.com/7Vd7Uy0WOf
The amount of plastic waste can devastate some rivers and waterways. This link shows what has happened to the Guatemala River, Rio Las Vacas.
80% of river plastics stem from 1,000 rivers.
The company is called The Ocean Cleanup.
The owner of the company and inventor of the Interceptor 006 is Boyan Slat from the Netherlands.
Who manufactures the Interceptor 006?
The machine has been used in Los Angeles in 2007.
