Ocean Cleanup rubbish collection system to tackle ocean pollution | ITV News

Could this be the solution to cleaning up the plastic floating in our oceans? The Dutch-designed Ocean Cleanup rubbish collection system will anchor a 600-metre floater in the open water to pick up plastic. The team behind it believe the system, which includes a three-metre deep skirt below surface, can half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - 80,000 tonnes of plastic rubbish floating between California and Hawaii - within five years. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: • Get breakin