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# OCEAN CLEAN UP

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New plan to use Irish fishing trawlers to remove plastic from oceans

Planned on-shore and on-board facilities could help solve the problem.

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Jan 11th 2019, 4:33 PM

The Ocean Cleanup project sails out to sweep Pacific plastic

The ambitious project hopes to clean up half of an infamous garbage patch within five years.

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Sep 9th 2018, 9:25 AM