The Ocean Cleanup device has been redesigned—and is almost ready to try again After its first voyage resulted in disappointment, Boyan Slat's team has made some major fixes. Now they're ready to ...

The 19-year-old Boyan Slat announced his Ocean Cleanup Array concept is technically and financially viable to rid the ocean of plastic pollution.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is one of the most polluted areas of the ocean. 22-year-old Boyan Slat has a potential cleanup solution. The Ocean Cleanup uses a boom to capture plastic and keep ...

One of the most inspiring news stories in the past year is the recent launch of the Great Ocean Cleanup, an ambitious project led by 24-year-old Dutch inventor Boyan Slat. He started his quest in ...

Is the damage simply irreparable? "For 60 years, it has only gotten worse and worse," admits Boyan Slat, 30, the Dutch inventor and founder of The Ocean Cleanup. "Now hopefully we're turning the tide.

"Sometimes I impress even myself," he says. The Ocean Cleanup founder Boyan Slat might be doing that right about now as results from his organization's efforts around the world have just come in.

These giant pipes could help clean the ocean The Ocean Cleanup project was created by Boyan Slat at the age of 22. $30 Million has been raised to fund his idea. It's set to help clean up the Great ...

Young entrepreneur Boyan Slat has run into some hiccups with his plan to rid the world's oceans of plastic. More than six years after the 24-year-old launched The Ocean Cleanup, the organization ...

It's been six years since entrepreneur Boyan Slat began developing a system to rid the world's oceans of harmful plastic. In 2013, Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit that aims to remove ...