Cleanup of Great Pacific Garbage Patch The largest and most ambitious ocean cleanup project in history is claiming its first 100,000 kg of plastic removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The company behind the project, called The Ocean Cleanup, announced the milestone this week. Its second system “Jenny” was deployed to the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii in August 2021. Since then, the system has collected 101,353 kg of plastic over 45 extractions. Combined with its first system, the total amount of plastic collected weighs in at 108,526 kg, more than the combined weight of two and a half Boeing 737-800s. The Ocean Cleanup’s System 002 deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Photo credit: The Ocean Cleanup Read more