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Ocean Cleanup removes 200,000th kilogram of plastic from the Pacific Ocean

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Ocean Cleanup removes 200,000th kilogram of plastic from the Pacific Ocean

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Environment@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

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Video: Ocean Cleanup removes 200,000th kilogram of plastic from the Pacific Ocean

The Dutch offshore restoration project, Ocean Cleanup, says it has reached a milestone. The organization's plastic catching efforts have now fished more than 200,000 kilograms of plastic out of the Pacific Ocean, Ocean Cleanup said on Twitter.

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Out of and estimated 80 million kg. Still good work.
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  A long way to go but a lot of people around the globe are very hopeful.

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