
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at an exponential rate
Scientists recently found that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - now three times the size of France - is showing...

The Ocean Cleanup launches San Francisco base in Pacific trash-busting bid
The Ocean Cleanup Project seeks to dismantle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, guided by an ambitious design concept...

Could France-sized ocean garbage patch become 196th nation?
Plastic trash is polluting our oceans, and now there's a garbage patch near Hawaii that is about as large as the...

World's first ocean trash recon mission is complete - and the results are way worse than we thought
The Ocean Cleanup just completed its first aerial reconnaissance scan of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to assess...

INFOGRAPHIC: Our ocean plastic problem is quickly spiraling out of control
Try to imagine your life without plastic: it's in your smartphone, your car, your clothing, your toiletries. All...

Inhabitat's Top 7 Most Inspiring Stories of 2014
Every year you come across those stories that warm your heart and lift your spirits. Whether it involves a tough...

INTERVIEW: Boyan Slat, Teenage Inventor of the Ocean Cleanup Array
In 2013, 19-year-old inventor Boyan Slat made waves by designing an "Ocean Cleanup Array" which he claimed could...

Help the Ocean Cleanup Array Save the World's Oceans From Plastic Pollution - Donate Now!
Plastic pollution is a global problem - the world's oceans are filled with millions of tons of plastic particles...

Help Save the World's Oceans by Supporting the Ocean Cleanup Array!
Plastic waste in the ocean is no joke - there are millions of tons of it out there, wreaking all kinds of havoc...

Expedition Finds Permanent Plastic Islands Within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Back in 1997 Capt. Charles Moore discovered theGreat Pacific Garbage Patch during a sailboat race from Los Angeles...

19-Year-Old's Ocean Cleanup Array Could Clean Half the Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 Years, Study Shows
Last year we reported on teenage inventor Boyan Slat's plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove...

The Biomimicry Manual: What Can Paper Wasps Teach Us About 3D Printing?
3D printing is the coolest thing since sliced bread, but what should we print with? This could go horribly wrong...

The Fallacy of Cleaning the Gyres of Plastic With a Floating "Ocean Cleanup Array"
As the policy director of the ocean conservation nonprofit 5Gyres.org, I can tell you that the problem of ocean...

Ocean Cleanup Array Turns to Crowd Funding to Raise $80K For Feasibility Study
Inhabitat recently reported on 19-year-old Boyan Slat's proposed Ocean Cleanup Array, which the designer believes...

19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World's Oceans
19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of...