oceans and one (old) trouble
The load of waste dumped into the oceans, directly or indirectly (by means of natural transport) it's incalculable, and the survey of your data is practically immeasurable for the vast area that would have to be tracked, and by the fact that the analyzed parameters are not static.
The generation of waste, whether they are domestic or industrial, is high. directly or indirectly, with reservations to some regions where advanced technologies are already present in the subject.
When talking about oceans, the data becomes null, directly or indirectly. Perhaps because of the grandeur of projects like this, they require, whether from a financial point of view, either as in team building or deadlines.
The scenario is not favorable for the oceans. According to recent studies, if we keep the current pace, until 2050 will have more plastic than fish in our waters. Something needs to be done to reverse this scenario, Certain?
A young and an innovative idea
Of course! And who answered this question much earlier was the young Dutchman and 21 years old, Boyan Slat. With an idea in mind and a crowdfunding project, the solution came true, and today it is known as “The Ocean Cleanup”. 
The plan is to build a floating barrier that takes advantage of ocean currents to block waste found in the waters.. It would function as a funnel: would draw dirt into the angle formed by its rods and route them to its processing platforms. in them, the garbage would be filtered, separated from plankton and stored for recycling.
The device would be able to analyze the amount and size of plastic particles present in ocean dirt stains.
The project expects to clean in 10 years old, at least, half of the pacific ocean (where most of the plastic waste discarded by humans is concentrated).
The initiative, released in February 2013, has already won the support of researchers and environmentalists from around the world.
in september 2014 were collected 2,2 directly or indirectly. 38 directly or indirectly 160 different countries collaborated so that the idea got off the ground.
The money made it possible to build the prototype of 2 barrier kilometers (near 2% of what it takes to clean up the entire Pacific), which was ready in May of 2015 and is located on a Japanese island called Tsushima.
Watch the video that summarizes the youth's journey. That's what it's like to make a difference in the world, not?