海洋垃圾带有几个得克萨斯州大

世界上最大的垃圾岛，它的面积超过一百六十万平方公里，相当于两个德克萨斯州、四个日本、一千三百三十个香港，被称为世界第八大洲，它便是真正臭名昭著的太平洋海上垃圾岛。这片垃圾场位于加利福尼亚州与夏威夷之间的海域， 从美国加州出发，经过夏威夷群岛，最终延伸至日本，延连海域九百多公里，形成了两个巨大的超级垃圾集中地。他们是由数百万吨的海洋塑料垃圾堆砌而成。几十年来，在海洋蜗牛的推动下，大量的塑料瓶和塑料袋被汇集到了这里，任由阳光和海浪慢慢分解，使他们变成一块块小碎片。 这些碎片的数量之多，足足是浮游生物的六倍。塑料碎片长期漂浮在海洋中，像海绵一样不断吸附重金属和污染物。而在垃圾岛之中，生活着无数的海洋生物，他们在吞食这些废弃物后产生大量的毒素，最终经有海洋生物、较大的 鱼类、鸟类以及海洋哺乳动物向食物链的上层移动，在移动的过程中，毒性被不断浓缩，最后进入到我们人类的食物链当中。此前，绿色和平组织曾发布一份报告，报告中指出，他们至少发现了二百六十七种海洋生物因误食海洋垃圾或被海洋垃圾缠住而备受折磨。 更让人类担忧的是，也许东太平洋垃圾岛并不是全球最大面积的海洋垃圾岛，在南美洲沿岸也存在一个巨大的垃圾岛，只是人类目前对他仍之之甚少。

奇怪的知识增加了，世界第八大陆在哪？地球七大陆地你肯定知道，当你听说过第八大陆地在哪里吗？其实所谓的第八大陆并非是真正的陆地，而是由人类亲手创造出来的巨型垃圾袋，也可以说是垃圾场，位于美国西海岸和夏威夷之间。据 科学家们粗略估计，这片垃圾袋由四百万吨塑料垃圾组成，占地面积达一百四十万平方公里，这相当于两个美国德克萨斯州 大小，是中国香港特色的一千倍。科学家们形象并描述，这是世界上的第八大陆。曾经有位美国人乘船无意中闯入第八大陆，他回忆说，我目光所及之处全都是塑料。 在一望无际的垃圾袋中，他认出来的有塑料衣架、一个充气的排球、一只卡车轮胎和几十个塑料布与浮标。这简直 就是一锅塑料糖。每天无论何时，放眼望去，到处都漂浮着瓶盖、包装袋碎片。他们花了一周时间才穿越了这片垃圾袋。海面上望无际的塑料带给他的是深深的绝望。如今，地处太平洋上的这片垃圾袋，正从夏威夷上、日本、中国一代的海域蔓延。在此又呼吁 能够看到这条视频的各位，请垃圾分类、绿色用餐，保护海洋、保护地球，为我们共同的生存环境尽一份力！又是端差的一天！

第八大陆位于美国西海岸和夏威夷之间，面积相当于两个德克萨斯州，是太平洋上一片由四百万吨塑料垃圾组成的漩涡。二零零九年八月，美国非营利组织海洋远航机构启动一项海洋拯救计划海星项目。在未来十八个月， 该计划将为第八大陆清除四十万吨塑料垃圾，并将其分解制成燃料。据称，该星计划不仅仅为了向世人展示这个星球正在遭受的生态污染和破坏，他更希望通过科学家的实地考察，寻找消灭第八大陆的方法。 几百年来，海洋和渔夫们从来都不会去一个区域。赤道河北纬五十度，也就是美国加州和夏威夷中间的地段。这里处在太平洋的亚热带气流中心，是赤道的无风地带，被称作海洋中的沙漠。一九九二年二点九万之中国制造的黄色 塑料小鸭玩具在太平洋上遇到强烈风暴，坠入大海。二零零七年，六十岁的英国女教室潘尼哈利斯在海滩上遛狗时，意外发现海水中飘着一只黄色塑料玩具鸭。在这只登陆英国的鸭子背后，是一只由约一万只玩具鸭组成的鸭子舰队。 此后几年里，他们也陆陆续续奔赴英国。那么，还剩下近两万只玩具鸭子去了哪里？一种可能的解释是， 他们在第八大陆找到了归宿。由于没有封，地处太平洋亚热带气流中心的第八大陆，海水流动得非常缓慢，来自亚洲东海岸和美国 西海岸的各种漂浮物汇集于此。在这里，人们可以发现，来自中国的塑料袋包裹着美国的耐克球鞋，也会看到日本的渔网碎片缠绕着加拿大集装箱外壳。据估计，这里的塑料垃圾百分之十来自渔网， 百分之十是海上航行的货船丢弃，其余百分之八十的塑料垃圾则来自陆地，他们通过排水管道等途径进入海洋。十一年前，美国船长查尔斯摩尔开着的德格归特号驶离夏威夷。原本他想抄近道，从赤道无缝带航过，结果却意外陷入一个从未被人发现过的 垃圾袋。他回忆说，我目光所及之处全都是塑料。在一望无际的垃圾袋中，他认出来的有塑料衣架、一个充气的排球、一支卡车轮胎和几十个塑料捕鱼 图标。这简直就是一锅塑料汤。每天无论何时，放眼望去，到处都漂浮着瓶盖、包装袋碎片。摩尔他们花了一周时间才穿越了这片垃圾袋。据科学家们粗劣估计，这片垃圾袋由四百万吨塑料垃圾组成，占地面积达一百四十万平方公里。这相当于两个美国德克萨斯州，约四 个日本大小，是中国香港特区的一千倍。科学家们形象的描述，这是世界上的第八大陆。另据英国独立报二零零九年二月的报道称，如今地处太平洋上的这片垃圾袋，正从夏威夷向日本、中国一带的海域蔓延。

今天是周五，下班后人们三五成群前往电厂门前的沙滩。 大西洋漂浮着世界上最大的海洋垃圾袋，面积相当于美国德克萨斯种。在中国企业十余年的坚持下，现在清理海滩已成为电厂员工与周围居民的一种生活习惯。 i wish we could set a day to come and clean this day so once， we clean it giving come year sits here just watch the sea take some fresh hair and it's good， it's good， this is a good feeling。

海洋垃圾究竟有多可怕？一般来说，人类扔到海洋中的垃圾主要是以各种塑料垃圾为主，如今每年都有数千万吨的塑料垃圾被扔到海洋中，而因为塑料本身就是难降解的， 这就导致塑料垃圾在进入海洋中之后，他们需要几十年甚至成百上千年的时间才可以降解掉。那么接下来请观看一段视频来了解一下。 the world produces enough plastic each year to build fifty pyramids of giza that's over three hundred fifty million tons of candy wrappers， pvc pipes and synthetic t shirts while most of it ends up in landfills eight million tons of plastic winds up in our oceans each year where most of it finds its way into massive garbage patches around the world and the biggest of them all is called the great pacific garbage patch if you picked up each piece of plastic in the great pacific garbage patch you'd carry away about one point eight trillion individual pieces that's ten times more plastic pieces than there are stars in our milky way， galaxy， and it would weigh a whopping eighty thousand tons equivalent to the weight of three statues of liberty oh my god half of the entire patch is made of plastic fishing nets lines and ropes which come from intense fishing activity near the area the other half is mostly hard plastics and films like water bottles and plastic， but don't let the name great pacific garbage patch fool you it doesn't look like a giant mountain of trash at all it's actually scattered over a region of ocean that's twice the size of texas according to some estimates， so if you wanted to pick up every piece of plastic， it would take you one hundred twenty one days at a walking piece of five kilometers per hour to cover the entire area though in reality there's no true end since the garbage patch is constantly ebbing and flowing with the ocean currents， but let's pretend we could scoop it all up into one place there'd be enough plastic to fill one hundred boeing seven forty seven planes and the patch is only getting bigger it's actually been growing exponentially larger for nearly seventy years partly because once the plastic is there it'll stick around for centuries those plastic fishing lines for example will take six hundred years to break down and even after they break down the damage doesn't stop there most end up as microplastics that are too small to see with the naked eye， but can make it into the bellies of sea animals and ultimately the humans that will eat those animals worldwide researchers have found ingested microplastics in every species of sea turtle nearly sixty percent of whale species and almost sixty percent of seabirds plus more plastic is pouring into the world's oceans each day in fact experts estimate that by the year twenty fifty the amount of plastic in the oceans will outweigh all the world's fish think about that the next time you toss your water bottle in the trash because the recycling is full。

在夏威夷一带，有一头巨大的海上巨兽，美国头疼不已，一直没办法解决。近期，根据美国监测卫星显示，这头海上巨兽正在向太平洋东岸缓缓移动，也就是说，中国的东海和黄海区。 美国迅速向世界发出预警，一旦这个海上巨兽靠近我国，后果将不堪设想。那么这头海上巨兽究竟是什么？他对人类的生产生活有哪些危害？这头海上巨兽就是由海洋垃圾组成的巨大岛屿。 一九九七年，海洋学家查尔斯穿过太平洋环流系统时发现，他看到海面上有大量的塑料瓶、塑料袋等等。不过那个时候海面上漂浮的垃 机还不是很多，并没有引起太多关注。直到两千零九年，科学家们发现这些垃圾不但没有飘向其他地方，反而在夏威夷岛和加里弗尼亚越聚越多， 面积也超过了美国的两个州，并且还在逐年增加。截止二零二零年，面积已达到了三百万平方公里，相当于法国面积的七倍，快赶上大扬州的面积了。这片垃圾袋也被很多人称为第七大陆。 每年这堆塑料垃圾的面积会增加八万平方公里，其中有百分之八十都是不可降解的塑料垃圾，还有大量破损废弃的渔网，这些垃圾严重影响了整个海洋的生态环境。 在这些密集的海洋垃圾堆下面，基本没有生物能够长期生存，很多海洋生物会把这些垃圾当做食物吃掉，或者被这些垃圾缠绕住。

法国，过山车般的国运！谈及法国的强大，或许很多人都没感觉，但说一个冷知识啊，大家就能明白法兰西帝国的曾经是多么的辉煌。 现在的法国本土面积虽然只有五十五万平方公里，看似不大，但在欧洲却是领土第一大国。而且最恐怖的是，因为法国在大西洋、太平洋、印度洋以及南美洲均有海外领土，所以法国凭借只占全球陆地面积百分之零点四五的领土， 却拥有高达一千一百六十九万平方公里的海洋专属经济区，面积之大位于直接底移。而法国之所以有如此巨大的专属经济区面积，凭借的就是法国的强大。 有史以来，法国在欧洲的影响力就非常大，直到文艺复兴的开始，法国开始走向了主导欧洲的发展道路。在地利大发现时代，法 国探险家遍布全球，尤其是在美洲，遍布法国人的踪迹。若不是当初卖给美国一大片领土，今日美国仅三分之一的领土都是法国的领地。在英国日不落帝国崛起之间，法国在海外的殖民地是最多的，但是英国崛起后，依然没有影响法国的强势崛起， 一场资产阶级革命席卷法国国王路易十六成为了欧洲资产阶级革命唯一付出生命的欧洲国王，但也因此让法国的革命最为彻底， 直到拿破仑的出现，带领法国蜕变成了法兰西帝国，一度有希望统一欧洲。在拿破仑折戟滑铁炉之后，法国的发展并没有受挫，反而越挫越勇， 不但在全球范围内和欧洲列强争夺殖民地，还在一战中，以协约国的身份作为欧洲主力，和德国以及奥雄帝国决战，最终获 的胜利。随着巴黎和会的召开，法国的声势也达到了巅峰。虽然英国也很强大，但因为英国和欧洲隔着英吉利海峡，影响力没有法国强大。可以说，在二战爆发以前，法国就是欧洲的老大，但在二战开始后，法国跌入了谷底。 一九四零年六月二十二日，从德国入侵法国那天算起，不到四十余天的时间，法国宣布投降。在德国的攻势下，法兰西帝国威风不再。也是从这一天开始，法国无奈接受英国以及美国的领导，但法国从未屈服。

全球每年大约有八百万吨的垃圾流入海洋，各国都在想办法处理这些海洋垃圾的时候，远在太平洋彼岸的美国却正在往太平洋里扔进一个长达一点六千米的巨型大黑管子。 那为何美国不但不处理这些海洋垃圾，反而还要往里面扔垃圾呢？他们这么做到底有什么目的？大家好，我是松树。据了解，在美国夏威夷和加里福尼亚之间有一个大太平洋垃圾袋，大约有一点八万亿片塑料。 到了二零一八年，这个垃圾袋面积已经扩展到了将近一百六十万平方公里，是法国面积的两倍还要多。其中塑料垃圾至少有七点九万吨，主要 是由废弃渔网、绳索等渔具组件。这些塑料垃圾使得每年超十万头鲸、海豚和海豹死亡。那为何美国不但不处理这些垃圾，还要往里面扔垃圾呢？在这里宋叔可就要说一下，这个巨型黑管子可不是海洋垃圾， 而是由一位荷兰发明家发明的垃圾回收管道。它是一条直径一点二米、长一千六百米的高密度聚乙烯管子， 从外观上看就像一个很普通的管子，但是随着海风和波浪的推动，就会逐渐弯曲成游子型。再加上这个长管子下还隐藏着约三米长的挡板，在弯曲过程中可以将海面的塑料碎片关进围栏，还不会影响鱼和 其他海洋生物的游动。最后会有专门的收集船将这些塑料碎片带回岸上，对其进行回收利用。据悉，海洋清理组织正在用这些塑料制作价值二百美元的太阳镜， 并将这些收益全部用于清理工作，可谓是一举两得。但是这个设备可不是随便一个管子就可以了，它的内部还安装有卫星吊舱，可以远程控制， 即便是和总部以及其他船只距离很远，也依然能够进行沟通并共享位置。并且也安装有灯光和防撞系统，避免被船只撞到。 不仅如此，这个设备还具有非常优秀的勘探技能，大到几十米宽的废旧渔网，小到毫米大小的塑料碎片，都可以及时勘探到 并且回收利用。据该项目的主管说，此设备预计每年能从海洋中回收五十吨塑料。如果投放六十组装置的话，每一个装置的跨度为一英里，约合一点六公里，每年能收集到超过一点四万吨的垃圾， 大概五年时间就能清除太平洋垃圾袋百分之五十的塑料好似一个超大型的海洋吸尘器。 而远在澳洲的发明者也为海洋设计了一款垃圾桶，这个垃圾桶有一个管道，可以直接连接到岸上的水泵，通过水泵的吸力将海水吸入这个圆桶中， 顺便也将悬浮在海面上的垃圾吸入，然后再将海水排出。当垃圾桶满了，只需要将里面的内胆拿出倒掉垃圾即可再利用。虽然 看起来小，但是容量可不小，大可吸收二十升超大型汽油桶，小可吸收十一万二毫米的塑料，威力除了固态垃圾之外，还可以吸入油污等液态垃圾，可以一网打尽。不知道大家如何看待这两款海洋垃圾处理器呢？

世界上最大的垃圾场，太平洋垃圾袋。漂浮在太平洋海面的垃圾面积约一千五百万平方千米，是世界上最大的垃圾场。太平洋垃圾带由东部和西部两大块垃圾组成， 有些位于夏威夷和加利福尼亚之间，世界各地的垃圾都聚集在了这里。有些塑料已经超过五十年了，那里有各种的垃圾和其他各种碎片的残留物。事实上，科学家估计海洋中漂浮着超过一点八万亿块垃圾， 垃圾袋还在继续增长和积累。垃圾以惊人的速度堆积，为什么几乎所有的垃圾都堆积在了这里呢？ 原来有一种洋流叫富热带复合带，他长约一万千米，贯穿了两个区域，垃圾基本上被圈在了北太平洋的洋流中，聚集在了一起，创造了世界上最大的垃圾场。我们每年生产一亿吨塑料，这些塑料中有百分之十最终进入海洋，其中大半 部分聚集在太平洋垃圾袋中。垃圾袋已经给海洋生物造成了灾难性的影响，而随着垃圾的持续增长，未来的后果真的难以想象。所以要重视垃圾分类，保护环境，也是在保护我们的未来。

美国人简直太奇怪了，别的国家都在尽力打捞海洋垃圾，他们却往太平洋中扔进去一个巨型黑管子，这种巨型黑管子能起到什么作用？美国人为什么要把它扔进太平洋？ 现在大家看到的就是美国人制造的巨型黑管子，在各种重型机械的协作下，他正在缓慢的进入大海，大家现在看到的只是其中的一小部分，这种巨型黑管的最终长度可以达到六百米以上， 这种巨型黑管子记录大海以后牵引船会把它带到夏威夷和加利福尼亚中间的海域。当然这个地点可不是随便选的，这里可是世界上最著名的大太平洋垃圾袋。 根据卫星拍摄的资料显示，这片海域的垃圾范围超过一百六十万平方公里，这差不多和三个法国 不一样大。美国人之所以把巨型黑管子扔在这里，目的就是为了处理海洋垃圾。到这里可能有很多人就看不明白了，光凭一大截黑管子怎么就能处理海洋垃圾了？接下来我们一起来看看这种巨型黑管子到底是怎么工作的。 为了方便大家理解，你们可以把它想象成在大海里捡垃圾的机器人。我们首先要介绍的就是这个大黑管子，他负责为整个系统提供福利，而且在必要的时候会变成赌博垃圾的出手， 在电流的作用下，巨型黑管会弯曲成 u 型的漏斗，这样就可以把海洋垃圾包围进来，光有触手还不够。巨型黑管下面还挂着三米宽的巨型蓝族网，这种蓝族网主要有三个功能，第一个功能就是防止细小的垃圾 从水下逃逸，第二个功能就是储存垃圾的大垃圾袋。至于第三个功能，那可就厉害了。由于蓝族网需要承受巨大的阻力，因此它不仅是整个系统的稳定器，也可以在风向改变时充当整个系统的方向盘。 此外，巨型副管还配备了太阳能电灯、防撞系统、摄像头、传感器以及卫星天线。太阳能电灯和防撞系统是为了提醒过往传支避免发生碰撞。其他的传感器和通信设备是为了收集海洋数据以及主动传达当前所处的位置。 等待收集的垃圾到达一定数量以后，就会有一艘收垃圾的轮船过来，把巨型扶管内的垃圾清理干净，然后运送到陆地上回收利用。由于漂浮的垃圾百分之九十以上都是塑料，因此 回收潜力还是特别大的。最后我们再来看看自带天然导航的动力系统，实际上巨型服管没有安装传统的发动机，推动服管前进的动力主要还得依靠杨柳和海风。 由于受到自然力量的影响，海洋垃圾会被杨柳冲到一起，并且最终形成垃圾窝旋。而巨型壶管也同样受到杨柳的影响，在不需要人类干预的情况下，仅凭着杨柳这种天然动力就可以把巨型壶管推送到垃圾浓度最高的涡旋区域， 这样一来，巨型服管就能够捕获更多的垃圾。对于美国人的巨型服管，大家还有什么想说的，欢迎在下方评论区留言，我们下期再见！

巨大的垃圾岛在太平洋北部有一个巨大的垃圾岛，被称为太平洋垃圾补定海流，将塑料和其他废物带到漩涡漏斗，这无法允许垃圾漂浮到更远的地方，从而形成了巨大的垃圾岛屿。 现场占地超过一百六十万平方公里，含有寓意一吨各种废物，其中百分之七十落入海底。关注我，带你领略不一样的世界！

every year millions of tons of plastic end up in the ocean at the current rate there will be more plastic waste than fish in the oceans by twenty fifty， but what can we do against this can we stop the pollution and save our oceans in fact there are already many technologies in action to clean our oceans from a constantly accumulating waste from giant plastic eating sailboats to small river skimmers and ocean garbage bins in this video we will take a look at five innovative ways to rescue our oceans before we move forward don't forget to subscribe to tech world leave your thoughts about these innovative technologies in the comments below number five the manta we'll start with a giant fifty six meter sailing boat that collects and processes waste simultaneously while at sea the manta virtually feeds on plastic waste and can collect both floating macro waste and smaller debris from the depth of the seas it is equipped with four collection systems that complement the manta's efforts to clean up the oceans the surface waste is picked up by three floatable collection systems with a collection span of 46 meters two smaller multi purpose collection boats are also present on deck to pick up waste from the shallowest and narrowest parts of the ocean two lateral cranes pull the largest pieces of floating debris from the water while the waste is brought on board with manta's waste collecting conveyors the manta will be able to collect up to three tons of waste per hour， but it won't dump it all on land in fact the boat has its own waste to energy conversion unit that will turn collected waste into electricity this electricity produced on board will in turn power all of the manta's electrical equipment the process of waste to power conversion is eco friendly and won't emit any pollutants into the air using these sustainable methods close to ninety five percent of collected debris will be processed on board the manta the remaining waste will be packaged and taken to local waste treatment or recycling plants in addition to the waste to energy unit， two wind turbines and two hydrogenerators will meet the manta's power needs the power supply from renewable energy sources will enable the ship to operate without using fossil fuels and with a minimal environmental footprint on the manta will start in 2022 the first model is estimated to be completed in two years and is scheduled to feature in the world's most polluted waterways by 2024， it will be deployed in estuaries and at the mouths of the most polluted rivers and will eventually become an important part of the marine ecosystem the manta's objective is to collect five to ten thousand tons of waste every year however， 17， tons of plastic is being dumped into the oceans every minute and we may need a lot more to truly handle this massive volume of waste at sea fortunately， there are other technologies in action to fight ocean pollution number four four ocean mobile skimmer next on the list is a much smaller boat which is just as efficient in cleaning up the oceans the four ocean mobile skimmer is designed to remove large amounts of debris in high density areas and has already helped four ocean to collect more than seven thousand tons of trash from the oceans the mobile skimmer is a 7 meter long vessel with retractable arms that can extend up to four meters giving it a longer reach with a small footprint these retractable arms， collect plastic and other debris and bring it towards the front of the skimmer from there the waist is picked up by a conveyor belt that sends trash into a large super sack which can hold up to 100 kilograms of garbage once the super sack is full a crane attached to the deck of the skimmer moves the sack out of the way it is then replaced with another one and the skimmer keeps on cleaning after collecting millions of kilograms of ocean trash locally in florida， the company expanded its cleanup services to central america in 2020， they partnered with the safe harbor marinas to remove trash from marinas and harbors across the world using a similar device called the four ocean harbor skimmers as of 2021， four ocean has also taken up the task of cleaning the world's beaches in july 2021， they launched a beach cleaning robot called the bebot which mechanically removes plastic waste and other debris without harming the local environment， the four ocean boats are a relatively small device taking up a huge task the next entrance on our list however， is an initiative that includes a truly gigantic cleaning service in the open oceans number three the ocean cleanup most of the plastic waste flows into the oceans from rivers some of it gets captured in the ocean currents that carry plastic to one of the five great garbage patches in the ocean， the ocean cleanup project aims to remove 90 percent of floating ocean plastic by 2040 their starting point in 2018 was the great pacific garbage patch which is the world's biggest accumulation zone of plastics the plan was to create an artificial coastline with garbage retention zones that will catch the waste with the help of two big vessels， the vessels will move at a slow speed and create a speed difference with the floating plastic this will create zones of high waste concentration， which will then be caught in the retention zone their first device was the 160 meter long system double01， which was deployed in the great pacific garbage patch for four months however， it wasn't great at retaining plastic and was quickly brought back to the shore after a couple of years of testing the ocean cleanup has now come up with a scaled up a 600 meter system double o2 nicknamed jenny， it is set to be deployed in the great pacific garbage patch in august 2021， and will be able to clean up an area of 52 thousand square meters every hour an area equivalent to 10 football fields over the next two years， a fleet of 60 such devices will be deployed across the great pacific garbage patch with hopes that the full fleet can remove half of the plastic in the area within five years， and we will do this project has gained plenty of plaudits however， only five percent of the total ocean waste ends up in the five great garbage patches cleaning these patches is just one part of the equation so the ocean cleanup has turned attention to intercepting plastic before it even reaches the ocean， so the ocean system will be complemented by an innovative cleanup technology called the interceptor it is an automated debris extraction system that will operate in the world's top polluting rivers research conducted by the ocean cleanup established that 1000 rivers are responsible for around 80 percent of riverborne plastic waste in the entire ocean， the interceptor can extract up to 112 tons of trash per day under optimized conditions it is powered by renewable energy and can operate on its own every day of the week the ocean cleanup seems to be taking on the plastic pollution right from the source all the way to the ocean you can learn more about this project in an exclusive detailed video on our channel just click the icon in the top right corner number two seabin seabins are also dubbed as garbage cans of the ocean and are rapidly being installed in the controlled environments of the world's marinas， ports and yacht clubs， marinas and ports can be a big source of taking garbage from land to water and the sebin project is trying to prevent that their innovative solution the sebin v5， moves up and down with the tide and collects all marine debris within a 50 meter radius it sucks in water from the surface， which then passes through a catch bag inside the seabin， a water pump capable of displacing 25 thousand liters per hour sucks water in and out of the sea bin leaving litter and debris trapped in the catch bag， one seabin can catch three kilograms of floating debris per day including microplastics up to two millimeter small the bin is also equipped with absorbent pads， which can absorb surface oils and detergents found in most marinas in the world the catchbag inside the bin can hold up to 20 kilograms of later at a time so there's no need to change it constantly its simple solution means that， but a sea bin has a running cost of less than a dollar a day sea bin is being globally deployed to help fight the growing ocean plastic problem there are over 1100 sea bin units currently active in 53 countries which altogether capture more than three tons of garbage every single day ocean plastic waste is a complicated problem， but something as simple as a sea bin is effectively fighting one major source of such pollution number one pacific garbage screening concluding our list of innovative ocean cleanup technologies is a project that was initially designed to be a giant floating platform system that screens and extract plastic particles from the ocean it was a 400 meter wide floating structure with teeth like grills reaching 35 meters deep into the water the design would pull the ocean plastic underwater by slowing down the ocean currents since plastic is lighter than water the plastic particles end up floating to the surface and can be easily skimmed from there the unique design also ensured the protection of marine life since there was no need for filter systems like nets to collect waste fish and other marine life can simply pass through the platform without being caught the solution looks great on paper and its designer germany's marcella hunch received a lot of applause for it however they soon found out that the project could not be turned into reality the feasibility study for the project would have cost close to eight million dollars experts also pointed out that 90 percent of the ocean garbage had already sunk and could not be retrieved while the floating platform also ran the risk of taking micro organisms out of the sea haunch quickly shifted focused to rivers in an attempt to stop plastic waste from entering the ocean at its source a change in goals came with changes in design and the latest cleanup technology is a much smaller garbage collection boat that aims to take out the waste and determine where it comes from the boat named collectics is only 6.4 meters long and 2.4 meters wide despite its small size it is very efficient when it comes to waste collection and can handle up to 20 tons of ocean garbage every day the garbage is brought into the boat by a conveyor ramp that is lowered into the water each garbage boat is supported by a drone that identifies waste hot spots so that the cleanup can be carried out out in a targeted manner， the garbage boats have already completed successful cleanup operations in europe and the startup responsible for the technology is now working on a smaller version of the original stationary platform idea for the rivers the platform is named high vex and it is set to be used in high polluting rivers around the world by the end of 2021 just like the garbage collection boats the hi， vex platform has smaller dimensions measuring only six meters in length the platform will be able to discharge 80 percent of the plastic flowing into it and will collect up to five tons of plastic per day as with the original idea high vex can stay on site for a long time and collect garbage without affecting shipping traffic or the marine ecosystem。

海洋里的垃圾能绕地球四百圈？这可不是广告词，模仿一场塑料文艺正在海洋发生，不久的将来甚至会危害全人类。地球每年最少会往海洋里清到七百万吨垃圾，这些塑料垃圾会在太阳和海水的作用下分解成无数个微小颗粒， 以晕撞或是人肉眼看不见的形式，无法用任何形式打捞。现代传统工具对这些微小垃圾碎片也是无能为力， 这些塑料垃圾会随着时间的增加变得越来越毒。一个塑料箱最后会分解成十万个微塑料颗粒，这些颗粒会被海洋动物吞食，难以消化，没有被吃掉的塑料则会不断的朝海底下沉。 水下两千米深处，科学家拍到了让人震惊的一幕，微塑料正在深海下雪，如果人类对微塑料置之不理，还漂浮在 海面上，百分之九十的塑料都会变成颗粒沉入深海。目前人类所能探知到的最深的海底已经发现塑料存在，而且除了被分解，还有不少塑料正在被海洋生物误食。波兰科学家发现，百分之九十五的海燕胃里都有微塑料， 比利时的一只鸟的胃里居然有一千六百块塑料残渣。美国环保摄影师还拍到成千上万只年轻信天翁死在地上，他们的胃里全是塑料，里面不仅有瓶盖、牙刷、梳子，甚至还有打火机。 这些塑料会在新天猫误食时划伤食道和器官，让鸟类痛苦而死。海洋中塑料多的让这些海鸟根本就没有办法分辨哪些是食物，哪些是有害的塑料碎块。不止鸟类，鱼类食用的微塑料也不在少数，吃了微塑料的小鱼会被海鸟吃，被大鱼吃，生物链环环相， 最后被端上人类的餐桌。海洋中的塑料垃圾已经在无孔不入的侵入我们的生活。数据显示，仅二零一八年，全世界就产生了九十一吨塑料制品，然而其中被循环利用的仅有百分之九，剩下的百分之十二被焚烧，百分之七十九则被填埋 或是直接流入自然环境。这个数据不可谓不惊人，如果人类继续毫无节制的制造垃圾，排放垃圾， 地球很快就会被垃圾包围。而这个巨大的太平洋上的垃圾山，不论是被人叫做第八大陆，还是成为一个国家，最后的目的只有一个，那就是唤起人类保护环境的意识，让塑料文艺尽快结束。这是一件我们每个人都要为之努力的事。我是万物，我们下期视频再见！