Giant 'pac-man' system could gobble up plastic from Pacific Ocean

Researchers hoping to deploy a 600-meter plastic-sweeper to the Pacific Ocean to clean up the notorious floating Great Garbage Patch have revealed the final design for their contraption. The gigantic'pac man' system consists of a 600-meter-long floating tube that sits at the surface of the water, with a tapered 3-meter-deep skirt attached below to catch plastic waste. It harnesses the power of wind and surface waves to autonomously sweep through the area, gathering up plastic waste as it goes. The gigantic'pac man' system consists of a 600-meter-long floater that sits at the surface of the water, with a tapered 3-meter-deep skirt attached below to catch plastic waste. In the water, the'pac man' will catch plastic in a skirt, which will be emptired by a boat every few weeks Ocean Cleanup Project was forced to radically redesign the system after tests of their original system found it moved too much due to waves.