Could Plastic-Eating Robots Clean Up Our Oceans?

By deploying autonomous “interceptors,” a Dutch nonprofit aims to remove 90 percent of all floating ocean plastic pollution by 2040.

By Peter Yeung
August 31, 2026
Could Plastic-Eating Robots Clean Up Our Oceans?
The Ocean Cleanup
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Peter Yeung

Peter Yeung is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful based in Paris, France. 

 
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