Dutch teenager saw more plastic than fish while diving at 16, then removed millions of kilograms of plastic from the world's oceans and is still cleaning them: Meet Boya…

At the age of 16, Boyan Slat expected to see colourful fish while scuba diving off the coast of Greece. Instead, he found ...
Men's Journal

Boyan Slat declares Ocean Cleanup project is possible

The 19-year-old Boyan Slat announced his Ocean Cleanup Array concept is technically and financially viable to rid the ocean of plastic pollution. While diving in Greece as a 16-year-old, Boyan Slat ...
Yahoo

Nonprofit founder launches game-changing mission after concerning scuba diving incident: 'No longer a dream'

Sometimes a single moment can change everything. For Boyan Slat, that moment happened at age sixteen while scuba diving on a vacation in Greece. He looked around and saw more plastic bags than fish.
Digital Journal

Boyan Slat’s dream of cleaning up the oceans becomes reality

The prototype floating “Ocean Cleanup Array” will be deployed about 23 kilometers (14.3 miles) off the Dutch coast in the North Sea where it will stay for one year. There the oceanic barrier will ...
Yahoo

A Dutch Teenager Had a Dream to Clean Up the World's Oceans. 7 Years On, It's Coming True

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For someone who gets violently seasick, Boyan Slat spends a lot of time thinking about the ocean. The Dutch inventor has designed ...
The Independent

Ocean plastic cleanup: A 23-year-old’s mission to take rubbish out of our seas

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...