A teenager’s dream of cleaning up the world’s oceans may soon come true.

Boyan Slat is a high school student who lives in Holland, in Europe. Seven years ago, he was swimming in the ocean. He saw more trash in the water, than fish. So for a school project, he made a plan to clean up the ocean.

In 2013, Slat formed a group called The Ocean Cleanup. It raised money to put Slat’s water clean-up plan in action.

On September 8, Slat’s plan began.

In the ocean between California and Hawaii is a lot of floating garbage. It is known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Slat’s group will clean it up using a floating tube. The tube will go around the garbage and trap it.

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