[Rich] over at tropical ocean Cleanup on YouTube has been working hard to avoid plastic squander from getting into the waters around the Philippines. even as a mostly one-man crew, he’s collecting large sums of plastic squander using a grow system which he fittingly constructed out of waste: old tires and empty plastic bottles. This Kaboom system is a inexpensive method of catching any squander so that it can be collected and correctly disposed of. In addition [Rich] also installs containers where locals can dispose of their plastic trash.

The Kaboom system is comprehensive by [Rich] in this video (also linked after the break). As a shoestring budget project, it relies heavily on donations and local support to install much more of these booms. It is however a highly effective way to avoid such common plastic squander from making it into the oceans in the first place. having these booms constructed out of squander items that are typically found where humans roam ought to make this a snap.

Ideally, local governments would be installing such catching systems and easy squander disposal options, but in some cases it seems grassroots efforts like these are what will bring the fastest change.

Curious about what to finish with all that plastic squander once you collect and identify it? how about making some plastic bricks?