This weekend, a project of staggering ambition will sail past San Francisco and out to sea through the Golden Gate. The invention of an organization called the Ocean Cleanup, it consists of a 600-meter-long plastic tube with a dangling screen that a ship will tow 240 nautical miles out to sea for testing.

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A 600-Meter-Long Plastic Catcher Heads to Sea. But Scientists Are Skeptical

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A 600-Meter-Long Plastic Catcher Heads to Sea. But Scientists Are Skeptical

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