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The article also fails to mention that they're also developing a passive device specifically to plop in rivers and collect trash before it ever reaches the ocean.[1] The Ocean Cleanup has also specifically addressed the "why bother with what's already there?" question in a blog post they published a while ago.[2] Disappointing that the article didn't even bother to mention either of these.

[1] https://theoceancleanup.com/rivers/ [2] https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/why-we-must-clean-the-oc...