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A teen's ambitious plan to clean up the ocean

Boston Calling

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Marine scientists estimate that over 5 trillion pieces of plastic currently litter the oceans. A few years ago, a Dutch teenager named Boyan Slat, came up with a plan to collect all this trash. He’s now 23. And his plan? It might soon become reality. (Image: Boyan Slat on June 22, 2016 in The Hague, Netherlands. Credit: Michel Porro/Getty Images)

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