The scale of the problem facing the world's oceans first struck Boyan Slat during a summer holiday to Greece when he was 16.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/revolutionary-system-promises-recover-plastic-rubbish-worlds-oceans
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-united-kingdom
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oceans-and-seas
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-biodegradable-waste-1