There are dreamers and there are doers. Boyan Slat of the Netherlands is both.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ocean-cleanup-targeting-80000-tons-plastic-waste-pacific-ocean
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/clean-technica
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-biodegradable-waste-1
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution-control