The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit organization dedicated to ridding the world’s oceans and rivers of plastic pollution, today announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN). This collaboration will leverage AWS’s advanced artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing capabilities to enable and accelerate The Ocean Cleanup’s goal to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) and remove 90% of floating ocean plastic by 2040.
Recent research by The Ocean Cleanup found that the GPGP is impeding the ocean’s ability to help regulate the climate while also being harmful to marine life. Extracting plastic debris is essential to protect marine ecosystems, preserve biodiversity, and prevent its…
