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They do also work on intercepting from rivers [0], but what do you propose? We should just leave all that garbage in the ocean and just try not to look at it?

[0]: https://theoceancleanup.com/rivers/

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We already have a giant 380 mile barrier sticking out in the ocean that can catch washed up trash. It's called Florida!

You tell me. What would happen if we left "all that garbage in the ocean and just try not to look at it" ? What if all the effort and funding was focused on the waste production problem and materials problem instead of trying to collecting it in the open ocean? How long would it take for the waste to fall to the seafloor and then be covered by falling sediment? What is the EROI of both approaches?

I am convinced they mean well and are trying to tackle a tractable problem, but the garbage patch cleanup is not a good use of limited resources.

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