Jul 15
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Yale Blue Green July Alumni Talk | Megacities, Microplastics, and Machines: How AI, Drones, and Data Are Powering Asia’s Fight Against Ocean Plastic
Please join us for our next monthly talk, featuring Monty Simus, Senior Advisor, Blue Finance at The Ocean Cleanup (YC ‘89).
Megacities, Microplastics, and Machines: How AI, Drones, and Data Are Powering Asia’s Fight Against Ocean Plastic
From megacities and rivers to the open Pacific, much of the world’s ocean plastic problem starts — and can be stopped — in Asia. This talk takes you inside The Ocean Cleanup’s work across East and Southeast Asia, showing how AI, drones, and real-time data are being used to track plastic, stop it in rivers, and clean it up before it reaches the ocean. Along the way, we’ll look at why microplastics matter, how everyday urban life connects to ocean health, and why technology — paired with local action — is becoming one of the most powerful tools in the fight against ocean plastic.
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