Of the 1.5 million Laysan Albatrosses that inhabit Midway Atoll, nearly all are found to have plastic in their digestive system. [1]

Our project description shows a photograph taken by Chris Jordan of an albatross that has ingested plastic.

Here's a video that shows the shoreline debris:

It's interesting to see the variety of debris, and how small the fragments of plastic are that are continuously washed ashore.

With our envisioned excavation system in use with the robot we're developing - it would sweep up the smaller fragments, and let the sand grains escape through a sieve.

There are plastics that are smaller than grains of sands, but at least it is a step in the right direction.