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He’s If our cover story is looking at B fresh-faced, sports a boy band saving the planet, our second main haircut and appears; well, like any other feature, while not quite as lofty, is no 22-year-old young man, really. But Boyan less vital to the people living in Basque Slat might just change the world. country. After a decades-long struggle As young boy on a family holiday he for independence, the people of San noticed heavy plastic pollution in the Sebastián are hoping that their status waters of Greece. I’ll leave our writer, as a European Capital of Culture will Andrew Birbeck, to fill you in on the help promote the unique life they enjoy. details, but the gist of it is this: he went A city with a fierce sense of pride, its home, thought about the problem artistic community has come together and – this bit’s crucial as it’s where and there are big plans in place for THE MACHINE THAT COULD SAVE THE OCEAN “YOU MIGHT NOT THINK IT TO LOOK For this month’s cover image, our AT HIM, BUT THIS YOUNG MAN COULD designer, Ralph Mancao, gave his interpretation of a vital piece of ACTUALLY CHANGE THE WORLD” equipment in Ocean Cleanup project’s bid to rid the sea of its plastic. Head to most of us fall down when it comes to the rest of year, with a programme page 60 for more. saving the world – he decided to do that promotes peace and unity. If San something about it. Sebastián isn’t on your travel list for In 2013, Slat formed The Ocean 2016, then it really should be. Cleanup, a company aimed at dealing Finally, perhaps not quite as fresh- with the estimated eight million tons faced as Boyan Slat (but no less of plastic that enters the ocean every impressive) is Gordon Ramsay. He’s year. It’s been called the unsolvable built a reputation on fine food, a fiery problem and, in the course of the last temper, and an occasionally foul mouth. three years, he’s faced no small amount But as we sat down to dinner with him of scorn and raised eyebrows at the this month, we discovered a different suggestion that his ideas can work. side to the Scot. Head to page 31 to However, his testing has been positive see why he had to change, and how his and if all goes to plan, the largest ocean business empire is just getting started. cleanup operation in history could be Enjoy the issue. 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