>> WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR GARBAGE
CAN TO THE CURB, IT'S PROBABLY
THE LAST TIME YOU THINK OF YOUR
TRASH.
A LOT IS RECYCLES, SOME GOES TO
THE LANDFILL, SOME GOES INTO THE
OCEAN AND A GREAT DEAL OF THAT
IS PLASTIC LEFT FLOATING IN THE
SEA.
IN THE SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT, NBC'S
CAR
KERRY SANDERS HEADS TO THE WATER
ON THE GROUP TAKING ON THE TASK
OF CLEANING UP THE OCEANS BY
FISHING FOR TRASH.
>> Reporter: JUST OFF THE COACH
OF PALM BEACH LESS THAN A MILE
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MARA LA
GO, A PICTURE POSTCARD OF ONE OF
AMERICA'S BEAUTIFUL PLAYGROUNDS
BUT WHAT LIES BELOW IN THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS HERE, THAT
IS ONCE BOTH SHOCKING AND
HEARTBREAKING.
ON THIS DAY, WE'VE JOINED ANDREW
COOPER AND ALEX SCHULTZ, TWO
MILLENNIALS THAT TURNED PROBLEM
SOLVING UPSIDE DOWN.
FIRST, THE PROBLEM.
>> IT'S HARD WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE
IT, TO A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF
SIGHT IS OUT OF MIND.
>> Reporter: OUR NATION'S OCEANS
ARE TEAMING WITH PLASTICS, EACH
YEAR SOME 17 BILLION POUNDS FIND
THEIR WAY INTO THE WORLD'S
WATERWAYS.
>> SOMEBODY'S TELEPHONE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S SOMEBODY'S
TELEPHONE.
>> RIDICULOUS TO FIND THAT OUT
HERE.
PEOPLE JUST THROW PLASTIC AND
TRASH OUT AND ENDS UP IN THE
BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.
>> Reporter: LIKE TRYING TO
COUNT EVERY STAR IN THE SKY,
ANDREW AND ALEX' MISSION WOULD
SEEM IMPOSSIBLE RIDDING THE
OCEAN OF PLASTIC, GARBAGE AND
ANYTHING ELSE THAT JUST DOES NOT
BELONG.
>> ARE YOU SURPRISED TO SEE A
TIRE DOWN HERE?
>> WELL, I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE
THAT BUT I'M NOT SURPRISED.
YOU'LL FIND A LOT OF STRANGE
THINGS DOWN HERE.
>> THIS NASTINESS FIRST STRUCK
THESE GUYS ON A SURFING VACATION
IN BALI.
>> WE SAW A BEACH FULL OF
PLASTIC.
I WALKED UP TO A LIFEGUARD AND
SAID HOW COME NOBODY IS CLEANING
UP IN PLASTIC?
HE SAID WE DO IN THE MORNING, IN
THE AFTERNOON SO MUCH WASHES
BACK UP.
>> Reporter: IT WAS AT THIS
MOMENT TWO BUDDIES CAMPING WAVES
UP ENDED TRADITIONAL THINKING
RATHER THAN STARTING A CHARITY
BEGGING FOR MONEY, THEY STARTED
A BUSINESS.
THEY WOULD PAY PEOPLE AND
SPONSOR VOLUNTEER GROUPS TO PICK
UP AS MUCH PLASTIC AS POSSIBLE.
>> WHAT IF WE CAN CREATE A
DEMAND FOR OCEAN PLASTIC.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN THE
LIGHTBULB WENT OFF.
HOW WOULD TWO UNTESTED COLLEGE
GRADUATES HIRE PEOPLE IN THREE
COUNTRIES AND TURN CLEANUP INTO
A BUSINESS?
FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS THEY HAVE
BEEN SELLING BRACELETS MADE FROM
RECYCLES MATERIALS.
>> IT'S FUNDED BY THIS?
>> 100%.
>> Reporter: AND IT COST HOW
MUCH?
>> $20 PER BRACELET.
>> Reporter: SO FAR 1 MILLION
BRACELETS SOLD, YES, THAT'S $20
MILLION.
CLEAN UP TO CLEAN UP.
>> WHO IS INTIMIDATING THE OCEAN
NOW GREEN PIECE OR TESLA?
>> THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS HOW IT
HAPP
HAPPENS.
>> Reporter: FOR EVERY $20 THEY
PROMISE TO EXTRACT ONE POUND OF
TRASH.
FOUR OCEANS SALVAGING MORE THAN
800,000 POUNDS.
>> BUD LIGHT, DQ CUP, STRAWS ARE
TERRIBLE.
>> ROPES, STRAWS, PLASTIC WATER
BOTTLES.
>> Reporter: A PROBLEM AND NOW
FROM 220 SOMETHINGS, A IT'S
SOLUTION.
MAYBE.
IS IT OFFENSIVE TO CALL YOU GUYS
GARBA
GARBAGEMEN?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
>> I'M THE HAPPIEST GARBAGE MAN
THERE IS.
>> Reporter: FOR "SUNDAY TODAY"