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Oceans, Research

Persistent legacy plastic fragments are rising disproportionally faster than larger floating objects in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Environment, Rivers

Kingston, Jamaica: our blueprint for a pragmatic approach to tackling plastic pollution and creating environmental and social impact

Kia and The Ocean Cleanup brainstorming ideas

Partnerships, Recycling

Partnerships that make products that power clean oceans

Oceans, Research

Persistent legacy plastic fragments are rising disproportionally faster than larger floating objects in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Latest peer-reviewed publication reveals that legacy plastic fragments are rising disproportionally faster than larger floating objects in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Environment, Rivers

Kingston, Jamaica: our blueprint for a pragmatic approach to tackling plastic pollution and creating environmental and social impact

Together with partners, we have been able to create a novel solution that combines technology, data insights, and stakeholder involvement in order to successfully address plastic pollution and create environmental…

Partnerships, Recycling

Partnerships that make products that power clean oceans

Through the power of partnership and with the right imagination, plastic pollution can be reborn into items that bring joy, add value and deliver real purpose to products.

Assembly of Interceptor 021 barriers in El Quetzalito, Guatemala

General, Rivers

Introducing Interceptor 021: Could this be the end of plastic pollution in an important part of the Western Caribbean?

The Ocean Cleanup is deploying an additional Interceptor in Guatemala’s Rio Motagua basin.

Environment, Research

New research reveals no elevated densities of neuston within plastic hotspots inside the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Latest peer-reviewed publication reveals no elevated densities of neuston in areas targeted by The Ocean Cleanup’s clean up operations.

General, Rivers

The #TeamSeas Campaign Has Successfully Concluded

We are thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the #TeamSeas campaign, a monumental effort in partnership with YouTubers Mark Rober and MrBeast. This initiative aimed to remove 30 million…

General

The Ocean Cleanup and Coldplay Announce LP Made Using Plastic Intercepted in Guatemala

One of the biggest bands in the world joined the largest cleanup in history in 2021 – and have now announced their first collaborative product: a limited ‘Notebook Edition’ of…

General, Oceans

The Ocean Cleanup Streams Extraction #100 Live From The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Ocean Cleanup has completed its 100th extraction of plastic trash from the Pacific Ocean – and for the first time ever, the entire operation was streamed worldwide, live and…

General, Global affairs

Updated Covenant: Dutch State To Provide Continuous Support To The Ocean Cleanup’s High Seas Activities

On 29 May 2024, we signed an amendment updating the covenant with the State of the Netherlands relating to the deployment of our cleanup system on the high seas, beyond…

General, Global affairs

Global Plastics Treaty: Why Legacy Plastic Cleanup Is Essential

Negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty continue this week in Ottawa, Canada. The Ocean Cleanup hopes for an ambitious treaty which addresses plastic pollution throughout its whole lifecycle, including legacy…

Persistent legacy plastic fragments are rising disproportionally faster than larger floating objects in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Kingston, Jamaica: our blueprint for a pragmatic approach to tackling plastic pollution and creating environmental and social impact

Partnerships that make products that power clean oceans

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Persistent legacy plastic fragments are rising disproportionally faster than larger floating objects in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Kingston, Jamaica: our blueprint for a pragmatic approach to tackling plastic pollution and creating environmental and social impact

Partnerships that make products that power clean oceans

Introducing Interceptor 021: Could this be the end of plastic pollution in an important part of the Western Caribbean?

New research reveals no elevated densities of neuston within plastic hotspots inside the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The #TeamSeas Campaign Has Successfully Concluded

The Ocean Cleanup and Coldplay Announce LP Made Using Plastic Intercepted in Guatemala

The Ocean Cleanup Streams Extraction #100 Live From The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Updated Covenant: Dutch State To Provide Continuous Support To The Ocean Cleanup’s High Seas Activities

Global Plastics Treaty: Why Legacy Plastic Cleanup Is Essential