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Preparing for Interceptor Series Production

Partnership established with Konecranes

Images (12)

  • Contract for partnership between The Ocean Cleanup and Konecranes signed and celebrated digitally.
    Contract for partnership between The Ocean Cleanup and Konecranes signed and celebrated digitally.
  • Contract for partnership between The Ocean Cleanup and Konecranes signed and celebrated digitally.
    Contract for partnership between The Ocean Cleanup and Konecranes signed and celebrated digitally.
  • Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor - side view
    Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor - side view
  • Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor - front view
    Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor - front view
  • Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor - side view
    Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor - side view
  • MHE-Demag’s manufacturing facility in Bukit Raja, Klang, Malaysia
    MHE-Demag’s manufacturing facility in Bukit Raja, Klang, Malaysia
  • Assembly of pontoons for series production of Interceptors
    Assembly of pontoons for series production of Interceptors
  • Interceptor rendering top view. 2nd Gen in the back and 3rd Gen in the front.
    Interceptor rendering top view. 2nd Gen in the back and 3rd Gen in the front.
  • Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor front view - 2nd Gen in the back and 3rd Gen in the front.
    Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor front view - 2nd Gen in the back and 3rd Gen in the front.
  • Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor rear view - 2nd Gen in the back and 3rd Gen in the front.
    Preliminary visual representation of Interceptor rear view - 2nd Gen in the back and 3rd Gen in the front.
  • Footprints of Interceptors 005 and 006 in production at Konecranes' MHE-Demag facility
  • Footprints of Interceptors 005 and 006 in production at Konecranes' MHE-Demag facility

Video footage (4)

  • Boyan Slat talks about the new partnership with Konecranes
    1m18 96 MB
  • MHE-Demag’s manufacturing facility in Bukit Raja, Klang, Malaysia
    Konecranes’ MHE-Demag exteriors
    0m16 24 MB
  • First pontoons being produced for Interceptors at MHE Demag.
    Konecranes’ MHE-Demag producing the first pontoons for Interceptors
    0m33 42 MB
  • Media call for press announcement
    29 m 2.82 GB

The Ocean Cleanup Sunglasses

The First Ocean Plastic Product

Images (9)

  • The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses with case and pouch - both made with recycled materials
  • Introducing: The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses, 100% of proceeds fund the continuation of the cleanup
  • Founder and CEO, Boyan Slat, in The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses
  • The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses, made with recycled plastic certified from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses: designed in California, made in Italy
  • Polarized, category 3 lenses on The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses for optimal quality and eye protection
  • Founder and CEO, Boyan Slat, in The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses
  • The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses in their recycled pouch and recycled case
  • Case made from the recycled HDPE floater of System 001, aka Wilson

Video footage (3)

  • Full Circle, Explained, animated by in60seconds
    1m48 155,22MB
  • The Ocean Cleanup Sunglasses Studio Shots
    0m24 48,60 MB
  • The Ocean Cleanup Sunglasses Outside Shots
    0m52 101,72MB

Full Circle: How We Turn Trash into Treasure

October 24, The Hague, the Netherlands

Images (15)

  • Boyan Slat unveiling The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses: made from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 100% of the proceeds fo into the continuation of the cleanup.
  • The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses with recycled case and pouch
  • Boyan with supporters joining remotely
  • Boyan Slat showing testing samples of The Ocean Cleanup material
  • Boyan Slat presenting The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses
  • Boyan Slat presenting the first product made of certified ocean plastic from the Great Pacific Garabge Patch, with seal from DNV GL
  • Boyan Slat opening the sunglasses with supporters who registered for the product when it was launched last year (without knowing what it would be).
  • Boyan Slat presenting The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses
  • The Ocean Cleanup material made with plastic recycled from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Plastic colelcted with System 001/B in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Boyan Slat standing with plastic caught during the System 001/B campaign
  • Boyan Slat with the crew who joined remotely due to COVID-19 health and safety measures
  • Boyan Slat with a section of System 001, aka Wilson, which has now been recycled into the case for the sunglasses
  • Boyan Slat with the trash recovered from the ocean and the sunglasses made with trash recovered from the ocean
  • Behind the scenes at the digial preparation for Full Circle: How we Turn Trash into Treasure.

Video footage (1)

  • Full Circle: How We Turn Trash into Treasure
    5m53 8MB

Recycling

From trash to treasure

Images (18)

  • System 001/B in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Plastic caught inside System 001/B
  • Removing plasic from cleanup system
  • Offshore crew retrieving a ghost net
  • Plastic debris stored in bags before transport
  • Plastic catch sealed off in containers
  • Boyan Slat standing with first plastic catch onshore at end of Mission One press briefing.
  • Plastic auditing between transports
  • Ghost nets being processed for recycling
  • Granulate created from the catch from System 001/B. The plastic will be recycled into a new durable product. The product will be launched in fall 2020, and the sale of it will help fund the ocean cleanup mission of next year.
    Granulate created from the catch from System 001/B. The plastic will be recycled into a new durable product. The product will be launched in fall 2020, and the sale of it will help fund the ocean cleanup mission of next year.
  • Granulate created from the catch from System 001/B. The plastic will be recycled into a new durable product. The product will be launched in fall 2020, and the sale of it will help fund the ocean cleanup mission of next year.
    Granulate created from the catch from System 001/B
  • Base material creation, July 2020
    The Ocean Cleanup material ready to be processed
  • Base material creation, July 2020
    Base material creation, July 2020
  • The Valorization team prototyping the product with Safilo
  • The Valorization team prototyping the product with Safilo
  • The Valorization team prototyping the product with Safilo
  • Protoypes for The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses
  • Protoypes for The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses

Video footage (4)

  • Manufacturing
    1m30 110,71MB
  • Recycling the plastic
    0m37 182,13MB
  • Sorting the plastic
    1m05 317,89 MB
  • First plastic sealed and offloaded
    0m43 85.1MB

Interceptor 004™

Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Images (11)

  • Interceptor 004 in the Rio Ozama, Dominican Republic
    Interceptor 004 in the Rio Ozama, Dominican Republic
  • Interceptor 004 being deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    Interceptor 004 being deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Interceptor 004 being deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    Interceptor 004 being deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Interceptor 004 deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 2020
    Interceptor 004 deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 2020
  • Interceptor 004 deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 2020
    Interceptor 004 deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 2020
  • The navy of the Dominican Republic, deploying Interceptor 004 in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo
    The navy of the Dominican Republic, deploying Interceptor 004 in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo
  • Interceptor 004 deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 2020
    Interceptor 004 deployed in the Rio Ozama, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 2020
  • Interceptor 004 before deployment in the Dominican Republic
    Interceptor 004 before deployment in the Dominican Republic
  • Interceptor 004 arrived in Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
    Interceptor 004 arrived in Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
  • Interceptor 004 arrived in Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
    Interceptor 004 arrived in Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo

Ocean Mission One

System 001 and System 001/B (2018 - 2019)

Images (14)

  • System 001/B - Parachute configuration, summer 2019
    System 001/B - Parachute configuration, summer 2019
  • System 001/B - Parachute configuration, summer 2019
    System 001/B - Parachute configuration, summer 2019
  • System 001/B towed to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    System 001/B towed to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • System 001/B is lowered into the water after completed assembly in Vancouver, Canada
    System 001/B is lowered into the water after completed assembly in Vancouver, Canada
  • System 001 deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, October 2018
    System 001 deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, October 2018
  • System 001 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018
    System 001 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018
  • System 001 in operation in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.
    System 001 in operation in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Deploying System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Deploying System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Deploying System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Deploying System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Deploying System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Deploying System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Deploying System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Deploying System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • Screen assembly at System 001, April 2018
    Screen assembly at System 001, April 2018
  • System 001 almost ready for deployment at assembly yard in Alameda September 2018
    System 001 almost ready for deployment at assembly yard in Alameda September 2018
  • Last screen sections being assembled onto System 001 at Alameda assembly yard, August 2018
    Last screen sections being assembled onto System 001 at Alameda assembly yard, August 2018

Video footage (6)

  • System 001/B Press Briefing
    41m53 2.0 GB
  • System 001/B - Parachute configuration, summer 2019
    System 001/B footage
    56sec 276.8 MB
  • System 001/B plastic accumulation
    1m01 871.1 MB
  • System 001 Launch - Live Highlights
    32min02 3.6 GB
  • Aerial Footage of System 001 in operations
    47sec 685,3 MB
  • Underwater footage of plastic entering System 001
    1min09 965,5MB

Plastic catch

Images (18)

  • Plastic accumulation, System 001/B, October 2019
    Plastic accumulation, System 001/B, October 2019
  • Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission, 2019
    Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission, 2019
  • Plastic caught by System 001/B in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 2019
    Plastic caught by System 001/B in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 2019
  • Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission, 2019
    Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission, 2019
  • Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission, 2019
    Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission, 2019
  • Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission, 2019
    Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission, 2019
  • Plastic catch being sorted onboard the vessel in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, during the System 001/B mission 2019
    Plastic catch being sorted onboard the vessel in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, during the System 001/B mission 2019
  • Plastic catch being sorted onboard the vessel in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, during the System 001/B mission 2019
    Plastic catch being sorted onboard the vessel in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, during the System 001/B mission 2019
  • Plastic catch extracted from System 001/B, 2019
    Plastic catch extracted from System 001/B, 2019
  • Plastic in System 001/B, 2019
    Plastic in System 001/B, 2019
  • Conveyor belt with debris in Klang River, Malaysia
    Conveyor belt with debris in Klang River, Malaysia, 2019
  • Conveyor belt with debris in Klang River, Malaysia, 2019
    Conveyor belt with debris in Klang River, Malaysia, 2019
  • Crew inspecting plastic in System 001/B.
    Crew inspecting plastic in System 001/B.
  • Big bags filled with plastic caught in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by System 001/B. The Ocean Cleanup will not begin the journey to transform the plastic into products that will help fund the continuation of the cleanup
    Big bags filled with plastic caught in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by System 001/B. The Ocean Cleanup will now begin the journey to transform the plastic into products that will help fund the continuation of the cleanup.
  • Container with big bags of plastic on the vessel in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, during System 001/B mission 2019
    Container with big bags of plastic on the vessel in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, during System 001/B mission 2019
  • Plastic accumulation observed against System 001, 2018.
    Plastic accumulation observed against System 001, 2018.
  • First plastic accumulated by System 001 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, October 2018.
    First plastic accumulated by System 001 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, October 2018.
  • Plastic accumulation observed against System 001.
    Plastic accumulation observed against System 001.

Video footage (4)

  • Boyan Slat explains the plans for the plastic catch
    12m16 1,4GB
  • Plastic accumulation in System 001/B
    1m01 871.1 MB
  • Bag filled with plastic caught by System 001/B being lifted onboard the support vessel
    Plastic extraction from System 001/B
    1m05 973.2 MB
  • First plastic sorting, tagging and storing
    1m15 146.3MB

Boyan Slat

Founder and CEO

Images (22)

  • Boyan Slat unveiling the Interceptor, October 26th, 2019
    Boyan Slat unveiling the Interceptor, October 26th, 2019
  • Boyan Slat at the Interceptor in Klang river, Malaysia
    Boyan Slat at the Interceptor in Klang river, Malaysia
  • Boyan Slat, CEO and founder, during the live announcement on December 12th in Vancouver, Canada. He gave a recap of Ocean Mission One and explained the next steps for the plastic caught - to turn it into durable products that will help fund the continuation of the cleanup
    Boyan Slat, CEO and founder, during the live announcement on December 12th in Vancouver, Canada. He gave a recap of Ocean Mission One and explained the next steps for the plastic caught - to turn it into durable products that will help fund the continuation of the cleanup
  • Boyan Slat on the Interceptor 002 in Klang River, Malaysia
    Boyan Slat on the Interceptor 002 in Klang River, Malaysia
  • Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019
    Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019
  • Boyan Slat unveiling the Interceptor, October 26th, 2019
    Boyan Slat unveiling the Interceptor, October 26th, 2019
  • Boyan Slat at the Interceptor location in Klang river, Malaysia
    Boyan Slat at the Interceptor location in Klang river, Malaysia
  • Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019
    Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Launched System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from San Francisco - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Launched System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from San Francisco - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • Boyan Slat at the Interceptor in Klang river, Malaysia
    Boyan Slat at the Interceptor in Klang river, Malaysia
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Launched System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from San Francisco - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Launched System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from San Francisco - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • Boyan Slat on top of System 001, September 2018, before its launch into the North Pacific.
    Boyan Slat on top of System 001, September 2018, before its launch into the North Pacific.
  • Boyan Slat - The Next Phase - May 11th
    Boyan Slat - The Next Phase - May 11th
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Launched System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from San Francisco - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 8, 2018 – The Ocean Cleanup Launched System 001 into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from San Francisco - Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019
    Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019
  • Boyan Slat being interviewed by media on the Alameda System 001 assembly yard, April 2018
    Boyan Slat being interviewed by media on the Alameda System 001 assembly yard, April 2018
  • Boyan Slat at the Interceptor location in Klang river, Malaysia
    Boyan Slat at the Interceptor location in Klang river, Malaysia
  • Boyan Slat at the Interceptor location in Klang river, Malaysia
    Boyan Slat at the Interceptor location in Klang river, Malaysia
  • Boyan Slat sits in a floater segment of the first cleanup system on the assembly yard, April 2018.
    Boyan Slat sits in a floater segment of the first cleanup system on the assembly yard, April 2018.
  • Boyan Slat speaking at the Aerial Expedition press event at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California on October 3, 2016
    Boyan Slat speaking at the Aerial Expedition press event at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California on October 3, 2016
  • Boyan Slat in a fireside chat with Hege Marie Norheim at the ONS conference in Norway, August 31, 2016. Photo by Morten Berentsen.
    Boyan Slat in a fireside chat with Hege Marie Norheim at the ONS conference in Norway, August 31, 2016. Photo by Morten Berentsen.
  • May 11, 2017 - Boyan Slat presents the plans on a free-floating system, to be trialed in 2018. Photo: Pierre Augier
    May 11, 2017 - Boyan Slat presents the plans on a free-floating system, to be trialed in 2018. Photo: Pierre Augier

The Interceptor™ Unveil Event

October 26, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Images (12)

  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
    Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
    Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
    Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
    Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • \Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology. Boyan Slat, CEO and founder on stage.
    Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology. Boyan Slat, CEO and founder on stage.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
    Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
  • Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
    Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.

Video footage (1)

  • Boyan Slat introduces the Interceptor - Highlights
    6m48 4.93 GB

Interceptor™ 002

Klang, Selangor, Malaysia

Images (10)

  • Boyan Slat on the Interceptor 002 in Klang River, Malaysia
    Boyan Slat on the Interceptor 002 in Klang River, Malaysia
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
    Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
    Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
    Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Conveyor belt in Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
    Conveyor belt in Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
    Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
    Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
    Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
    Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
    Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia

Video footage (3)

  • Interceptor™ 002 in operation in Malaysia
    1m0 1,32 GB
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Malaysia installed
    1m15 1,64 GB
  • Interceptor™ 002 in Lift and Installation
    1m07 1,47 GB

Interceptor™ 001

Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia

Images (5)

  • Interceptor 001™ in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
    Interceptor 001™ in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Interceptor 001™ in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
    Interceptor 001™ in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Interceptor 001™ conveyor belt
    Interceptor 001™ conveyor belt
  • Interceptor 001™ in Cenkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
    Interceptor 001™ in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • The Ocean Cleanup crew with local operator in Jakarta, Indonesia
    The Ocean Cleanup crew with local operator in Jakarta, Indonesia

Video footage (1)

  • Conveyor belt in Interceptor™ 001 in Chenkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
    Interceptor™ 001 in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
    0m39 875 MB

Plastic pollution

Images (19)

  • Trail of plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    Trail of plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Motagua River, Guatemala, plastic pollution
    Motagua River, Guatemala, plastic pollution
  • Plastic pollution washed up on a beach in Dominican Republic
    Plastic pollution washed up on a beach in Dominican Republic
  • Motagua River, Guatemala, plastic pollution
    Motagua River, Guatemala, plastic pollution
  • A young monk seal on Laysan Island holds a plastic fragment in his mouth. Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin
    A young monk seal on Laysan Island holds a plastic fragment in his mouth. Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin
  • A bird surrounded by ocean plastic on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin
    A bird surrounded by ocean plastic on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. **Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin**
  • Plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    Plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Plastic debris washed up from a river in Indonesia.
    Plastic debris washed up from a river in Indonesia.
  • Plastic bottles floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    Plastic bottles floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Crate dating back to the 1977 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015).
    Crate dating back to the 1977 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught durign the Mega Expedition (2015).
  • Hard hat (1989) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015)
    Hard hat (1989) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015)
  • Nintendo Gameboy piece (1995) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015)
    Nintendo Gameboy piece (1995) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015)
  • River plastic in Guatemala
    River plastic in Guatemala
  • River plastic in Guatemala
    River plastic in Guatemala
  • River pollution in Malaysia
    River pollution in Malaysia
  • Waste on a river bank, Myanmar, September 2016
    Waste on a river bank, Myanmar, September 2016
  • Waste on a river bank, Myanmar, September 2016
    Several million tons of plastic waste enter our oceans yearly. Rivers are widely believed to be the arteries that carry waste from land to the ocean. Plastic waste entering a river in Myanmar.
  • The crew retrieves a large ghostnet from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.
    The crew retrieves a large ghostnet from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.
  • Ghostnet hauled aboard during Mega Expedition 2015
    Ghostnet hauled aboard during Mega Expedition 2015

Illustrations (5)

  • 1.6 million square kilometers, three times the size of France - Illustration (gif)
    1.6 million square kilometers, three times the size of France - Illustration (gif)
  • 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic - Illustration (gif)
    1.8 trillion pieces of plastic - Illustration (gif)
  • How plastic pollution travels up the food chain
    How plastic pollution travels up the food chain
  • The 5 ocean gyres, where currents converge forming a vortex for plastic to circulate in.
    The 5 ocean gyres, where currents converge forming a vortex for plastic to circulate in.

Video footage (1)

  • River plastic pollution in Malaysia
    River Pollution Footage
    1m33 2,2 GB

Plastic Research

Images (18)

  • Manta trawl (starboard) and underwater trawl (stern - cable from blue A-frame) during deep sea research mission 2018. The aim of the mission was to see if the plastic afloat in ocean garbage patches can pollute the deep sea below.
    Manta trawl (starboard) and underwater trawl (stern - cable from blue A-frame) during deep sea research mission 2018. The aim of the mission was to see if the plastic afloat in ocean garbage patches can pollute the deep sea below.
  • CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Density) profiler during deep sea research 2018. The aim of the mission was to see if the plastic afloat in ocean garbage patches can pollute the deep sea below.
    CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Density) profiler during deep sea research 2018. The aim of the mission was to see if the plastic afloat in ocean garbage patches can pollute the deep sea below.
  • Counting and categorizing the sampled microplastic during the deep sea expedition 2018. The aim of the mission was to see if the plastic afloat in ocean garbage patches can pollute the deep sea below.
    Counting and categorizing the sampled microplastic during the deep sea expedition 2018. The aim of the mission was to see if the plastic afloat in ocean garbage patches can pollute the deep sea below.
  • River plastic research in Malaysia, conducted by The Ocean Cleanup crew and local research partners
    River plastic research in Malaysia, conducted by The Ocean Cleanup crew and local research partners.
  • River plastic research in Guatemala
    River plastic research in Guatemala
  • River plastic research in Malaysia, conducted by The Ocean Cleanup crew and local research partners
    River plastic research in Malaysia, conducted by The Ocean Cleanup crew and local research partners
  • River plastic research in Malaysia, conducted by The Ocean Cleanup crew and local research partners
    River plastic research in Malaysia, conducted by The Ocean Cleanup crew and local research partners.
  • The Ocean Cleanup research team processes ocean plastic samples in the laboratory.
    The Ocean Cleanup research team processes ocean plastic samples in the laboratory.
  • The Ocean Cleanup research team processes ocean plastic samples in the laboratory.
    The Ocean Cleanup research team processes ocean plastic samples in the laboratory.
  • Laurent Lebreton, Lead Oceanographer at The Ocean Cleanup, carrying out desk research
    Laurent Lebreton, Lead Oceanographer at The Ocean Cleanup, carrying out desk research
  • Counting of microplastics in The Ocean Cleanup's lab
    Counting of microplastics in The Ocean Cleanup's lab
  • Lead Oceanographer Laurent Lebreton logging data aboard the Ocean Force One during the Aerial Expedition, 2016.
    Lead Oceanographer Laurent Lebreton logging data aboard the Ocean Force One during the Aerial Expedition, 2016.
  • Ocean Force One's arrival at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California, Aerial Expedition 2016
    Ocean Force One's arrival at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California, Aerial Expedition 2016
  • The Ocean Cleanup team and Aerial Expedition crew
    The Ocean Cleanup team and Aerial Expedition crew
  • Aerial Expedition 2016: Sensor equipment; a CZMIL system which uses LiDAR to create a 3D-image of the ghost nets (left), and a SASI hyperspectral SWIR imaging system, which uses an infrared camera to detect ocean plastic (right).
    Aerial Expedition 2016: Sensor equipment; a CZMIL system which uses LiDAR to create a 3D-image of the ghost nets (left), and a SASI hyperspectral SWIR imaging system, which uses an infrared camera to detect ocean plastic (right).
  • Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr fully deployed above the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 2015.
    Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr fully deployed above the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 2015.
  • Mega Expedition research vessel deploying manta trawl.
    Mega Expedition research vessel deploying manta trawl.
  • Manta trawl deployed during Mega Expedition.
    Manta trawl deployed during Mega Expedition.

Illustrations (8)

  • Modeled mass concentration of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
    Modeled mass concentration of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
  • The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in Numbers - Infographic
    The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in Numbers - Infographic
  • Plastic mass distribution within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch between size (bars) and type (colours) classes.
    Plastic mass distribution within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch between size (bars) and type (colours) classes.
  • The journey of floating ocean plastic from rivers to garbage patches
  • Projection of floating plastic mass in ocean surface layer
    Projection of floating plastic mass in ocean surface layer
  • Age distribution of floating plastic objects found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Modeled age distribution of plastic
    Modeled age distribution of plastic

Video footage (6)

  • The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Animation by in60seonds
    2min41 235,3 MB
  • Boyan Slat, Founder & CEO Explaining our research of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (2018)
    7min28 6,1 GB
  • Laurent Lebreton, Lead Oceanographer - About the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Research Results (2018)
    2min32 2 GB
  • River Waste Image Recognition Algorithm
    0m10 4m05
  • Various footage of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch research - Mega Expedition, Aerial Expedition, Laboratory
    5min59 4,9 GB
  • Aerial Expedition Press Conference at Mofett Airfield
    12min42 1,8 GB

The Next Phase Event

May 2017

Images (10)

  • The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018
    The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018
  • The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018
    The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018
    The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • May 11, 2017 - Boyan Slat presents the plans on a free-floating system, to be trialed in 2018. Photo: Pierre Augier
    May 11, 2017 - Boyan Slat presents the plans on a free-floating system, to be trialed in 2018. Photo: Pierre Augier
  • May 11, 2017 - Boyan Slat presents the plans on a free-floating system, to be trialed in 2018. Photo: Pierre Augier
    May 11, 2017 - Boyan Slat presents the plans on a free-floating system, to be trialed in 2018. Photo: Pierre Augier
  • UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
  • May 11, 2017 - Boyan Slat presents the plans on a free-floating system, to be trialed in 2018. Photo: Pierre Augier
    May 11, 2017 - Boyan Slat presents the plans on a free-floating system, to be trialed in 2018. Photo: Pierre Augier

Video footage (2)

  • Pacific Cleanup set to start in 2018 - Boyan Slat - Full version
    30min08 3,4 GB
  • Pacific Cleanup set to start in 2018 - Boyan Slat - 5min highlights
    5min57 1,3 GB

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