Boyan Slat is the founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup. Boyan’s journey to solve the ocean plastic pollution problem began when he was on vacation in Greece and saw more plastic bags than fish when diving. He began to research the problem and possible solutions as part of a school project, presenting his ideas at a TEDx Conference in late 2012. In February 2013, the TEDx video suddenly went viral, and the momentum that followed allowed Boyan to officially found The Ocean Cleanup. All content below should be credited to The Ocean Cleanup.
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Boyan Slat, Founder and CEO, on a beach in Honduras. Rio Motagua basin has its estuary close to this beach. The Rio Las Vacas in Guatemala, in which The Ocean Cleanup is trialing an Interceptor Trashfence, is leading into Rio Motagua. The plastic pollution on the beach is estimated to come from this source. -
Boyan Slat standing by a pile of trash in Guatemala. The Ocean Cleanup has cleanup activities in Guetamala to stop the infamous trash tsunamis leaking out into the Caribbean Sea. -
Boyan Slat in Guetamala. The Ocean Cleanup has an Interceptor in Guetamala to stop the tsunami of trash that comes down the Rio Las Vacas and Rio Motagua. Here, they are inspecting the river Rio Motagua from above. -
Boyan Slat unveiling the Interceptor, October 26th, 2019 -
Boyan Slat looking at pollution in a river in Guatemala
