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Catching Up is our podcast, giving you updates and insights from the team behind the mission. In this informal interview setup, you will hear more about the team members’ motivations for working at The Ocean Cleanup, as well as an update on their projects.

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Research, Rivers
Conversation Starter | What does your river mean to you?

It’s not just about plastic – it’s about people, too.

Suleman Audu, Environmental Manager at The Ocean Cleanup, takes us from his schoolboy Environmental…

00:26:53 30 January 2024
Research
Plastic Studies | Poring Over Polymers

“Science has always been my passion.” Sarah-Jeanne Royer, our resident oceanographer and research scientist on plastic degradation, has a storied background. In this episode,…

00:38:11 25 July 2023
Research
Looking Ahead | Maps, models and monitoring

Ridding the oceans of plastic doesn’t start on the sea – it starts in the lab. Head of Research Laurent Lebreton calls in from…

00:50:04 31 January 2023
Research, Waste Management
Talking Trash | Making Waste Fun

River Field Scientist Thomas Mani and Recycling Manager John Verhoeven answer the tough questions about trash – from how it ends up in a…

00:39:34 31 January 2022
General, Research
About Seaspiracy | How Science Helps Tell Impactful Stories

Ali and Lucy Tabrizi, Director and Assistant Director of the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy, sat down with our Lead Ocean Scientist, Matthias Egger, to talk…

00:33:08 27 May 2021
Research
Uncharted Territories | Unique types of research to help clean the ocean

In the latest conversation, we caught up with Ellen, Legal Counsel, and Lourens, Head of Data & Monitoring at The Ocean Cleanup. They’ll share…

00:29:57 25 November 2020