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Mission One Completed – The Plans to Make Products from the Plastic Catch

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The Ocean Cleanup Unveils Plan to Address the Main Source of Ocean Plastic Pollution: Rivers

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The Ocean Cleanup Successfully Catches Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

February 13

Last night in Rotterdam, we said our final goodbyes to Interceptor 004, which is now on its way to clean the waters of the Dominican Republic.

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December 12

The first plastic has arrived on shore. Next stop: September 2020, when we aim to launch the first product made out of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Learn more at: http://products.theoceancleanup.com

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December 03

There's nothing like that moment when you realize for the first time that you're catching plastic. Find out more about its destination on December 12th.

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October 25

Watch Boyan Slat unveil the Interceptor

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Interceptor 001 in Place After Extreme Flooding in Jakarta

Just as the New Year commenced, the city of Jakarta (Indonesia) experienced widespread flooding – some of the worst it has seen since 1996, and the highest record rainfall in…

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Mission One Completed – The Plans to Make Products from the Plastic Catch

Today we ended Mission One and presented our first plastic catch onshore, in Vancouver Canada. The plastic trash will be transformed into sustainable products that will be sold to help…

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Seven Questions from Boyan’s River AMA #AskBoyan

With the recent announcement of our river cleanup technology, the Interceptor, Boyan Slat, founder and CEO, took to Twitter to answer some of the internet’s questions about this newly revealed…

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The Ocean Cleanup Unveils Plan to Address the Main Source of Ocean Plastic Pollution: Rivers

The Ocean Cleanup aims to tackle the 1,000 most polluting rivers, responsible for about 80% of ocean plastic pollution, before the end of 2025. Today, we unveiled the invention to…

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The Ocean Cleanup Successfully Catches Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Today, we announced that System 001/B is successfully capturing and collecting plastic debris. After one year of testing, we have succeeded in developing a self-contained system in the Great Pacific…

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The Quest to Find the Missing Plastic

For the last five years, researchers at The Ocean Cleanup have been working to understand the scope of ocean plastic pollution in order to help the organization effectively design technology…

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The Ocean Cleanup Names Chris Worp Managing Director – Joins Management Team

Following the swift growth of the organization and the expanded scope of responsibilities, we have decided to strengthen the Management Team. As from today, Chris Worp, who has been with…

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Into the Twilight Zone

We have completed our test campaign with System 001/B . A consistent speed through the plastic has been achieved using the parachute anchor configuration, therefore, solving our main technical challenge…

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European Commission Appoints Boyan Slat as Board Member of Horizon Europe’s Healthy Ocean Mission

Boyan Slat, CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, has been appointed as one of the board members of the ocean mission in the European Commission’s Horizon Europe program. The mission of…

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System 001/B – The Mission Plan

In our last update, we shared the modifications to our system design and how we plan to test them in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch this summer. Now, only one month…

Mission One Completed – The Plans to Make Products from the Plastic Catch

The Ocean Cleanup Unveils Plan to Address the Main Source of Ocean Plastic Pollution: Rivers

The Ocean Cleanup Successfully Catches Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Interceptor 001 in Place After Extreme Flooding in Jakarta

Mission One Completed – The Plans to Make Products from the Plastic Catch

Seven Questions from Boyan’s River AMA #AskBoyan

The Ocean Cleanup Unveils Plan to Address the Main Source of Ocean Plastic Pollution: Rivers

The Ocean Cleanup Successfully Catches Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Quest to Find the Missing Plastic

The Ocean Cleanup Names Chris Worp Managing Director – Joins Management Team

Into the Twilight Zone

European Commission Appoints Boyan Slat as Board Member of Horizon Europe’s Healthy Ocean Mission

System 001/B – The Mission Plan