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The Ocean Cleanup launches 30 cities program to cut ocean plastic pollution from rivers by one third by 2030

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Partnerships, Rivers

Improved Cisadane Interceptor to become fully operational

Global affairs, Oceans

Building momentum for our oceans at the third un ocean conference

Rivers

The Ocean Cleanup launches 30 cities program to cut ocean plastic pollution from rivers by one third by 2030

The Ocean Cleanup, the international non-profit with the mission to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, today announced, at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), its plan to rapidly expand its…

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A new approach to Southeast Asian operations

The Ocean Cleanup continues to expand its mission to the rid the world’s oceans of plastic with a change in its strategic approach to Southeast Asian operations.

Partnerships, Rivers

Improved Cisadane Interceptor to become fully operational

Following an extreme weather-related incident, The Ocean Cleanup’s Interceptor™ 020 is set to go back into operation to help tackle the estimated 3000 tons of trash flowing from the Cisadane…

Global affairs, Oceans

Building momentum for our oceans at the third un ocean conference

The Ocean Cleanup will be participating at the Third UN Ocean Conference, a critical event to ensure that ocean sustainability is not relegated to the back burner of international agendas.…

Partnerships, Rivers

Panama: implementing a city-wide approach to plastic pollution prevention

The Ocean Cleanup has taken another important step in its mission to rid the world’s oceans of plastic with the announcement of a partnership project in Central America to stop…

Discussion, Team

2024: A record-breaking year for The Ocean Cleanup

In 2024, The Ocean Cleanup made significant progress toward ridding the world’s oceans of plastic. From scaling up our work in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) to expanding river…

Our latest deployment in Jamaica: Interceptor 015 in Sandy Gully

Environment, Global affairs

Failure to agree on landmark treaty

No agreement was reached in Busan to end plastic pollution, leading to continued ocean pollution. Urgent policies and partnerships are needed to address this crisis.

Environment, Global affairs

The Global Plastic Treaty can clean up the past and protect the future

Global leaders meet in South Korea to tackle plastic pollution with a new treaty. The Ocean Cleanup emphasizes the need to address legacy plastics to protect our environment and health.

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…

The Ocean Cleanup launches 30 cities program to cut ocean plastic pollution from rivers by one third by 2030

Improved Cisadane Interceptor to become fully operational

Building momentum for our oceans at the third un ocean conference

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The Ocean Cleanup launches 30 cities program to cut ocean plastic pollution from rivers by one third by 2030

A new approach to Southeast Asian operations

Improved Cisadane Interceptor to become fully operational

Building momentum for our oceans at the third un ocean conference

Panama: implementing a city-wide approach to plastic pollution prevention

2024: A record-breaking year for The Ocean Cleanup

Failure to agree on landmark treaty

The Global Plastic Treaty can clean up the past and protect the future

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