Updates • The Ocean Cleanup

Interceptor 006 in Las Vacas river, Guatemala, after the flash flood. The Interceptor Trashfence suffered some damage and most of the plastic escaped during the flood.

General, Rivers

The Ocean Cleanup Trials New Interceptor in World’s Most Polluting River

General, Oceans

System 002: Mid-Term Evaluation

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General, Rivers

The Ocean Cleanup Trials New Interceptor in World’s Most Polluting River

The Ocean Cleanup has begun work on intercepting plastic pollution in what we predict to be the heaviest polluting river in the world.

General, Recycling

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We've reached our funding goal with our first ocean plastic product. All of the proceeds go towards our cleanup operations in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Oceans, Research

Using AI to Monitor Plastic Density in the Ocean

Instead of mapping plastic pollution with trawls and airplanes, we have developed a more intelligent and effective way to detect and monitor plastic debris.

General, Oceans

System 002: Mid-Term Evaluation

After finalizing our trials, we have proven technology for our ocean operations – and we can now focus on scaling up from System 002 toward a system that is three…

General, Rivers

Expanding the Interceptor Family

If we had approached each river with a dedicated technical solution, our scale-up would take way too much time. Therefore, we designed the Interceptor like a product; suitable for many…

General, Rivers

The Ocean Cleanup and Ocean Conservancy team up with MrBeast and Mark Rober in #TeamSeas fundraising campaign

Today, YouTubers Mark Rober and MrBeast announced their latest fundraising campaign, #TeamSeas to enact a movement of this proportion. #TeamSeas aims to motivate global social media creators and fans to…

General, Oceans

Successful System 002 Trial Validates Our Technology and Launches Ongoing Great Pacific Garbage Patch Cleanup Operations

At the end of July 2021, we revisited the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) to trial System 002, our first large-scale ocean cleanup system. On October 20, having completed a…

Discussion, Oceans

Why We Must Clean The Ocean Garbage Patches

In my last blog I explained why we focus on intercepting plastic in rivers; we think it is the fastest and most cost-effective way to stop the inflow of plastic…

General, Oceans, Research

Where Does My Plastic End Up in the Ocean?

We developed a tool that visualizes the trajectory of plastic pollution by the click of a button - the Plastic Tracker, a web application that lets you see how and…

Environment, Research, Science

Neuston in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the Impact of Cleanup

Today, in Frontiers in Marine Science, The Ocean Cleanup published findings on the observed correlations between floating plastic and neuston in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). The relative distribution…

The Ocean Cleanup Trials New Interceptor in World’s Most Polluting River

System 002: Mid-Term Evaluation

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The Ocean Cleanup Trials New Interceptor in World’s Most Polluting River

Sunglasses Out of Stock

Using AI to Monitor Plastic Density in the Ocean

System 002: Mid-Term Evaluation

Expanding the Interceptor Family

The Ocean Cleanup and Ocean Conservancy team up with MrBeast and Mark Rober in #TeamSeas fundraising campaign

Successful System 002 Trial Validates Our Technology and Launches Ongoing Great Pacific Garbage Patch Cleanup Operations

Why We Must Clean The Ocean Garbage Patches

Where Does My Plastic End Up in the Ocean?

Neuston in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the Impact of Cleanup