Oceans, Research The Other Source: Where Does Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Come From? Our new study published today in Scientific Reports reveals that 75% to 86% of plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) originates from fishing activities at sea. While…
Oceans, Research North Atlantic Microplastic Concentrations May Exceed Safe Levels for Marine Life Without Intervention Our latest research suggests levels of microplastic pollution in the ocean water column may soon exceed safe limits for marine organisms, especially in areas of high plastic concentration.
General, Oceans First 100,000 KG Removed From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Today, our operation in the Pacific Ocean reached an exciting milestone: The Ocean Cleanup has now officially removed more than 100,000 kg of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch…
General, Oceans Transition to System 03 Begins We are preparing for the transition from System 002 to System 03, which will serve as the blueprint for scale-up to full fleet 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, 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…
General, Oceans, Rivers The Numbers Behind Our Catch At The Ocean Cleanup, one of the key communication principles we live by is transparency: sharing every step of our journey, whether good news or bad. Our work affects everyone,…
