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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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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…

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…

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…

Assembly of Interceptor 021 barriers in El Quetzalito, Guatemala

General, Rivers

Introducing Interceptor 021: Could this be the end of plastic pollution in an important part of the Western Caribbean?

The Ocean Cleanup is deploying an additional Interceptor in Guatemala’s Rio Motagua basin.

General, Rivers

The #TeamSeas Campaign Has Successfully Concluded

We are thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the #TeamSeas campaign, a monumental effort in partnership with YouTubers Mark Rober and MrBeast. This initiative aimed to remove 30 million…

Rivers

Will this be our biggest ever river catch?

Interceptor 006 captured over 250 truckloads of trash – and counting – in just a few hours in the first flood of the year.

Rivers

Bangkok Begins: The Ocean Cleanup’s Interceptor 019 Comes To Thailand

The Ocean Cleanup has deployed Interceptor 019 to kick off the first step of a multi-year project to clean the Chao Phraya river.

Research, Rivers

How Does Plastic End up in Rivers?

How much wind or rain is needed to start plastic moving on land - how fast will it move on different surfaces? Our latest research investigates how plastic moves from…

Rivers

Mumbai Calling: The Ocean Cleanup and Bharat Clean Rivers Foundation Join Forces in India

The Ocean Cleanup has agreed its first partnership in India, teaming up with Bharat Clean Rivers Foundation to collaborate on their campaign to tackle plastic pollution in the nation’s rivers…