Updates

Oceans

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch can be Cleaned for $7.5 Billion

The Ocean Cleanup’s operations demonstrate that the elimination of the GPGP can be done at today’s level of performance in 10 years at a cost of $7.5bn

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.

Environment, Research

New research reveals no elevated densities of neuston within plastic hotspots inside the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Latest peer-reviewed publication reveals no elevated densities of neuston in areas targeted by The Ocean Cleanup’s clean up operations.

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…

General

The Ocean Cleanup and Coldplay Announce LP Made Using Plastic Intercepted in Guatemala

One of the biggest bands in the world joined the largest cleanup in history in 2021 – and have now announced their first collaborative product: a limited ‘Notebook Edition’ of…

General, Oceans

The Ocean Cleanup Streams Extraction #100 Live From The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Ocean Cleanup has completed its 100th extraction of plastic trash from the Pacific Ocean – and for the first time ever, the entire operation was streamed worldwide, live and…

General, Global affairs

Updated Covenant: Dutch State To Provide Continuous Support To The Ocean Cleanup’s High Seas Activities

On 29 May 2024, we signed an amendment updating the covenant with the State of the Netherlands relating to the deployment of our cleanup system on the high seas, beyond…

General, Global affairs

Global Plastics Treaty: Why Legacy Plastic Cleanup Is Essential

Negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty continue this week in Ottawa, Canada. The Ocean Cleanup hopes for an ambitious treaty which addresses plastic pollution throughout its whole lifecycle, including legacy…

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.

General, Oceans

The Ocean Cleanup Returns to Great Pacific Garbage Patch for Most Ambitious Year Yet

The Ocean Cleanup has returned to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with an upgraded and optimized System 03.