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Our latest deployment in Jamaica: Interceptor 015 in Sandy Gully

Environment, Global affairs

Failure to agree on landmark treaty

Environment, Global affairs

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

Oceans, Research

Persistent legacy plastic fragments are rising disproportionally faster than larger floating objects in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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…

Kia and The Ocean Cleanup brainstorming ideas

Partnerships, Recycling

Partnerships that make products that power clean oceans

Through the power of partnership and with the right imagination, plastic pollution can be reborn into items that bring joy, add value and deliver real purpose to products.

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

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.

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…

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

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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

Partnerships that make products that power clean oceans

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

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

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

The #TeamSeas Campaign Has Successfully Concluded

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