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THE LARGEST CLEANUP IN HISTORY


WE DEVELOP AND SCALE TECHNOLOGIES TO RID THE OCEANS OF PLASTIC

Our cleaning technologies are deployed around the world as we conduct the
largest cleanup in history. For over ten years, The Ocean Cleanup has been
researching, extracting, and monitoring plastic pollution in oceans and rivers
globally – with millions of kilograms removed to date.




A PLANET-SIZED PROBLEM

Trillions of pieces of plastic pollute our oceans today, and the problem is
worsening. This plastic has a devastating impact on marine wildlife and
ecosystems. Plastics can persist for many decades, continuously degrading into
microplastics. These can be ingested by wildlife and later enter the human food
chain. Plastic pollution is a global crisis requiring urgent action.




WE AIM TO CLEAN UP 90% OF FLOATING OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION

The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization developing and scaling
technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. To achieve this objective, we use a
dual strategy: intercepting plastic in rivers to cut the inflow of pollution,
and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean and won’t go away by
itself. When the oceans are clean, we can put ourselves out of business.




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   Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a plastic accumulation zone with over
   100,000,000 kilograms of plastic.
   
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   To clean the oceans, we also need to stop new trash from flowing into them.
   By tackling 1000 rivers around the world, we can halt 80% of riverine
   pollution reaching our oceans.
   
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THE LATEST NEWS

20 February

INTERCEPTOR 019 DEPLOYMENT UNDERWAY IN BANGKOK, THAILAND

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19 February

HOW DOES PLASTIC END UP IN RIVERS?

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29 January

MUMBAI CALLING: THE OCEAN CLEANUP AND BHARAT CLEAN RIVERS FOUNDATION JOIN FORCES
IN INDIA

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26 January

KINGSTON, JAMAICA: THE FIRST INTERCEPTOR CITY

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13 January



The horrific impact of ocean plastic: two turtles entrapped in…

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28 December



2023: Our Most Impactful Year Yet

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23 December



2,000,000 kg of trash intercepted by Interceptor 002

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20 December



We now have 7 Interceptors in Kingston's gullies stopping trash…

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18 December



We have removed over 8,000,000 kg (17.8m lb) of trash…

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27 November

MALAYSIA AND THE OCEAN CLEANUP EXTEND COOPERATION

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20 November

MAERSK SUPPLY SERVICE AND RELATED PARTIES EXTEND THEIR SUPPORT TO THE OCEAN
CLEANUP

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15 November

THE OCEAN CLEANUP AND COLDPLAY RENEW PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERCEPTOR 020 IN
JAKARTA, INDONESIA

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14 November

LASTING DAMAGE: WHY CLEANUP IS ESSENTIAL TO TACKLE MICROPLASTICS

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9 November

HOW WE ENSURE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND CLEANUP

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19 October



3,000,000 kg of trash that will not reach the Caribbean…

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13 October



Trash or treasure? Some of the strangest items recovered from…

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7 October



This Was the First Step of System 03

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4 October

FROM CGI TO IRL: OCEAN CLEANING MADE REALITY

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21 September

SYSTEM 03: OUR BIGGEST PLASTIC EXTRACTION TO DATE

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31 August

SYSTEM 03: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE

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30 August



System 03 nickname reveal

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28 August

GOODBYE SYSTEM 002, HELLO SYSTEM 03

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25 August

WHAT JENNY TAUGHT US: LESSONS FROM SYSTEM 002

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18 August

LAST TRIP OF SYSTEM 002

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15 August

GOING BACK TO SHORE TO OFFLOAD 55 METRIC TONS

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11 August



Record Catch: 11,353 kg of plastic out of the ocean

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2 August



Interceptor 006 record catch: 89 truckloads in a day.

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31 July



Another 69 truckloads of trash removed in Guatemala last week.

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26 July

INTERCEPTOR BARRIER AND INTERCEPTOR TENDER STOPPING TRASH AT TIVOLI GULLY IN
JAMAICA.

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21 July

SYSTEM 002: MISSION PROGRESS REPORT

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12 July

INTERCEPTOR 002 CAUGHT A LOT OF TRASH FROM THE HEAVY RAINS ON THE KLANG RIVER IN
MALAYSIA LAST WEEK.

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11 July

OVER ONE THOUSAND TRUCKLOADS OF TRASH REMOVED FROM THE RIO LAS VACAS, GUATEMALA.

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6 July

THE OCEAN CLEANUP ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH HYUNDAI GLOVIS

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29 June

OVER 1.5M KG OF TRASH COLLECTED WITH INTERCEPTOR 006 IN GUATEMALA

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28 June

"WE HAVE THIS SUPER-HUMAN LEVEL OF PERSEVERANCE. WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE GOAL."

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14 June

INTERCEPTOR BARRICADE MAKES PROMISING START IN GUATEMALA AHEAD OF FIRST SEASONAL
HEAVY FLOODS

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7 June

OUR CLEANUP PROGRESS OFFSHORE AS SYSTEM 002 GETS BIGGER

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5 June

INTERCEPTOR 006 IS READY TO TACKLE TRASH FLOODS IN GUATEMALA

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25 May

HUMANITY IS ADDICTED TO PLASTIC, BUT WE CAN STILL KEEP IT OUT OF OUR OCEANS

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16 May

INTRODUCING THE INTERCEPTOR BARRICADE: THE OCEAN CLEANUP RETURNS TO GUATEMALA

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12 May

INTERCEPTOR 020 TO BE DEPLOYED IN CISADANE, INDONESIA

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11 May

OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION EXPLAINED

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9 May

SYSTEM 002/C COMPLETES ITS DEBUT EXTRACTION

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8 May

INTERCEPTOR 007'S FINAL OFFLOAD OF ITS FIRST STORM SEASON IN LA COUNTY, US

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1 May

OUR BIGGEST CLEANUP SYSTEM SO FAR, SYSTEM 002/C HAS BEEN DEPLOYED LAST FRIDAY

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25 April

INITIAL DEPLOYMENT OF SYSTEM 002/C SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW

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5 April

SYSTEM 002 AND MARINE LIFE: PREVENTION AND MITIGATION

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4 April

200,000 KG OF PLASTIC EXTRACTED FROM THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH

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28 February

WE ARE RETURNING TO THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH WITH SYSTEM 002/B IN ONE
WEEK

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15 February

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS

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9 February

THE OCEAN CLEANUP AND THE UNITED NATIONS: PARTNERING WITH UNDP

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17 January

INTERCEPTOR 002 FILLED UP IN LESS THAN 2,5 HOURS ON DECEMBER 19

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29 December

2022 RECAP

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> The Ocean Cleanup is a bold idea to confront the significant challenge of
> restoring our ocean ecosystem. This is a unique opportunity to profoundly
> impact our environment, pursuing an ambitious solution to remove plastic waste
> from our oceans with significant benefits for wildlife, the food chain and
> community health.
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> Mary Reemst, Chair, Macquarie Group Foundation

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> We are your big fans and admirers, and we are so happy that we got to partner
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> impact on our local and international communities.
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> Governor Gavin Newsom, State of California

> Boyan Slat is inspiring people, organizations and governments to find
> solutions to the escalating threat of plastic debris in our oceans, while also
> serving as a reminder to us all that more work needs to be done [...]
> 
> Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director


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