Meanwhile in Guatemala 🇬🇹: nearly 1.1m kg / over 2.4m lbs / 234 truckloads of trash have been extracted in the last three weeks:

Here's the footage of another plastic extraction from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on May 10th. Watch the next one - our 100th plastic extraction LIVE next week on our YouTube channel and here on X.

Scale model testing (exactly 3 years ago)
vs our ocean cleanup system today

Big problems require big solutions. Learn about our latest river deployment - Interceptor 019 in Bangkok, the problem of plastic pollution in the Chao Phraya, and how, together with the local partners, we aim to solve it:

Decent start of the year The Ocean Cleanup!

Work offshore doesn't stop: here's the footage of one of the latest plastic extractions in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Our offshore crew is currently in the patch with System 03 to continue the cleanup; you can track their exact location here: theoceancleanup.com/dashboard/#sys….

'Misconception: every minute, a garbage truck of plastic is dumped into the ocean'.

Watch 9 of the most common ocean plastic pollution misconceptions debunked by our Head of Research, Laurent Lebreton, and Founder & CEO, Boyan Slat: youtu.be/lX1iia3eepc.

Plastic is everywhere: beaches, rivers, oceans, lakes - even inside human bodies.

A Global Plastics Treaty is a unique chance to solve this global crisis. Here’s why legacy plastic cleanup should be an essential part of the treaty and how our Interceptors can help monitor its

This #EarthDay , learn how technology drives organizations like The Ocean Cleanup to rid the world’s oceans of plastic 🌎

Over 10,000,000 kg (22 million lbs) of trash removed from oceans and rivers so far.

'While we still have a long way to go, our recent successes fill us with renewed confidence that the oceans can be cleaned.': theoceancleanup.com/press/press-re….

The Ocean Cleanup is currently testing System 03, a massive plastic pollution collection device that captures tons of floating debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

BREAKING: We just made our largest ever plastic catch. Interceptor 006 in the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala, stopped 272 truckloads of trash - equal to 1.4 million kg (3.1 million lbs) - from flowing into the Caribbean Sea. All in a single evening.

The Ocean Cleanup is back in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with System 03.

2024 is a key year. We intend to optimize System 03 and reach our peak performance, ready to scale up to a fleet of systems and finish the job.

Read more about how we plan to hit new targets in our

Over 9000 kg removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in our 93rd plastic extraction:

Our prototype Interceptor 001 in the Cengkareng Drain in Jakarta, Indonesia, has been operational for 5 years today, with a total catch of over 370,000 kg of trash.🇮🇩

Thanks to our local operators onboard daily to maintain, operate & offload the Interceptor. And for the photos.