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Follow the latest updates on The Ocean Cleanup project, One of the most largest clean up in history Founded in 2013, The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization. Our mission is to design and develop advanced technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic by means of ocean cleanup systems and river interception solutions.
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
3M ago
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 ..read more
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
4M ago
Latest peer-reviewed publication reveals that legacy plastic fragments are rising disproportionally faster than larger floating objects in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch ..read more
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
8M ago
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 ..read more
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
1y ago
The Ocean Cleanup has returned to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with an upgraded and optimized System 03 ..read more
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
1y ago
This week, we deployed System 03 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time. Nearly three times larger than our previous technology and capable of cleaning the area ..read more
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
1y ago
On 21 August 2023, System 002 (or Jenny, as we call her) returned to port for the last time as we move to the larger and upgraded System 03. After ..read more
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
2y ago
Our latest research suggests levels of microplastic pollution in the ocean water column may soon exceed safe limits for marine organisms, especially in areas of high plastic concentration ..read more
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
2y ago
We are preparing for the transition from System 002 to System 03, which will serve as the blueprint for scale-up to full fleet in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch ..read more
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
2y ago
Today, our operation in the Pacific Ocean reached an exciting milestone: The Ocean Cleanup has now officially removed more than 100,000 kg of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch ..read more
The Ocean Cleanup » Oceans
2y ago
The main reason we’re developing ocean cleanup technology is to stop the destruction to hundreds of species worldwide caused by plastic pollution. Therefore, our number one design driver is to ..read more