Updates

Partnerships

How Collaborations and Agreements Lead to Long-Term Impact

Developing responsible long-term solutions to the plastic pollution problem requires a vast amount of collaboration across different jurisdictions and industries.

Rivers

Beyond Plastic: Intercepting Biological Waste in Rivers

From plastic bottles to household appliances, waste varies by location. One constant across all Interceptor sites is biological waste.

Oceans, Research

How we are creating the largest-ever database on floating ocean plastic using smart cameras

Last week, we published a new paper about the Automated Debris Imaging System (ADIS), the technology we use to map large floating plastic items at sea.

Oceans

Integrating New Technologies to Tackle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

To enter the next phase of our ocean operations and scale up our efforts, there remains one major challenge to overcome: maximizing the amount of plastic we find and remove…

Global affairs

On World Ocean Day, ocean protection is entering its implementation era

On World Oceans Day, The Ocean Cleanup's river interception systems highlight a larger shift from awareness to measurable prevention, blue infrastructure, and scalable recovery

Oceans, Research

What is our strategy to tackle ghost gear?

The Ocean Cleanup's comprehensive strategy towards ridding the ocean of plastic includes using our research to advocate for stronger regulations to cut plastic pollution.

General

In memory of Martijn van der Vorm

In memory of Martijn van der Vorm

Oceans

Taking the next step in our ocean operations

Our ultimate mission has not changed: we intend to rid the world's oceans of plastic by 2040. And to be successful with that, we need both interception of inflow and…

Research

The Ocean Cleanup celebrates its 100th Scientific Publication

Laurent Lebreton, Head of Research, The Ocean Cleanup reflects upon the journey to reach this significant milestone, including a call from the US Secret Service.

Rivers

Funding Unlocked to Help Stop Third of All Plastic Flowing From Rivers

The Audacious Project, the funding initiative part of iconic TED, is supporting the 30 Cities Program to accelerate our scale up.