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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 months

What it will concretely take to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

According to our projections, we expect to be able to clean the entire Great Pacific Garbage Patch (containing 100,000,000kg of plastic) using ten systems based on System 03.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

BREAKING: more than 100,000kg of plastic removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). Thank you to our determined offshore crew and supporters worldwide; together, we have now officially cleaned up 1/1000th of the GPGP.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

On October 11 we extracted the largest single catch for System 002 to-date; 10,086 kg of plastic removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch after only 6.5 days, bringing us to a total of 145,518 kg extracted so far.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

We've just improved on our single largest System 002 catch record. On October 24, we extracted 10,755 kg of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch after less than five days.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

This week we had our largest ever extraction from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: 11,353 kg of plastic out of the ocean for good. As we transition to System 03, we see that increasing system size leads to bigger catches.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

October 8th, 2021: the final test extraction of System 002, and the moment we knew that cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is possible.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

One year ago, we showed you our vision for System 03. Now, with the first trip successfully completed, see how it looks in reality:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

Another milestone in Guatemala: we have now removed over one thousand truckloads of trash from the Rio Las Vacas. 🇬🇹 This is our toughest river challenge so far, but we’re continually working to improve Interceptor 006 and keep tons of plastic from entering the Caribbean Sea.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

Another flood in Guatemala and another 140 tons of trash (37 truckloads!) intercepted and extracted from the Rio Las Vacas - all prevented from reaching the Caribbean Sea.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

BREAKING: we are now testing our Interceptor Trashfence in Guatemala's Rio Motagua Basin home to what we believe to be the world's most polluting river.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

8 months

Interceptor 013's first catch of the year in Kingston, Jamaica.🇯🇲 Fact: 8 fridges were among this catch.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Another day, another plastic extraction in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch; sometimes System 002 retention zone needs a little hand to get emptied, but another 6319kg of plastic is out of the ocean for good.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

Interceptor 006 has successfully prevented around 3,000,000 kg of trash (and counting) from reaching the Caribbean Sea in the last five months. As the end of the flooding season in Guatemala approaches, we continue to capture and extract trash with every rainstorm.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 months

This was our 105th plastic extraction from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

4 months

Latest extraction: over 16,000 kg (35,000 lbs) of plastic out of the ocean to be recycled into durable, sustainable products so it never re-enters the marine environment again.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

A step closer to making System 03 a reality: Airbnb and Samara co-founder @jgebbia has donated $25m to The Ocean Cleanup, helping us continue and expand operations across oceans, rivers, recycling, and scientific research – and to support the launch of System 03 later this year.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

BREAKING: the final test of System 002 is completed, and we have another big catch on deck. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch can now be cleaned. The crew is already sorting the catch, and lots of information is still to be processed. Stay tuned!

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 months

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.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 months

Another crate catch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

INTERCEPTOR 006: BIGGEST CATCH SO FAR On Monday, July 31, we hit a new record in the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala: 85 truckloads of trash removed and prevented from reaching the Caribbean Sea - all in a single day.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

We finally found Wilson.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Here's the footage of our latest System 002 plastic extraction from December 5th and the last one for the year, as our crew is returning to port today. As we approach the end of 2022, System 002 has cleaned up a total of 193,826 kg of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Today we reached an exciting milestone: over 100,000kg of plastic removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - more than the combined weight of two and a half Boeing 737-800s. Here's Boyan illustrating what this looks like in terms of plastic we extracted from the GPGP:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

UPDATE: Interceptor Barricade is now operational, and we have extracted over 850,000 kg of trash in the last few weeks. Now we await the real test: a heavy flood and a trash tsunami bringing hundreds of tons of plastic in just a few hours to fully validate our solution.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

We received some news from local operators in Klang, Malaysia - on December 19th, Interceptor 002's six dumpsters were completely filled up in a record time of 2 hours and 27min. In total, this hero removed 107,000 kg ( 235,935 lbs) of trash in December.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

4 months

Impact update: we have passed a total of 15,000,000 kg of trash removed from oceans and rivers worldwide. More river deployments coming soon.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Another milestone - 157 offloads of 942 dumpsters later, Interceptor 002 has now removed over 1,000,000 kilograms of trash (and two "bears") from River Klang, Malaysia.🇲🇾

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

BREAKING: 200,000 kg of plastic extracted from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. System 002/B has made its first extraction of 2023 - 6260 kg of plastic out of the GPGP, bringing us to an exciting milestone - together, we have cleaned up over 200,000 kg of plastic from the GPGP.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

System 03's second extraction of plastic, all collected after sweeping an area of 480 square kilometers (more than 85,000 football fields) in 6 days.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

A future to look forward to: the largest cleanup in history.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 months

One more step towards a cleaner ocean - another 10,336 kg of trash extracted from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

System 002/A keeps on cleaning - over 6.9 tons of plastic removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in less than 4 days. The new larger Retention Zone is working well, our efficiency and catch figures are improving, and we are continuing our transition to System 03.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Dirty river in, clean river out. This is how we close the tap. First footage of Interceptor 007 operational in Ballona Creek, Los Angeles County, USA.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

Another 69 truckloads of trash removed in Guatemala last week. 🇬🇹

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

Fresh from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch!

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Ten years ago today, the largest cleanup in history officially began.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Another big week cleaning the GPGP - two trips, two more loads of plastic (one 5685kg, the other 3507kg) removed from the ocean. System 002 is now in transit back to port for a crew change before we come back and do it all again.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

24 days

Here is one of our latest extractions from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch can be cleaned in 10 years for 7.5B USD. The only thing standing between the world and a clean ocean is money. It’s time for action.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

4 years

Happening now: Interceptor 004 is cleaning the Dominican Republic's Rio Ozama.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

This year we crossed a significant milestone - over 2,000,000 kg of trash removed from oceans and rivers. A lot of work, challenges and team determination went into reaching this milestone; check out our highlights from 2022: .

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

5 years

That moment when you have to give a serious presentation and you are interrupted by a teddy bear. If this bear is yours, do feel free to reach out to us.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Here’s a look at what happens once the plastic is extracted from the ocean: the crew pre-sorts it into fibrous and rigid plastic on deck, and once it’s back onshore, it will be recycled and transformed into new products.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Here’s what 10,755 kg of trash pulled out of the ocean looks like on deck; in total, System 002 has cleaned up 169,565 kg from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch so far. There’s still a long way to go, but we expect to deploy System 002/B again later this week.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

8 months

System 03 is deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch again, for the first time in 2024, as we go into our most ambitious year yet. (1/4)

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 years

Installation successfully completed. Thank you to the offshore crew for your work. We are ready to start the cleanup.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

UPDATE: tomorrow we schedule the initial deployment of System 002/C, which is more than double the size of the previous version, System 002/B.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

Here's the footage of another 3810kg catch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on February 5th. Next extraction is scheduled today. ✔️

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 years

Clear blue skies and calm waters, perfect conditions to perform the first installation of System 001 at the test site. The Pacific Trial phase has begun.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 years

Happening now: We have arrived at the deployment location in the heart of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and the crew is putting the system into its designated U-shape. The operation is going smoothly. More updates to come.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

. @coldplay continues to support The Ocean Cleanup’s mission to rid the oceans of plastic by adopting their second Interceptor, Interceptor 020, aka Neon Moon II, to be deployed in Cisadane River in Jakarta. 🇮🇩

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

Here’s the footage of extraction no. 78 and possibly the last extraction with System 002/C, as the crew is carefully taking the final steps to complete the transition to System 03, our biggest system yet.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 months

Plastic extraction #106 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

System 03 - or Josh - has performed its first plastic extraction in the GPGP - the first of many to come! A promising start - more extractions coming soon as we optimize and test System 03 on its maiden trip.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

5 years

First images of Interceptor 002 cleaning in Malaysia.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 years

System 001, coordinates: 37.81867° / -122.4421°. Check out our live map via to track the system's location.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

@carroll_annie The system is placed on the surface of the ocean and moves at an extremely slow speed. The retention zone is equipped with a quick-release mechanism and underwater cameras. Crew members are 24/7 on the watch out and ready to intervene if necessary. Learn more on our website!

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

Footage of Yesterday’s extraction in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Another good catch in the bank for System 002. On to the next one.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

4 years

Another important moment in the Plastic Journey: we have successfully finalized the recycling step. This is the first time that plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has been recycled into plastic granulate.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

10 months

We have removed over 8,000,000 kg (17.8m lb) of trash from the oceans and rivers worldwide. As a non-profit organization, it’s your donations, big and small, that make this happen. Thank YOU. You can help clean our oceans, too, by donating here: .

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

INTERCEPTOR 006: We’re wasting no time in Guatemala. 🇬🇹 As we assemble the Interceptor Barricade, we’re removing the trash that’s already built up to free up space. We’re hoping to capture many times more once the floods arrive and Interceptor 006 is fully operational.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

5 years

Say hello to The Ocean Cleanup Interceptor. Our solution for preventing river pollution from entering the ocean.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

Another 6820kg out of the ocean marks Jenny’s 23rd extraction so far and the last one before heading back to port for a crew change and offload. System 002's total catch is 55,020kg so far; 1/1500th of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 months

LATEST: The first flush of 2024’s rainy season and Interceptor 006 is already preventing tons of trash from flowing into the Caribbean Sea from the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala. Will this be our largest river catch ever? Keep an eye on our channels while our crew works round the

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

In the past month, we have collected over 1.5m kg of trash with Interceptor 006 in Guatemala. 🇬🇹 We are still learning from operating in this harsh environment, but we’ll build on this positive start and keep optimizing the Interceptor Barricade for this one-of-a-kind river.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

Plastic Extraction at 33° 21.4' N 142° 15.2' W on 27/01. Tow time 3d 1hr 39min; total catch: 3245 kg.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Another strong performance from Interceptor 007, capturing plastic to keep it out of the Pacific Ocean and away from the coastlines of LA County during last weekend's storms in California. Our operators are offloading and confirming the total amount caught - stay tuned.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

Meanwhile in River Klang, Malaysia 🇲🇾:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

5 years

"This is for everybody, for all the Dominicans."

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

System 002/C has been deployed at its full length of 1758m and has steadily been collecting plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, totaling 21,143 kg this trip so far. Here are the three most recent extractions:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

7 months

The first extraction with System 03 this year: 7029 kg of plastic out of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. We will use this plastic batch for research back on shore - analyzing every single piece for clues such as bite marks, brands, and production dates. (1/4)

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

You asked for it - here it is. For the first time in history, tomorrow we will attempt to livestream a plastic extraction directly from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - over 2400 km (1500 miles) from civilization. More details to follow.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

5 years

Who needs a Christmas tree when you have an interceptor to bring some light? We hope to see them cleaning 1000 rivers by 2025.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

5 years

Last night in Rotterdam, we said our final goodbyes to Interceptor 004, which is now on its way to clean the waters of the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

What a catch - 18,360 kg (over 40,000 lbs) of trash extracted last week. This is what happens next:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

This is what 9000kg of ocean plastic looks like inside the retention zone and on deck. It’s no longer in the ocean, and next week, we’ll bring it to shore so it can’t pose a threat to the environment ever again.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

4 years

BREAKING: @Coldplay adopts Interceptor 005, aka Neon Moon 1, to support The Ocean Cleanup’s mission to rid the oceans of plastic.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 years

The Ocean Cleanup's first cleanup system, System 001, is now on route into the Pacific Ocean. Follow our progress over the next months as we head to the middle of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

Another Interceptor Tender offload in Kingston, Jamaica, adding to the thousands of kilos of trash removed so far! We're up to five Interceptors across the city - and we're not done yet. Stay tuned for more deployments soon as we continue working to transform Kingston Harbour.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

Today YouTubers @MrBeast and @MarkRober launched the #TeamSeas campaign to remove 30M pounds of trash. The Ocean Cleanup and @OurOcean were chosen as the non-profit partners for cleaning up trash in rivers, oceans, and beaches. Every $1 donated = 1lb of trash removed.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

Some of the crew are location scouting for the next Interceptor deployment in Malaysia. This is the Tebrau River and, according to our model, it’s the 53rd most polluted river in the world.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 years

The beginning of the end of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 months

For the first time, we can put a price tag on cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. We now call upon the world - governments, companies, individuals - to make this cleanup happen.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

UPDATE: the transition from System 002 to System 03 — three times bigger, and our blueprint for scale-up — is about to begin. Watch our full video update about System 03 development and where, when, and how it will be helping rid the oceans of plastic: .

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Watch the full animated video showing our vision of this future: .

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

7 years

The first ocean cleanup system is scheduled to be deployed in 2018. Watch the full unveil here:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 months

Here's another look at the latest trash flush in Guatemala, where Interceptor 006 captured 272 truckloads (1.4 million kg / 3.1 million lbs) of trash in one night.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

4 months

How to turn river plastic intercepted in Guatemala into an LP in 9 steps:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

5 years

In case you missed it, here is a short recap of our announcement today.

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@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Offshore crew pre-sorting System 002 catch on November 28 into fibrous and rigid plastics; another 6196kg of plastic is now permanently out of the ocean.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

After two trips, our offshore crew is on their way back to port with a massive haul of plastic: over 55,000 kg out of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and going back to shore for recycling - to keep it out of our oceans permanently.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 years

While making adjustments to our cleanup system, the crew took the opportunity to recover this large ghostnet drifting by. Note: ghostnets account for 46% of the total mass of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

5 months

One of the latest offloads of Interceptor 002 in River Klang, Malaysia brings its total catch to 2,168,000 kg / 4,780,440 lbs (for reference - equivalent to the weight of almost 12 jumbo jets).

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

6 years

System 001 has been launched into the Pacific. The world’s first ocean cleanup system will head to its testing site, before continuing its journey to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. For a recap of the launch visit:

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Interceptor 007 has prevented more than 35,000 lbs (15,875 kg) of waste from reaching the Pacific Ocean so far. See the full video on how Interceptor 007 handled the first rains of the storm season and some of LA County residents' reactions: .

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

2 years

Here's the footage of System 002 extraction on July 10th and another 7787kg of plastic out of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

3 months

We are back in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and System 03 is deployed once again. Coordinates: 29°51.9' N / 147°57.6' W.

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

4 months

A new step in our global partnership with @coldplay : a limited ‘Notebook Edition’ LP release of their latest album “Moon Music” will be made using river plastic we intercepted in the Rio Las Vacas in Guatemala.🇬🇹

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

11 months

Interceptor 010 stopping trash from entering the Caribbean Sea in Kingston, Jamaica. 🇯🇲

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The Ocean Cleanup

@TheOceanCleanup

1 year

Colder months bring more challenging conditions offshore, but System 03 keeps cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - this time, the crew removed another 11,874 kg of trash from the ocean. Would you like to see this live?

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