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Boyan Slat

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Studied aerospace engineering, becomes a cleaner. Founder/CEO @TheOceanCleanup

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What’s happening in Guatemala right now is unbelievable. The amount of plastic we captured… we’ve never seen anything like this before. We’ve been scooping day and night for over a week and we’re still not done extracting it all.

What’s happening in Guatemala right now is unbelievable. The amount of plastic we captured… we’ve never seen anything like this before. We’ve been scooping day and night for over a week and we’re still not done extracting it all.

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At Interceptor 020 in Indonesia today!

At Interceptor 020 in Indonesia today!

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Interceptor 021 at the mouth of the Rio Motagua in Guatemala is working overtime! We’re seeing a lot of trash arriving these days as peak water levels sweep stranded trash off the riverbanks.

Interceptor 021 at the mouth of the Rio Motagua in Guatemala is working overtime! We’re seeing a lot of trash arriving these days as peak water levels sweep stranded trash off the riverbanks.

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Annual The Ocean Cleanup Beach Day with the team. Love this group of people 💙

Annual The Ocean Cleanup Beach Day with the team. Love this group of people 💙

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Got this from a board member at Coldplay’s Wembley concert Always cool to see!

Got this from a board member at Coldplay’s Wembley concert Always cool to see!

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One of the most satisfying parts of the phase we’re now in at The Ocean Cleanup is that we’re actually starting to change the lives of the people who depend on the ocean being clean.

One of the most satisfying parts of the phase we’re now in at The Ocean Cleanup is that we’re actually starting to change the lives of the people who depend on the ocean being clean.

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We made this video a couple of years ago and I think it's still the best summary of how ocean plastic pollution works. Key points: - <0.1% of plastic waste actually makes it to the ocean. Ocean plastic pollution is a leakage problem. - 1% of rivers contribute roughly 80% of plastic inflow. - Most of these rivers are in coastal cities in middle-income countries, where people now have enough wealth but no adequate waste collection infrastructure. - High-income countries barely contribute to the problem. OECD countries consume 1/3 of all plastic but are responsible for <0.5% of ocean inflow. If you live in a rich country and don’t litter, your contribution to the problem is basically 0. - Nearshore and offshore plastic pollution are very different. Nearshore plastic pollution mostly originates from rivers and is not very persistent; after leaving river mouths, plastic tends to drift around for weeks to months before washing up on a coastline. Plastic in the offshore gyres mostly originates from the fishing industry and is very persistent; it is trapped indefinitely because there are hardly any coastlines in these currents to ‘catch’ this waste. This is why our catch from our Interceptors and our ocean cleanup system looks totally different.

We made this video a couple of years ago and I think it's still the best summary of how ocean plastic pollution works. Key points: - <0.1% of plastic waste actually makes it to the ocean. Ocean plastic pollution is a leakage problem. - 1% of rivers contribute roughly 80% of plastic inflow. - Most of these rivers are in coastal cities in middle-income countries, where people now have enough wealth but no adequate waste collection infrastructure. - High-income countries barely contribute to the problem. OECD countries consume 1/3 of all plastic but are responsible for <0.5% of ocean inflow. If you live in a rich country and don’t litter, your contribution to the problem is basically 0. - Nearshore and offshore plastic pollution are very different. Nearshore plastic pollution mostly originates from rivers and is not very persistent; after leaving river mouths, plastic tends to drift around for weeks to months before washing up on a coastline. Plastic in the offshore gyres mostly originates from the fishing industry and is very persistent; it is trapped indefinitely because there are hardly any coastlines in these currents to ‘catch’ this waste. This is why our catch from our Interceptors and our ocean cleanup system looks totally different.

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This video of Santa Marta’s Río Manzanares was one of the first videos I saw of plastic flowing into the oceans, and it played a big part in my decision to expand our scope to rivers. Which makes me all the more excited that we’ll soon be deploying here!

This video of Santa Marta’s Río Manzanares was one of the first videos I saw of plastic flowing into the oceans, and it played a big part in my decision to expand our scope to rivers. Which makes me all the more excited that we’ll soon be deploying here!

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Another look at Monday’s record extraction day (half a million lbs!) in Guatemala:

Another look at Monday’s record extraction day (half a million lbs!) in Guatemala:

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Visiting our Rio Las Vacas project while I’m here in Guatemala. During the rainy season, we’re intercepting dozens of truckloads like this one on a daily basis. All of this would have otherwise ended up in the Caribbean. Pretty insane.

Visiting our Rio Las Vacas project while I’m here in Guatemala. During the rainy season, we’re intercepting dozens of truckloads like this one on a daily basis. All of this would have otherwise ended up in the Caribbean. Pretty insane.

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Am in Costa Rica for a conference and just found this on my rental car. What is going on here??

Am in Costa Rica for a conference and just found this on my rental car. What is going on here??

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Impact update

Impact update

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Enjoyed meeting some of our users last week

Enjoyed meeting some of our users last week

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The Ocean Cleanup on NBC News this week — enjoyed our chat on the LA Interceptor Gadi Schwartz!

The Ocean Cleanup on NBC News this week — enjoyed our chat on the LA Interceptor Gadi Schwartz!

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