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First catch of the year for Interceptor 006 in Rio las Vacas, Guatemala 🇬🇹

First catch of the year for Interceptor 006 in Rio las Vacas, Guatemala 🇬🇹

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These items should not be found in the middle of the ocean. Help us clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch today.

These items should not be found in the middle of the ocean. Help us clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch today.

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Update from Jamaica: all barriers are now back in operation following Hurricane Melissa.

Update from Jamaica: all barriers are now back in operation following Hurricane Melissa.

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Our work continues in Jamaica, where our nine Interceptors located in Kingston stop trash from flowing into the Caribbean Sea.

Our work continues in Jamaica, where our nine Interceptors located in Kingston stop trash from flowing into the Caribbean Sea.

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Have you heard of the largest cleanup in history?

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Have you heard of the largest cleanup in history?

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A step closer to making System 03 a reality: Airbnb and Samara co-founder Joe Gebbia 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.

A step closer to making System 03 a reality: Airbnb and Samara co-founder Joe Gebbia 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 rainy season has started in Guatemala, and so have the trash floods. Interceptor 006 was there to catch tons of plastic and other waste that would have otherwise ended up in the Caribbean Sea. 📍 Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala 🇬🇹

The rainy season has started in Guatemala, and so have the trash floods. Interceptor 006 was there to catch tons of plastic and other waste that would have otherwise ended up in the Caribbean Sea. 📍 Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala 🇬🇹

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Another catch by Interceptor 007 in LA County, USA, and more rain is coming, likely to carry even more trash down with it.

Another catch by Interceptor 007 in LA County, USA, and more rain is coming, likely to carry even more trash down with it.

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This is how Interceptors 006 and 021 are working side by side in Guatemala to intercept plastic before it reaches the Gulf of Honduras.🇬🇹

This is how Interceptors 006 and 021 are working side by side in Guatemala to intercept plastic before it reaches the Gulf of Honduras.🇬🇹

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We find a lot of plastic bottles among our river catch... but then there's also this

We find a lot of plastic bottles among our river catch... but then there's also this

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2024 was 🤯

2024 was 🤯

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Behind the scenes- currently installing a new Interceptor in Jamaica 🇯🇲

Behind the scenes- currently installing a new Interceptor in Jamaica 🇯🇲

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What's the progress on our ocean operations? We just completed the first drone tests to help us locate plastic hotspots in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

What's the progress on our ocean operations? We just completed the first drone tests to help us locate plastic hotspots in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

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Trash tsunamis in Guatemala: 🍌 for scale.

Trash tsunamis in Guatemala: 🍌 for scale.

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Switch the sound on if you dare.

Switch the sound on if you dare.

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"Start with the problem, not the solution. (...) You have to be the world’s authority on the problem in order to solve it." Listen to The Committed Innovator's full episode featuring Boyan Slat and Erik Roth, hosted by McKinsey & Company:

"Start with the problem, not the solution. (...) You have to be the world’s authority on the problem in order to solve it." Listen to The Committed Innovator's full episode featuring Boyan Slat and Erik Roth, hosted by McKinsey & Company:

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This was a first: back-to-back trash tsunamis intercepted two days in a row 🇬🇹:

This was a first: back-to-back trash tsunamis intercepted two days in a row 🇬🇹:

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Another crate catch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Another crate catch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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1,730,736 views • 1 year ago

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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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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2,231,791 views • 2 years ago

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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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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1,304,150 views • 1 year ago

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

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1,471,923 views • 2 years ago

.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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.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. 🇮🇩

The Ocean Cleanup

1,300,038 views • 2 years ago

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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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.

The Ocean Cleanup

1,016,917 views • 2 years ago

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

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578,303 views • 1 year ago

We are expanding our operations in Greater Los Angeles. 🇺🇸 Last week, we announced our agreement with county and city leaders in Los Angeles to help intercept an estimated 410–628 tons of plastic from entering the Pacific Ocean each year. Our next Interceptor deployments are planned in Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers. Some highlights from last week's event ⬇️
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We are expanding our operations in Greater Los Angeles. 🇺🇸 Last week, we announced our agreement with county and city leaders in Los Angeles to help intercept an estimated 410–628 tons of plastic from entering the Pacific Ocean each year. Our next Interceptor deployments are planned in Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers. Some highlights from last week's event ⬇️

The Ocean Cleanup

17,385 views • 13 days ago

Interceptor deployments are scheduled for the Philippines. 🇵🇭 As part of our 30 Cities Program, we will deploy our first Interceptor in the Meycauayan River in the coming months to prevent trash from flowing into the ocean from the Manila Bay Region.
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Interceptor deployments are scheduled for the Philippines. 🇵🇭 As part of our 30 Cities Program, we will deploy our first Interceptor in the Meycauayan River in the coming months to prevent trash from flowing into the ocean from the Manila Bay Region.

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40,572 views • 1 month ago

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

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491,840 views • 1 year ago

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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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

474,984 views • 2 years ago

While trying to solve ocean plastic pollution, we've had a few unscheduled learning opportunities. Interceptor Trashfence in Guatemala was one of them. Hear it from Guillermo, who was on site when it broke back in 2022. After its failure, we deployed Interceptor 006 and 021, which are now successfully stopping trash from reaching the Gulf of Honduras.
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While trying to solve ocean plastic pollution, we've had a few unscheduled learning opportunities. Interceptor Trashfence in Guatemala was one of them. Hear it from Guillermo, who was on site when it broke back in 2022. After its failure, we deployed Interceptor 006 and 021, which are now successfully stopping trash from reaching the Gulf of Honduras.

The Ocean Cleanup

114,230 views • 5 months ago

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

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396,572 views • 2 years ago

Plastic extraction #110 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - removing another 12,678 kg (27,954 lbs) of plastic from the ocean for good. Our total plastic catch from the GPGP is now over 500,000 kg (1.1 million lbs).
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Plastic extraction #110 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - removing another 12,678 kg (27,954 lbs) of plastic from the ocean for good. Our total plastic catch from the GPGP is now over 500,000 kg (1.1 million lbs).

The Ocean Cleanup

317,516 views • 1 year ago

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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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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541,634 views • 3 years ago

This year, your monthly donation has ~2.5× the impact. With more Interceptors in the water and more efficient operations, we’re collecting more trash for every dollar. Take action today:
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This year, your monthly donation has ~2.5× the impact. With more Interceptors in the water and more efficient operations, we’re collecting more trash for every dollar. Take action today:

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28,667 views • 1 month ago

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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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.

The Ocean Cleanup

452,384 views • 2 years ago

BREAKING: The Audacious Project, part of the TED Group, is backing the 30 Cities Program and accelerating our scale-up. This brings us one step closer to stopping up to 1/3 of all plastic from flowing from rivers into the ocean.
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BREAKING: The Audacious Project, part of the TED Group, is backing the 30 Cities Program and accelerating our scale-up. This brings us one step closer to stopping up to 1/3 of all plastic from flowing from rivers into the ocean.

The Ocean Cleanup

51,622 views • 2 months ago

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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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.

The Ocean Cleanup

451,776 views • 3 years ago

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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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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497,648 views • 3 years ago