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Update from Mumbai 🇮🇳 Interceptors 026 & 027 are now deployed and operational in the Malad and Trombay waterways. (1/3)

Update from Mumbai 🇮🇳 Interceptors 026 & 027 are now deployed and operational in the Malad and Trombay waterways. (1/3)

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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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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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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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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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2024 was 🤯

2024 was 🤯

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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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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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It can be hard to visualize how big Interceptor 015 is, so here's a bagel for scale. *we tried to get a banana but couldn’t find one following tropical storm Rafael.

It can be hard to visualize how big Interceptor 015 is, so here's a bagel for scale. *we tried to get a banana but couldn’t find one following tropical storm Rafael.

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Switch the sound on if you dare.

Switch the sound on if you dare.

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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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"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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UPDATE FROM THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH Over the next six weeks, we will be back at sea testing the Smart Steering Strategy - an approach that combines data from ocean models, GPS, and aerial drones - to better predict where plastic accumulates. Stay tuned for updates.

UPDATE FROM THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH Over the next six weeks, we will be back at sea testing the Smart Steering Strategy - an approach that combines data from ocean models, GPS, and aerial drones - to better predict where plastic accumulates. Stay tuned for updates.

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Another crate catch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Another crate catch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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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:

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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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.

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

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

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NEWS FROM PANAMA 🇵🇦 Together with local partner Marea Verde, we just deployed Interceptor 025 in the Rio Matías Hernández.

NEWS FROM PANAMA 🇵🇦 Together with local partner Marea Verde, we just deployed Interceptor 025 in the Rio Matías Hernández.

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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. 🇮🇩

.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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LATEST FROM JAMAICA 🇯🇲

LATEST FROM JAMAICA 🇯🇲

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One year ago, we launched our first Interceptor in Panama together with Marea Verde Panamá, Interceptor 022 in the Río Abajo. This year, we also scaled up in two other locations: the Río Matías Hernández and the Juan Díaz - preventing over 100,000 kg of trash from reaching Panama Bay.

One year ago, we launched our first Interceptor in Panama together with Marea Verde Panamá, Interceptor 022 in the Río Abajo. This year, we also scaled up in two other locations: the Río Matías Hernández and the Juan Díaz - preventing over 100,000 kg of trash from reaching Panama Bay.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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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.

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

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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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).

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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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.

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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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.

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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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.

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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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.

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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