2013年3月26日 · Our cleaning technologies are deployed around the world as we conduct the largest cleanup in history. For over ten years, The Ocean Cleanup has been researching, extracting, and monitoring plastic pollution in oceans and rivers globally – with millions of kilograms removed to date.

We must clean up what is already polluting our oceans and what is on its way via the top 1000 polluting rivers. Learn more about our technology and approach, or check our impact dashboard for our current catch numbers.

The Ocean Cleanup is an international non-profit project developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. To achieve this goal, we employ a dual strategy: intercepting in rivers to tackle the sources of ocean plastic pollution, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean and will not go away by itself.

Modeling predicts we need around 10 full-size systems to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. After fleets of systems are deployed into every ocean gyre, combined with source reduction, The Ocean Cleanup projects to be able to remove 90% …

We aim to clean up 90% of floating ocean plastic pollution by 2040. As a non-profit foundation, we depend on people like you to help drive the mission and to join us in ridding the oceans of plastic by donating, partnering, or sharing the cleanup progress on social media.

2024年12月19日 · In 2024, The Ocean Cleanup made significant progress toward ridding the world’s oceans of plastic. From scaling up our work in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) to expanding river cleanup efforts globally, every milestone brought us closer to solving this critical environmental challenge.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii and California. Scientists of The Ocean Cleanup Foundation have conducted the most extensive analysis ever of this area.

At The Ocean Cleanup, we conduct scientific research to gather information about ocean plastic, its sources, and its effects on the marine environment to help us better understand the problem and develop more effective cleanup solutions.

Understanding the properties of ocean plastic pollution is critical in developing efficient cleanup systems, determining optimal deployment locations and creating suitable recycling processes. Collaborations between our in-house research team and various scientific institutions have so far resulted in the following publications:

The Ocean Cleanup views ocean plastic pollution as a fi nite problem which can be solved through technical innovation and data-driven operations. We develop and scale the technologies to clean up pollution from the garbage patches, and intercept plastic in rivers to prevent it reaching the ocean. Our research and