Mar 26, 2013 · 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 …

The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit organization, is developing and scaling technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. Our aim is to put ourselves out of business once the oceans are clean.

Global attention on plastic pollution is increasing. Marine litter and microplastics have long been on the UN Environment Assembly’s agenda, and since 2022, The Ocean Cleanup has supported these …

Since The Ocean Cleanup’s journey began in 2013, millions of tons of trash have been removed from oceans and rivers worldwide. See how far we’ve come—and how we plan to achieve our goal of …

Feb 6, 2026 · The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization, developing the first feasible method to rid the world's ocean of plastic. Read our recent updates here.

Track our progress on this dashboard and learn more about upcoming and deployed cleanup solutions, for both rivers and oceans.

Resulting from several research missions, traveling across and above the GPGP, The Ocean Cleanup team compiled an unprecedented amount of data to better understand the plastic that persists in this …

Feb 6, 2026 · The Ocean Cleanup aims to tackle 1000 rivers to stem 80% of the river plastic pollution flow to oceans. The Interceptor technology prevents plastic from entering the world’s oceans.

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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 …