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Meanwhile, the new System03 technology can capture much larger quantities of plastic on a continuous year-round basis. PLAY Story Film 02. Preventing plastic pollution in rivers With 80% of all ocean plastic flowing in from the world’s rivers, The Ocean Cleanup is strategically deploying ...
This year, The Ocean Cleanup continued to find new ways to maximize the impact of our mission. From scaling up operations to exploring opportunities to turn plastic debris intomeaningful productswith our partners, we demonstrated the importance of integrating science and technology in tackling marine ...
Is this a replacement for your ocean cleanup technology? Plastic extraction and usage Oceans What will you do with the plastic once it’s extracted from the oceans? How will you extract the plastic from the ocean? Why do you transport the plastic to land instead of processing it at sea...
Offshore crew of The Ocean Cleanup documenting plastic fragment catch What is the impact of plastic pollution? WILDLIFE Marine wildlife suffers the most direct and damaging effects of ocean plastic pollution. From all kinds of fish to turtles, seals, crustaceans, micro-organisms and many other form...
Today, we launched the first product made with plastic certified from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses. We also presented how we can go full circle in… Recycling The Plastic Journey: Ten Steps to Create a Product from Pollution ...
“To truly rid the oceans of plastic, we need to both clean up the legacy and close the tap, preventing more plastic from reaching the oceans in the first place. Combining our ocean cleanup technology with the Interceptor™, the solutions now exist to address both sides of the equation,...
Slat designed his device in 2015 when he was just 20 years old. His idea was received with skepticism from some scientists. That didn’t stop Slat from dropping out of school to raise funds to create the technology. He founded the not-for-profit company,The Ocean Cleanup, and went on to...
The Ocean Cleanup is developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We aim to remove 90% by 2040 with ocean cleanup systems and river interception technologies.
AI initiatives such as The Ocean Cleanup exemplify the transformative power of technology in addressing pressing environmental concerns like ocean plastic pollution. Through the utilization of AI tools and data analytics, these projects not only clean up beaches but also inspire global action for sustain...