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At 16, Boyan Slat saw more plastic than fish while diving in Greece and decided to do something about it. His high school project became The Ocean Cleanup, now removing tons of trash from the world's oceans.
What started as a 16-year-old's frustration with ocean plastic has grown into a global movement deploying innovative technology to clean our waters. Boyan Slat's vision is now removing tons of waste from oceans and rivers before it reaches the sea.
A Dutch nonprofit is deploying river barriers and autonomous boats to stop plastic before it reaches the ocean, and believes 90% of floating pollution can be prevented by 2040. The technology is already operating in eight countries and has removed nearly 50 million kilograms of waste.
A Dutch inventor started designing ocean cleanup technology as a teenager and has now deployed systems that use ocean currents and solar power to collect plastic waste. Experts say the approach offers real promise for tackling pollution at scale. #
A young engineer who saw more plastic than fish while diving as a teenager has now removed 50,000 tonnes of trash from waterways and says he can clean the world's oceans in just ten years. His solution targets the 1% of rivers responsible for 80% of ocean plastic.
Two new devices will capture plastic before it reaches the Pacific Ocean, joining a system that's already removed 206 tons of trash. The Ocean Cleanup aims to make plastic pollution "a thing of the past" in Southern California bays.
After a rocky start with broken parts and failed attempts, the Ocean Cleanup's massive floating device is finally working in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The system now captures everything from fishing nets to tiny microplastics using just ocean currents.
A project started by a frustrated teenager has pulled more than 45 million kilograms of plastic from the world's oceans and aims to clean 90% of marine plastic by 2040. The Ocean Cleanup now operates between Hawaii and California while expanding to rivers and coastal cities.
A teenager with no degree and €300 built floating barriers that now capture ocean plastic across the world. His organization has pulled more than 11.5 million kilograms of trash from oceans and rivers.
A revolutionary barrier system will intercept plastic waste in one of the Philippines' most polluted rivers before it reaches Manila Bay. The Dutch nonprofit believes stopping ocean plastic starts upstream, where just 1,000 rivers carry 80% of the world's river-to-ocean pollution.
A partnership between Kia and The Ocean Cleanup has stopped 175 tons of plastic waste from reaching the Pacific Ocean, and they're just getting started. The project is now expanding to protect LA's waters ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
Los Angeles is deploying high-tech floating barges that have already collected 200 tons of trash from local rivers, and they're expanding the program to clean beaches before the 2028 Summer Olympics. The innovative system catches garbage before it reaches the ocean.
A young inventor's nonprofit is deploying technology in 30 of the world's most polluting cities to prevent ocean plastic before it starts. Their data shows a small number of rivers cause most ocean pollution, and they're stopping it at the source.
Los Angeles is deploying innovative floating barges that catch thousands of pounds of trash flowing down rivers before it reaches the Pacific. The Ocean Cleanup's Interceptor has already pulled 200 tons from Ballona Creek since 2022.
Southern California cities just signed a historic agreement to stop plastic pollution before it reaches the ocean. The Ocean Cleanup's new river systems could protect beaches that collected 500 tons of trash last year alone.
A floating barrier will soon capture up to 540 tonnes of plastic waste annually from a Manila river before it reaches the ocean. The June 2026 deployment marks the first step in a bold plan to cut ocean-bound plastic by one-third this decade.
A five-year cleanup project has prevented nearly 13 million pounds of plastic and waste from polluting Kingston Harbour in Jamaica. The initiative shows how science, business, and community partnerships can restore heavily polluted waterways.
A floating solar-powered barge is catching tons of trash before it reaches California's beaches, and Los Angeles just ordered more of them ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
A solar-powered floating barge is stopping plastic from reaching the Pacific Ocean, scooping up trash directly from Los Angeles rivers. The same technology is now cleaning waterways in 10 countries around the world.
The Ocean Cleanup is bringing its high-tech river cleanup program to Manila, targeting plastic pollution before it reaches the ocean. The Philippines contributes 0.75 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic to the ocean annually.
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