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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.
The coastal community of Luanda, Angola is planting 3,000 mangroves this month to shield their beaches from plastic pollution and protect the environment. The project combines community cleanup with long-term restoration.
Three high-tech river interceptors will protect Los Angeles waterways from ocean plastic pollution ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games. The expansion could stop up to 570 tonnes of plastic from reaching the Pacific Ocean each year.
Illinois just passed groundbreaking legislation to protect its waterways from tiny plastic pellets that poison wildlife and contaminate drinking water. The new law makes the state the first in the Great Lakes region to hold plastic manufacturers accountable for spills of these toxic microplastics.
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.
A 15-year-old from Nigeria is transforming cassava peels and corn husks into biodegradable sanitary pads, solving two problems at once. Her innovation tackles both period poverty and plastic pollution across Africa.
From the Himalayas to urban metros, eight Indian cities have successfully banned single-use plastics and transformed daily life. Their secret? Strict enforcement, public awareness, and affordable alternatives working together.
Scientists confirm their cleanup efforts in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch are working without harming marine life. After years of research and innovation, teams are successfully removing massive amounts of plastic while protecting ocean ecosystems.
Students at Higher Life Academy in Ghana are reimagining plastic pollution as opportunity, generating creative solutions to transform environmental waste into income. Their enthusiasm shows how young minds are leading the shift from awareness to action.
The world's largest smartphone case company just deployed an AI-powered floating platform off Taiwan's coast to collect ocean plastic. RHINOSHIELD spent 18 months and $2 million creating Circular Blue, an autonomous system that could change how we fight marine pollution.
A South Korean shipping company has extended its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup through 2030, building on efforts that have already removed 50,000 tons of plastic from the world's waters. Their camera-equipped ships are mapping ocean trash to make cleanup faster and smarter.
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.
Three high-tech trash interceptors will stop up to 570 tonnes of plastic from reaching the Pacific Ocean each year. The system launches across Los Angeles rivers ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.
Three new trash-catching systems will stop up to 570 tons of plastic from flowing into the Pacific Ocean each year. The initiative protects Southern California beaches ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.
A South Korean shipping company is expanding its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, helping remove 50,000 tons of plastic from the world's oceans since 2023. Half of the global camera network tracking ocean plastic now sits on Hyundai Glovis vessels.
Over 8,000 volunteers in San Diego cleaned nearly 20,000 pounds of trash from beaches and waterways in 2025, proving that community action can protect our oceans. The effort marks another successful year in a cleanup program that has removed over 189,000 pounds of debris since 2007.
South Africa just launched its first international training program to equip officials with skills to combat illegal plastic waste trafficking at sea. The program brings together customs officers, environmental inspectors, and border officials to strengthen cross-border controls and protect marine ecosystems.
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 South Korean automaker is funding efforts to trap tons of plastic waste before it reaches the Pacific Ocean. One facility has already kept 175 tons of trash out of the sea.
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.
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