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Over 4,000 volunteers will gather across Milwaukee on April 25 to clean local rivers and attempt to break the world record for the largest single-day river cleanup. The annual tradition has quietly surpassed the current record for years without official recognition.
Over 2,000 volunteers just made history by setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest multi-location river cleanup, pulling more than 100,000 pounds of trash from Milwaukee's waterways. The 31st annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper cleanup proves that when communities come together, extraordinary things happen.
Two donated trucks are helping remove 20,000 tons of plastic from Guatemalan rivers before it reaches the Caribbean Sea. The partnership between Kia and The Ocean Cleanup is protecting marine life and coastal communities across Central America.
A new smart survey system uses drones, AI cameras, and GPS trackers to map exactly where plastic pollution flows through rivers, helping cities stop trash before it reaches the ocean. The technology is already guiding cleanup solutions in 30 cities worldwide.
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.
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.
After 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River, crews working around the clock have finished emergency repairs in under two months. The cleanup comes just in time for America's 250th birthday celebrations this summer.
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.
Communities along three polluted rivers in Ghana are getting a major fumigation effort to restore public health and protect a vital water source. Local leaders are tackling illegal dumping that's contaminated rivers feeding the capital's water supply.
A groundbreaking barrier will soon stop hundreds of tons of plastic from reaching Manila Bay each year. The Ocean Cleanup is bringing its proven technology to the Meycauayan River, marking a major win for the Philippines' fight against ocean pollution.
What started as hauling washing machines out of Indiana's White River has transformed into picking up bottles and cans, proof that decades of volunteer cleanups are working. The annual community effort brings together paddlers, city workers, and neighbors to keep the state's largest river trash-free.
The Philippines just launched a five-year mission to remove plastic waste from Manila's Pasig River using cutting-edge solar-powered technology. It's a game-changer for one of Asia's most polluted waterways.
Indonesia has launched a groundbreaking partnership to stop plastic from flowing into the ocean, and Surabaya was chosen to lead the way. The program will clean rivers while teaching communities to stop waste at its source.
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.
Indonesia's second-largest city is leading a groundbreaking program to catch plastic before it reaches the ocean, starting with two local rivers. With support from the UAE and UN, Surabaya will show four other cities how community action can turn the tide on water pollution.
The city of Kochi in India is making a major river restoration possible by compensating 80 families with generous financial packages before they relocate. Each family received roughly $17,000 to help them start fresh while protecting a vital waterway.
A cleanup organization shared stunning time-lapse footage showing how they extracted 140 tons of garbage from a polluted river. The visual transformation from trash-choked waterway to flowing river is giving people hope that environmental damage can be reversed.
More than 2,000 volunteers just smashed a Guinness World Record while pulling 100,000 pounds of trash from Milwaukee's rivers. What started as an Earth Week celebration turned into the world's largest multi-river cleanup ever recorded.
Kia and The Ocean Cleanup are expanding their river cleanup project in Los Angeles, installing devices that catch plastic waste before it reaches the Pacific Ocean. The new facilities will prevent up to 570 tons of trash from polluting marine ecosystems each year.
A polluted Mumbai river that's been black for decades just got its first major cleanup, with new treatment plants making the water 40 times cleaner. The project brings hope that the historic Dahisar River could soon host boats and tourists again.
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