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Hundreds of beachgoers will spend their Saturday making New Jersey's coastline cleaner while collecting data that shapes environmental policy. This annual event proves you don't need a PhD to make a real difference in ocean conservation.
Hundreds of volunteers joined Disney and Heal the Bay to remove trash from a Malibu beach, celebrating ocean protection ahead of the live-action Moana release. The cleanup featured traditional Polynesian dance performances and turned environmental action into a community celebration.
A 16-year-old who saw more plastic than fish while diving in Greece built a foundation that's now pulling millions of pounds of trash from our oceans. Fifteen years later, The Ocean Cleanup is stopping up to 5% of plastic from ever reaching the sea.
A global nonprofit is stopping ocean plastic before it reaches Australia by placing cleanup systems in Southeast Asian rivers where most of the pollution starts. The move comes as Australia prepares to lead ocean health talks at the upcoming climate summit.
A new collaboration between The Ocean Cleanup and the United Nations aims to stop plastic pollution at its source across Asia and the Pacific. The partnership targets the rivers and cities where 79% of Australia's ocean plastic originates.
The Ocean Cleanup is moving two-thirds of its global effort to Southeast Asia after research showed the region produces 79% of ocean plastic reaching Australia. The bold shift tackles pollution at its source, placing river interceptors in the world's most polluting waterways.
Global Ports Holding rallied 350 volunteers across its worldwide network to collect 11 tons of coastal waste on International Coastal Cleanup Day. The effort united cruise companies, local groups, and port workers in 30 hours of beach cleanups while gathering critical marine pollution data.
Cruise giant Carnival Corporation mobilized thousands of volunteers across six continents to clean beaches and waterways, pulling over 33,000 pounds of trash from coastlines in 2025. The effort represents nearly 100 cleanup events spanning from Miami to the Netherlands.
Nearly 5,000 fishermen are teaming up with a Spanish fashion brand to transform plastic waste caught in their nets into clothing. Since 2015, they've pulled over 2,000 tonnes of trash from the ocean and given it new life as fabric.
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More than 480 Carnival Cruise Line workers united across 31 beaches worldwide to celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day, hauling away over 5,000 pounds of debris. Every single ship in the fleet participated, making this a complete team effort.
Puerto Vallarta's third annual Trash-Fishing Competition turns ocean cleanup into sport, with teams racing to collect floating waste instead of fish. The October 18 event aims to pull 1.5 tons of plastic, glass, and Styrofoam from the water.
A new web browser is turning everyday internet use into ocean cleanup funding. Wave Browser has partnered with 4ocean to remove 300,000 pounds of trash from oceans by 2028.