Sandy Magnus

This is Interceptor 015, deployed in Sandy Gully, Jamaica. It’s the biggest Interceptor Barrier, measuring 260m in length, and one of our eight river deployments in Kingston, Jamaica.🇯🇲

The GPGP can be cleaned, and we know how much it costs! Not much when you compare it to:

Check out this video where Boyan Slat from the Ocean cleanup explains how truly cheap and timely it would be to clean up our oceans based on the work they’ve done. Awesome work by an impressive group! youtube.com/watch?v=GFMSc0…

Since deployment in May 2023, Interceptor 006 in the Rio Motagua, Guatemala, has prevented over 10,000,000 kg of trash (aka over 2,200 truckloads) from flowing to the Gulf of Honduras. Now, The Ocean Cleanup is deploying Interceptor 021 at the mouth of the river. Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=7wdKoI…

What it will concretely take to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

A teacher at an elementary school in South Carolina wanted to help boys who didn't have fathers at home, so he started a "Gentleman's Club" where the boys dress up, learn to shake hands, and be supportive. He even has extra jackets and ties for the boys who can't afford them.

Another day in the office for System 03 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

This was our 105th plastic extraction from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

We’ve just completed our 100th plastic extraction from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - livestreaming the entire operation from start to finish. Here’s a look back at some of the extractions from #1 to #100:

Here's the footage of another plastic extraction from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on May 10th. Watch the next one - our 100th plastic extraction LIVE next week on our YouTube channel and here on X.

@IAmClintMurphy This is exactly why we built Goodable. The news won't show you all the ways the world is getting better — but we will. 100% free.

🔥🚨DEVELOPING: These college students are going viral for creating a GoFundme to send their campus security guard back home to Nigeria to visit his family. The guard emotionally broke down on the floor in from this random kind act.

@TheFigen_ Excellent!

Awesome and proof that every school needs a well funded music program! Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" xylophone-style.

BREAKING: We just made our largest ever plastic catch. Interceptor 006 in the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala, stopped 272 truckloads of trash - equal to 1.4 million kg (3.1 million lbs) - from flowing into the Caribbean Sea. All in a single evening.

LATEST: The first flush of 2024’s rainy season and Interceptor 006 is already preventing tons of trash from flowing into the Caribbean Sea from the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala. Will this be our largest river catch ever? Keep an eye on our channels while our crew works round the clock with two excavators to remove all the waste! 👀

Over 9000 kg removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in our 93rd plastic extraction:

The Matrix was released 25 years ago today. Keanu Reeves reportedly made $35M. He donated 70% of that to leukemia research, after his sister was diagnosed with the disease. By the end of the trilogy, he’d given away $75M.

The Office of Space Commerce is looking for a program manager for the TraCSS program- establishing a civil space traffic coordination system. It’s a chance to start and drive a new program for a critical mission! Apply at USAjobs.gov/jobs/784046100

Interceptor 019 is our first deployment in Thailand, but it’s just the first step in our attempt to stop thousands of tons of trash from flowing into the Gulf of Thailand each year. Learn more about our approach to tackling this problem: theoceancleanup.com/updates/bangko…

Interceptor 007 is nearing the end of its second rainy season in LA County, USA. 🇺🇸 This was one of the latest offloads of the Interceptor, bringing its total catch to 103,871 kg (229,000 lbs) to date.