The Ocean Cleanup

Did you know that for just 10$ a month, you can remove 2300 plastic bottles from rivers worldwide? Choose your impact: theoceancleanup.com/donate/

Our 2026 focus is to scale up our river operations: we are kickstarting our 30 Cities Program to stop up to 1/3 of the plastic currently flowing from rivers into the ocean. But what about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Alongside the deployment of more Interceptors, this year we will continue running AI and drone tests and advancing our computational modeling to help us locate and map plastic hotspots in the GPGP. The goal: to make ocean operations more efficient. Stay tuned for updates!

@HMGnewsroom A big thank you to @Kia_Worldwide for the continued support of our mission to rid the world's oceans of plastic. Grateful to be creating waves of change, together 💪

Kia donated two K2700 trucks to The Ocean Cleanup to support efforts to remove plastic pollution from rivers in Guatemala.

This year, we are scaling up our river operations. In the meantime... 💠 We are working on developing (drone and AI) technologies for plastic hotspot hunting in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch 💠 We continue to research the problem of discarded fishing gear to identify the right solution 💠 Once Interceptors are operational, we clean up legacy pollution on coastlines to return the environment to its original, pristine state and make sure stranded pollution doesn't return to the ocean

@Kia_Worldwide Thanks! Grateful for the longtime support from @Kia_Worldwide on this journey toward clean oceans!

@TheOceanCleanup Congratulations on this incredible milestone. Proud to partner with The Ocean Cleanup and support meaningful progress for our oceans. Excited for what comes next! 🌊

"The world needs a success story". The Audacious Project has awarded The Ocean Cleanup with a 121 million USD donation to accelerate scale-up and tackle up to a third of all plastic flowing from rivers into the ocean. 🚀

@KankiOy In the coming months. You can read more here: theoceancleanup.com/press/press-re…

@TheOceanCleanup When do you start in Manila?

Watch the full video to learn how we secured this funding and how it will advance our goal of clean oceans: youtu.be/dJf79XcCRFA

“The world needs a success story." The Audacious Project has awarded The Ocean Cleanup with a 121 million USD donation to accelerate scale-up and tackle up to a third of all plastic flowing from rivers into the ocean. 🔗 If you are a subscriber of The Times, read the full article here: thetimes.com/uk/environment…

This donation sets a strong foundation for the program and, this year, will be instrumental to the planned deployment of our Interceptor solutions in: * Barranquilla, Colombia 🇨🇴 * Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 * Mumbai, India 🇮🇳 * Jakarta, Indonesia 🇮🇩 * Denpasar, Indonesia 🇮🇩 * Tasikmalaya, Indonesia 🇮🇩 * Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾 * Panama City, Panama 🇵🇦 * Manila Bay region, Philippines 🇵🇭 Learn more: bit.ly/4lifNZp

BREAKING: The Audacious Project, part of the TED Group, is backing the 30 Cities Program and accelerating our scale-up. This brings us one step closer to stopping up to 1/3 of all plastic from flowing from rivers into the ocean.

@PaulDooley17 We do! Check out our website for opportunities to join our team: theoceancleanup.com/careers/

@TheOceanCleanup Hey do you have any vacancies? I'm not super highly qualified but I am human being who wants a job in the environmental sector.

See how Kia and @TheOceanCleanup are driving sustainable innovation by transforming ocean plastic waste into consumer goods that enhance our daily lives. Learn more here: worldwide.kia.com/int/sustainabi… #Kia #TheOceanCleanup #MovementThatInspires #Sustainability

@Kia_Worldwide Proud to have developed the world's first car accessory made using ocean plastic extracted from the GPGP together, @Kia_Worldwide

In case you missed our progress towards clean oceans since the start of the year... 🔹 Our final catch numbers for 2025 are in: we collected over 27 million kg of trash. That's a 133% increase compared to 2024. 🔹 In Mumbai, India, we plan to tackle the 5 million kilograms of plastic that flow into the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean every year. Our first deployment locations: Trombay and Malad waterways. 🔹 In Panama: Interceptor 022 in Rio Abajo was upgraded with two barriers to improve its efficiency and prevent even more trash from reaching the ocean - and a new deployment is coming soon. 🔹 In Jakarta, we signed an MoU with the Indonesian government about future cooperation and deployments. 🔹 In Singapore, we gathered researchers, policymakers, investors, and private-sector partners for a two-day forum at the National University of Singapore to spotlight regional collaboration and the next phase of our 30 Cities Program. 🔹 We took you behind the scenes on our Smart River Survey and how research maximises the impact of each of our Interceptors: youtu.be/NdauXcL3JMo?si… 🔹 We are now intercepting 2-5% of all plastic emissions from rivers into the ocean. With our scale-up plans, we aim to increase it to 33% by the end of the decade. Stay tuned for more updates!

@JosephKBennett Every river and every country is different, but our standard process is to work with local partners to dispose of collected plastic responsibly, aiming for recycling where possible and always following local regulations. Read more: theoceancleanup.com/waste-manageme…

Where are they going to put the stuff after

5 essential steps to deploy an Interceptor - and how we plan to scale up in 30 cities to stop up to a third of river plastic pollution worldwide by 2030.

@sciencegirl Learn more about our Interceptor solutions by checking out our profile and our website: theoceancleanup.com/rivers/

The Ocean Cleanup's Interceptor 006, a dual-boom river filtration system designed to clean up waterways

@etedge_insights @ETNOW_GBS @BoyanSlat Looking forward to bring our Interceptor solutions to Mumbai this year. More info: theoceancleanup.com/press/press-re…

In an ET Edge Insights Exclusive at The Times Group ET NOW Global Business Summit 2026 (@ETNOW_GBS), we spoke with Boyan Slat(@BoyanSlat ), Founder & CEO of @TheOceanCleanup, about a major environmental milestone for the country. As the world navigates a "Century of Change," Boyan reveals that the Interceptor will officially enter India this year, starting in Mumbai. By combining global experience with local university knowledge, the mission is to tackle the unique challenges of India’s plastic pollution and monsoon seasons. This is just the beginning of a nationwide expansion to restore India's coastal cities and waterways. Stay tuned to ET Edge Insights for more leadership perspectives from #GBS2026. #ETEdgeInsights #Exclusive #GBS2026 #BoyanSlat #TheOceanCleanup #Sustainability #Mumbai #CleanIndia #GlobalBusinessSummit #Innovation #ClimateAction #CenturyOfChange