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/

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@TheOceanCleanup Do you guys accept crypto donations? You really should.

UPDATE FROM THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH Over the next six weeks, we will be back at sea testing the Smart Steering Strategy - an approach that combines data from ocean models, GPS, and aerial drones - to better predict where plastic accumulates. Stay tuned for updates.

@Kia_Worldwide Driving change together 🌊

We’re driving the next step in our partnership with @TheOceanCleanup, which began in 2022. Two years after donating the EV6 & Niro EVs, we’re upgrading their all-electric fleet with two new Kia EV4s and two EV3s. Proud to power their vital work on land while they work to rid our oceans of plastic. Learn more: worldwide.kia.com/en/newsroom/vi… #Kia #TheOceanCleanup #MovementThatInspires #Sustainability #EV3 #EV4

June progress update: 🔹The rainy season started in Guatemala, and Interceptor 006 caught a trash tsunami that would have otherwise flowed into the Gulf of Honduras and Caribbean Sea. 🔹In the Philippines, our first deployment is underway in the Meycauayan River. In the meantime, we signed an MoA with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and are working together to identify key locations for maximum impact across the Pasig River System. 🔹In Panama, together with our local partner Marea Verde, we deployed Interceptor 025 in the Río Matías Hernández to stop even more trash from reaching Panama Bay. This marks our third out of seven deployments planned for Panama City as part of the Siete Cuencas project. Stay tuned for more.

One year ago, we launched our first Interceptor in Panama together with @MareaVerde_PA, Interceptor 022 in the Río Abajo. This year, we also scaled up in two other locations: the Río Matías Hernández and the Juan Díaz - preventing over 100,000 kg of trash from reaching Panama Bay.

LATEST FROM JAMAICA 🇯🇲

NEWS FROM PANAMA 🇵🇦 Together with local partner Marea Verde, we just deployed Interceptor 025 in the Rio Matías Hernández.

Deployments in the Philippines are underway 🇵🇭 The first deployments include strategic sites along the Pasig and Meycauayan Rivers. Updates coming soon.

Note: This image does not accurately represent our technology and appears to be AI-generated. For context, our ocean system is U-shaped and moves forward slowly, guiding floating debris into a central retention zone; once this zone is full, the captured plastic is offloaded onto the vessel towing the system. We kindly ask everyone to avoid sharing misleading visuals, and we truly appreciate your support in helping us keep the information about our cleanup efforts accurate. If you’d like to see how our real systems work, you can visit our profile or learn more about our ocean operations here: theoceancleanup.com/oceans/

🌊 Big step forward in ocean cleanup 🌊 Dutch engineers behind The Ocean Cleanup have deployed large floating barrier systems in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to help collect plastic waste from the ocean surface. The goal: concentrate floating plastic so it can be removed before it breaks down into harmful microplastics that threaten marine life. It’s not a complete fix yet, but early results show real potential to scale up ocean plastic removal in the coming years. A major reminder: we’re now actively building tools to clean the ocean not just talking about it. 🌍

Happy World Oceans Day! Grateful and proud to have made progress toward cleaner oceans together with @Kia_Worldwide

Looks like Central America's plastic season has officially begun.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Dutch non-profit organization The Ocean Cleanup inked an agreement to remove floating waste from the Pasig River. Read more: gmanetwork.com/news/topstorie…

DENR, Ocean Cleanup ink 5-year deal to clean Pasig River trib.al/CbFlpk7

Read more about our upcoming operations in the Philippines: visit.theoceancleanup.com/4e2qYCi

UPDATE from the Philippines: today signed an MoA with @DENRCAROfficial to bring Interceptor Technology to the Pasig Riverine System.

The rainy season is starting in Guatemala, bringing trash tsunamis down the Rio Las Vacas:

This is how we progressed towards clean oceans in May: 🔹Following the success of Interceptor 007 in LA County, we signed agreements with county and city leaders in Los Angeles to expand our operations to the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers as part of our 30 Cities Program. 🔹This past month, we co-authored a study analyzing more than 20,000 eel traps lost at sea, emphasizing the durability of discarded fishing gear, which can persist for decades and travel across the entire ocean 🔹As part of our commitment to addressing the source of ocean plastic pollution, we recently joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative, an initiative dedicated to tackling abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear in our oceans. 🔹New deployments are underway in Manila, Philippines, and Panama - stay tuned for updates!

It was a pleasure spending time with @CarolinaMejiaG, Mayor of Santo Domingo, to discuss our upcoming deployment in the Río Ozama. I’m grateful for her support and commitment to clean oceans!

We are expanding our operations in Greater Los Angeles. 🇺🇸 Last week, we announced our agreement with county and city leaders in Los Angeles to help intercept an estimated 410–628 tons of plastic from entering the Pacific Ocean each year. Our next Interceptor deployments are planned in Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers. Some highlights from last week's event ⬇️