Ocean Cleanup removes 100,000 kg of plastic from ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Non-profit Ocean Cleanup has revealed it has now removed more than 100,000 kg of plastics from the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' (GPGP).
Ocean Cleanup’s Interceptor sets its sights on cleaning 1,000 Rivers in 5 Years
A dutch-non-profit organization, The Ocean Cleanup (TOC), has launched a robot that wants to clean the waterways responsible for 80% of the world's river waste within the next five years....
Ocean Cleanup hauls its first batch of plastic trash back to shore
Has it been smooth sailing? No. But, The Ocean Cleanup has now completed its first successful mission to collect plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch!
Countdown begins for Ocean Cleanup System 001 launch
In 10 days, on September 8th, Ocean Cleanup will launch the world’s first ocean cleanup system from an assembly yard in Alameda, out through the San Francisco Bay, toward the...
Busted Boom cuts short Ocean Cleanup’s first trash trial
Back in June we looked at Ocean Cleanup's announcement of the first ocean trials of its crowd-funded trash clearing boom. That trial has run into trouble and the team is...
Crowd-funded clean-up boom set to tackle Ocean’s plastic problem
A 100m-long barrier that collects rubbish on the sea’s surface is being tested. If successful, it could be deployed at much larger scales to tackle the ‘great Pacific garbage patch’....