FIRST TRASH FLOOD OF 2024: Will this be our largest river catch ever? Watch Interceptor 006 preventing tons of trash from entering the Caribbean Sea from the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala. 🇬🇹
UPDATE: We just made our largest-ever river catch in Guatemala!! We stopped 1.1 million kg (22 million lbs) from flowing into the Caribbean Sea. All with the first flush of the rainy season and all removed in 274 truckloads 🚚 #theoceancleanup #plasticpollution
We are currently on our way back to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for our 19th trip to continue the cleanup. ETA: early next week. #theoceancleanup Who's going to be following System 03 progress this year? ✋
First System 03 extraction this year. 🌊 What’s next for this plastic catch? Every single piece will be analyzed for clues on the origin of this plastic debris, then recycled and transformed into durable plastic products (together with partners).
Interceptor 019 deployed in Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 This is the first step in our attempt to stop thousands of tons of trash from flowing into the Gulf of Thailand each year. #theoceancleanup #bangkok
Over 10,000,000 kg (22 million lbs) of trash removed from oceans and rivers so far. That's approximately the weight of the Eiffel Tower. #theoceancleanup #plasticpollution
Every single piece of the 9,223,483 kg of trash (over 20 million lbs!) we’ve cleaned up so far is thanks to individuals like you. As a non-profit, we are funded solely through individual and commercial donations. Everyone can contribute to cleaner oceans. Now there’s a new way for you to join the largest cleanup in history - start a birthday fundraiser, a bake sale, challenge yourself to learn how to juggle, run a marathon, or initiate a local cleanup. How? See link in bio.
Have you heard the statement: "Every minute, a garbage truck of plastic is dumped into the ocean"? That's a myth. In fact, according to recent research, there's at least ten times less plastic entering our oceans than previously estimated. Watch 9 of the most common ocean plastic pollution myths debunked via link in bio. 👀 #theoceancleanup