If I had a dollar for every time someone criticizes The Ocean Cleanup with the phrase “if your bathtub is overflowing, you wouldn’t get a mop, but you would first turn off the tap”, we wouldn’t have to accept donations anymore. It is not only a cliché, but it’s also just plain

Deze week starten 34 studenten met de unieke minor Publieke veiligheid: brandweerzorg en crisisbeheersing, opgezet i.s.m. Hogeschool Saxion (inactief). ‘Wat ik het belangrijkst vind is dat ze inzicht krijgen in hoe zij kunnen bijdragen aan een veiliger Nederland,’ zegt NIPV directeur IJle Stelstra.

How does System 03 really work? And why does it need to be so big? How do we know where to clean? And how do we avoid catching fish? This video explains it all: youtube.com/watch?v=FJvVpP…

My hope is that, soon, we will see a day when it has become unthinkable that we just let plastic leak into our oceans uninterrupted. People will look back at today's status quo in disbelief. If we can flip the definition of what's 'normal', our scale-up will become inevitable.

Dreams can come true 💙

"Moraine Lake" is one of those places that feels like a real-life painting, Canadian Rockies.

Marcus Aurelius' meditations are among the most influential words ever written. Two millennia ago, the world's most powerful man spent his evenings alone, journalling his thoughts. He never even meant to publish them, but they're still so relevant: 1. “Think of yourself as

Last year was amazing - now it’s time to look ahead. Here’s the plan for cleaning the oceans in 2024’.

De inschrijving voor de minor Publieke veiligheid: brandweerzorg en crisisbeheersing is geopend. Kelly van Ruler maakte deel uit van de eerste lichting van deze minor en heeft inmiddels haar diploma op zak. Waarom koos ze specifiek voor deze minor? nipv.nl/nieuws/je-krij…

Work offshore doesn't stop: here's the footage of one of the latest plastic extractions in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Our offshore crew is currently in the patch with System 03 to continue the cleanup; you can track their exact location here: theoceancleanup.com/dashboard/#sys….

13 mei 2000 #vuurwerkramp #24jaar. Hans, Paul, Gerhard, Theo…..we’ll never forget you #enschede #Twente

De afgelopen tijd is de functie van officier van dienst geneeskundig (OvD-G) doorontwikkeld. Om hier beter op aan te sluiten is de opleiding ook geactualiseerd. nipv.nl/nieuws/nieuw-l…

Last week we livestreamed our 100th plastic extraction direct from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The whole operation took three hours from start to finish - here are the highlights in under five minutes:

6000 hauls like this is all it takes to make the Great Pacific Garbage Patch history.

Another crate catch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Life lessons from a dog. 🧘‍♂️❤️🐕‍🦺

Plastic extraction #106 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

Plastic extraction #110 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - removing another 12,678 kg (27,954 lbs) of plastic from the ocean for good. Our total plastic catch from the GPGP is now over 500,000 kg (1.1 million lbs).

So far in 2024, The Ocean Cleanup has been collecting an average of 1500 kg of trash for every hour of the year.

We have just completed the last trip to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for 2024, resulting in our total catch of over 500,000 kg (1.1m lb) from the GPGP so far. Here are some facts about our ocean operations to date: