Divers remove nearly 50 tons of debris from coral reefs
Nearly 50 tons of waste have been removed from the marine ecosystem in Hawaii. The final pieces of waste were collected...
The Ocean Cleanup has first success collecting plastic from Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit dedicated to eliminating plastic pollution in the oceans, recently announced...
Floridians break world record for largest underwater cleanup
The coastal city of Deerfield, Florida made headlines this weekend for hosting the world’s largest underwater...
Indonesia mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up plastic pollution
Indonesia wastes upward of 10 billion plastic bags every year, making it the second highest polluter of plastic...
The Ocean Cleanup is about to send a giant plastic collector to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at an alarming rate — and it's already three times the size of France....
The Ocean Cleanup launches San Francisco base in Pacific trash-busting bid
The Ocean Cleanup Project seeks to dismantle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, guided by an ambitious design concept...
Clothing company removes 1,000,000 pounds of trash from global waters
Fast fashion is a dirty business, and the apparel industry is considered one of the world's most toxic, second...
Billions of pieces of plastic trash are sickening the world's coral reefs
As if coral reefs didn't have enough to contend with, as bleaching ravages the vital ocean environments - a new...
The Ocean Cleanup finds 1.15 to 2.41 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans from rivers
How much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted...
The Ocean Cleanup raises $21.7 million to begin ridding the Pacific Ocean of plastic
Last fall The Ocean Cleanup found 1,000 large pieces of plastic in two hours in the Pacific Ocean during their...
World's first ocean trash recon mission is complete - and the results are way worse than we thought
The Ocean Cleanup just completed its first aerial reconnaissance scan of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to assess...
Ocean Cleanup launches historic first prototype thanks to Dutch backing
Cleaning up our oceans just got one step closer to reality as The Ocean Cleanup just launched the first prototype...
Plastic-scooping Ocean Cleanup project wins prestigious Katerva Award
Katerva announced the winners of their Katerva Award, known as the "Nobel Prize for Sustainability," and this year's...
This magnetic wand cleans up oil spills in a snap
In the last 40 years or so there have been 13 major oil spills worldwide. Despite our dependence on oil, we have...
Ocean Cleanup Array to be tested in the North Sea next year
The inaugural test of the Ocean Cleanup Array is finally nigh. A trash-collecting dam that allows the ocean’s...
