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6,446,024 KG
Trash removed in total
1,261,588 KG
Last 30 days removed
6,446,024 KG
Trash removed in total
1,261,588 KG
Last 30 days removed
Plastic removed by ocean and river systems
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We named our company "The Ocean Cleanup" but a lot of plastic finds its way into the ocean via rivers first. To prevent the plastic from reaching the ocean, we've put inceptors in the most polluting rivers.
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The total amount of plastic removed by The Ocean Cleanup is 6,446,024 kg. The amount of plastic that is removed by the ocean system is 941,561 kg. This means ..% of the total amount of collected trash comes from the ocean.
To the ocean systemRiver ..%
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The total amount of plastic removed by The Ocean Cleanup is 6,446,024 kg. The amount of plastic removed by all river systems combined is 32,592,963 kg. This means ..% of the total amount of collected trash comes from rivers.
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Trash collected over time
In kilogram
| juli | 958739 |
|---|---|
| augustus | 2845390 |
| september | 3263751 |
| oktober | 3620470 |
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Track our progress on this dashboard and learn more about the upcoming and deployed cleanup solutions Our goal is to reduce floating plastic by 90% by 2040. According to our research, about 80% of riverine plastic pollution stems from 1000 rivers. To effectively clean up the oceans, we need to both clean up the plastic already in the ocean and intercept plastic on its way through rivers.
System statuses
In operation | 6 interceptors |
Harvesting | 1 ocean system |
Installed for testing | 1 interceptor |
Planned | 1 interceptor |
Contract signed | 1 interceptor |
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