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The Ocean CleanUp: Trash To Treasure

On this step of the Plastic Journey from trash to treasure, we have successfully recycled our plastic catch into granulate. This material will be used to make the first product from verified ocean plastic.

One of the common questions we receive is: why do we transport and process the plastic in the Netherlands? The answer is that, despite our best efforts, we were unable to find a suitable recycling partner for the material’s unique properties in North America. Processing in Europe also allows us to work with our recycling partner to gather data that can help us recycle closer to the source point once we scale up.

While we are currently looking to offset our activities where we can, the current catch was transported through established land and sea routes in order to have the least additional environmental impact as possible. As we scale, we are looking to improve this in the future.

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Idyllic farmers hut in the Swiss Alps. . . . Dec 2020. #swissalps🇨🇭 #visitswitzerland #mountains #alps #mountainhut #snowypeaks #swiss #winterhikes #dominiclocherfilms #myswitzerland
Its already a whole year since we departed Vancouver to make passage for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific Ocean, to begin the challenging installation of System 001B. But no one knew about the incoming global mega challenge of C
Some of the dedicated offshore team I spent most of my time with while on assignment with The Ocean Cleanup. 42 days of Isolation on a vessel in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean was certainly a good way to warm up for what was to come our way i
Bart and Ale, the dream team from Rotterdam looking particularly nautical as they kept watch on our 6 day journey to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch from Vancouver. THE OCEAN CLEANUP Project | North Pacific | System001B Mission. . . . #theoceanclean
A big part of this pioneering mission was made of overcoming the unpredictable situations that arose offshore while maximising the learnings. Captain Jon from The Faroe Islands had a great sense of humour and passion for the project, and helped the
THE OCEAN CLEANUP Project | North Pacific | System001B - Mission 3. The single biggest source of plastic choking out the life in our oceans is made up of lost and abandoned fishing nets, which continue to entangle and suffocate countless fish, shark
THE OCEAN CLEANUP Project | North Pacific | System001B - Mission 3. It was an honor to witness The Ocean Cleanup team at work last autumn, and to capture the hard work that went into overcoming the challenges to achieve a successful mission. Sept 2
THE OCEAN CLEANUP Project | North Pacific | System001B - Mission 3. After several bad weather days, the Installation of the system was able to begin. Sept 2019 @ The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. . . #theoceancleanup #greatpacificgarbagepatch #ocean
THE OCEAN CLEANUP Project | North Pacific | System001B - Mission 3. . First impressions of the passive system after our 6 day journey from land. Sept 2019 @ The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. . . #theoceancleanup #greatpacificgarbagepatch #oceanlife #
THE OCEAN CLEANUP Project | North Pacific | System001B - Mission 3. First impressions of the passive system after our 6 day journey from land. Sept 2019 @ The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. . . #theoceancleanup #greatpacificgarbagepatch #oceanlife #oc

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