Looking for a unique Halloween costume this year? Consider making a powerful statement with your choice.

This Halloween, dress up as a "ghost net" from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It's a creative and impactful way to raise awareness about ocean pollution.

Our team, partners, and local communities are collaboratively tackling plastic pollution. In Panama City, we've partnered with Marea Verde Panama, utilizing research and cutting-edge technology to map waterways and reduce river pollution before it reaches the ocean. This effort is part of our 30 Cities Program, which aims to prevent up to one-third of all river plastic emissions from entering the ocean.

By understanding how plastic moves through local waterways, we create lasting social, economic, and environmental benefits for the people who live there. Learn more about our mission, stay updated, and support our work at theoceancleanup.com. Follow us on social media: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X.

Addressing plastic pollution in rivers is a critical, collaborative effort. Our team works closely with partners and local communities to tackle this pervasive issue, which often presents unexpected challenges.

Watch the full story of our work in Panama City with Marea Verde Panamá: https://youtu.be/TCbfaxPAOVY?si=kbU8JHO-Xh-gPOP0

Ocean plastic pollution highlights a broader systemic issue.

Given its complex nature, we are addressing this problem through diverse approaches.

Rivers act as arteries, carrying land waste to the ocean. Our Interceptors are deployed to stop this flow.

After removing trash, we ensure it won't re-enter the water. We collaborate with local partners for responsible disposal, prioritizing recycling and strictly adhering to local regulations.

For more details, visit: https://bit.ly/4gIlEEP

Working with local partners, we are restoring the mangrove ecosystem in Cisadane.

Our strategy combines river interception and coastal sweeps to prevent further damage.

Our Interceptor solutions are always tailored to local realities, with deployment and operations driven by data. We continuously assess and adapt them, even after deployment, to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

For instance, Interceptor 004 has prevented over 300,000 kg of plastic from reaching the ocean and will now undergo upgrades based on evolving pollution and river conditions. Learn more about our adaptive strategy and its impact:

Staying with the Flow: Changes to Interceptor Solutions

Discover the latest developments at The Ocean Cleanup during November.

For more details on our various projects, please visit our website.

With global support from our team, partners, and supporters, we've removed over 45 million kilograms of trash from the environment. Every piece of plastic no longer harming our planet is a victory, yet significant work remains.

Your contribution creates tangible impact. Based on last year's collections, we've calculated the environmental benefit of every dollar donated. Join the largest cleanup in history and choose your impact: https://bit.ly/4rogG58.

Addressing ocean plastic pollution has presented unexpected challenges. For instance, our Interceptor Trashfence failed in 2022, an event witnessed by Guillermo on site.

Following this setback, we deployed Interceptor 006 and 021. These systems are now successfully preventing trash from entering the Gulf of Honduras.

In 2025, we achieved record catches, made significant impact, and advanced towards our goal of clean oceans.

Watch the full video to learn more: 2025 Ocean Progress

In 2025, The Ocean Cleanup achieved a record-breaking year, removing over 25 million kilograms of waste from aquatic environments, bringing their total catch to 46 million kilograms. They also deployed two new Interceptors in Honduras and Panama.

Expanding their mission, the organization launched the 30 Cities Program to stop one-third of river plastic emissions into oceans, and introduced Coastal Sweeps for legacy plastic near shores. Developing new technologies further solidified 2025 as their most impactful year yet.

Watch their year-in-review video and subscribe to their YouTube channel. Learn more and support them at theoceancleanup.com. Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X.

Our core mission is to achieve clean and healthy oceans for future generations. This commitment drives all our efforts.

To realize this vision, we employ a systematic approach: developing cutting-edge technology, rigorously testing its efficacy, and continuously iterating based on results. This ensures maximum impact in our fight for ocean preservation.

The oceans are signaling an urgent need for environmental action.

Addressing this crisis requires essential ocean-based solutions, which are critical for achieving a one-third reduction in global emissions.

Professor Laura Fleming, a physician and epidemiologist, underscores the vital role of oceans. Covering 70% of Earth's surface, these environments are essential for sustaining human life.

She emphasizes that biodiversity, particularly within marine ecosystems, is crucial for the ongoing development of new medications.

The Ocean Panel's Blue Paper envisions a sustainable ocean economy over the next 25 years, exploring future employment across various sectors. Drawing on expert consultation and data, it offers guidance for stakeholders to achieve this vision.

A just transition, prioritizing inclusion and fairness, is crucial. The paper highlights key challenges: data limitations, skills gaps, insufficient training and education (especially in developing nations), regional infrastructure disparities, and inadequate funding and institutional capacity.

Dr. Oliver Ashford of the WRI Oceans Program will host a webinar on the future workforce in a sustainable Ocean Economy.

Panelists will discuss major economic aspects influenced by the health and fate of our oceans.