Ben

Efficiency Addict

[Boyan Slat @BoyanSlat]

Pretty wild times at our Guatemala projects.
In just two weeks, we extracted 593 (!) truckloads of trash that would otherwise have flowed into the Caribbean.

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Here's what happened at The Ocean Cleanup in September:

💠 Interceptor 006 prevented over 210,000 kilograms of trash from reaching the Gulf of Honduras in a single catch.

💠 After announcing our project in Santa Marta, we also signed an MoU with the City of Barranquilla to deploy Interceptor solutions in the Magdalena River and the Caribbean, as part of our 30 Cities Program.

💠 The Ocean Cleanup became a Nonprofit Impact Partner of 1% for the Planet, giving companies a new way to support our mission.

💠 Our Founder and CEO, Boyan Slat, was featured on The Independent’s Climate 100 list for 2026.

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Heartbreaking to see vast amounts of trash flowing into the ocean. But there is some good news: earlier this month, we signed an MoU with the City of Santa Marta to deploy Interceptor solutions in this river, the Río Manzanares, as well as the Río Gaira.

The partnership with @SantaMartaDTCH and @CORPAMAG will also focus on downstream cleanups and responsible waste management, ensuring collected plastic does not re-enter the environment. Read more here: https://t.co/n6ESH30c7x

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Before... and after.

Interceptor 006 has been operational in the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala, since June 2023. In this catch alone, over 210,000 kg of trash were stopped from reaching the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea.

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Here's what happened at The Ocean Cleanup in August:

💠 We announced the expansion of our operations to our 13th country, Colombia. We signed an MoU with the City of Santa Marta to deploy Interceptors in the Río Manzanares and Río Gaira, to stop plastic before it reaches the Caribbean Sea. This is part of our 30 Cities Program, which aims to prevent up to one-third of all river plastic entering the ocean by 2030.

💠 In Panama City, heavy rains brought a huge amount of trash into the waterways. But Interceptors 024 and 025 were there to stop it from reaching Panama Bay.

💠 Similarly, in Jamaica, Interceptors 011, 013, and 015 prevented tons of waste from reaching the Caribbean Sea.

💠 In the Dominican Republic, an upgrade to Interceptor 004 is coming soon, with a new 400-meter barrier to capture more plastic and invasive water hyacinths.

💠 Our team just returned after 6 weeks in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, testing our Smart Steering Strategy. We’ll be sharing what we learned soon.

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Productive summer for our Interceptors in Jamaica:

[Boyan Slat @BoyanSlat]

Doesn’t seem so bad until you realize this spans an area 3x the size of France.

[Boyan Slat @BoyanSlat]

We now have about 40 Interceptor projects under development across the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, the USA, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Exciting times ahead!

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

What about the organics in our catch?

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Good news: all this trash didn’t make it to Panama Bay 🇵🇦

[USL League Two @USLLeagueTwo]

THE CROWN STAYS IN BURLINGTON 👑

@VermontGreenFC has won the 2026 USL League Two Final presented by @VensureHR!

[Vermont Green FC @VermontGreenFC]

BACK 2️⃣BACK
UNDEFEATED
NATIONAL. CHAMPIONS. 

YOUR VERMONT GREEN!

[Vermont Green FC @VermontGreenFC]

⭐️⭐️

[Boyan Slat @BoyanSlat]

Cool to see @SpaceX will recover starship.

Was curious where it would end up if left afloat so asked our ocean modellers to run some scenarios, which show it could have ended up in Australia, South Africa or even India.

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

We've removed millions of kilograms of trash from rivers and oceans worldwide.

But what do we do with it after we collect it?

Everything we can. Learn more in the video: https://t.co/dNmX2CdVJr

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Update from Mumbai 🇮🇳

Interceptors 026 & 027 are now deployed and operational in the Malad and Trombay waterways. (1/3)

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Grateful for all the support! Excited to make more impact together @thatskygame @thatgamecompany 🤝

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

We reached a new milestone: over 50,000,000 kg of trash removed from rivers and oceans worldwide.

[Vermont Green FC @VermontGreenFC]

GREEN MOUNTAIN CUPSET

ONTO THE SECOND ROUND

ALLEZ LES VERTS

[Vermont Green FC @VermontGreenFC]

ISMAIL! BIG MAN GIVES THE GREEN THE LEAD 1-0