Here’s what happened at The Ocean Cleanup in November:
💠 This year, we’ve been collecting an average of 53 kilos of trash every minute.
💠 We just finished recycling our last plastic batch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Now, we have over 118,000 kg of plastic granulate ready for new products.
💠 We introduced our new 4-quadrant strategy: cleaning up the garbage patches, stopping plastic in rivers, conducting coastal sweeps, and tackling lost fishing gear at sea.
💠 After Hurricane Melissa, all nine Interceptors made it through — with only a few needing repairs.
💠 Our team published new research on the role of Citizen Scientists in gathering data on plastic pollution in remote oceanic regions.
💠 With partners in Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, and Panama, we continue to engage local communities in coastal sweeps of beaches and mangroves.
💠 We have completed the analysis of 55,000 kg of ocean plastic. Each item was inspected for clues about its origin, age, and evidence of bite marks; the research will be published next year.
😪This donkey's face reflect a harsh reality in the West Bank
🚑Our mobile clinics see neglected animals daily. Your donation provides free vet care, farrier services, education for owners & a safe haven for abandoned donkeys. Change their story & donate https://t.co/sDa5fbfg99
🦜Watch and listen as #SwiftParrots call from a forest that Forestry Tasmania still plans to log — even after we’ve recorded and reported this critically endangered species nesting here. End native forest logging!
Watch how a few simple changes can help families and young people live with dignity - thanks to new ANU research for the Society. Discover how a fairer tax system means more support for those doing it tough, without costing the nation more. Like, share, and follow to help spread this important message. Every action brings us closer to a future where everyone has a chance to live with dignity and hope.
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