Work offshore doesn't stop: here's the footage of one of the latest plastic extractions in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Our offshore crew is currently in the patch with System 03 to continue the cleanup; you can track their exact location here: https://theoceancleanup.com/dashboard/#system03. | The Ocean Cleanup

This plastic harvesting ship aims to cleanse the Great Pacific Garbage Patch of half of its waste within just five years. | SBS News

Did you know there’s a massive floating island of plastic in the Pacific Ocean twice the size of Texas? Known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it contains over 80,000 tons of plastic, trapping marine life and disrupting entire ecosystems. If we don’t stop plastic pollution, experts predict that by 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by weight. These plastics break down into toxic chemicals that poison marine animals and eventually make their way into our food chain. Do yo