Great Pacific Garbage Patch Archives - SustMeme

Aerial view of floating (mostly plastic) trash filling area trapped behind blue cordon of Interceptor Barrier, beyond which seawater is garbage-free.

December 4, 2024 Jim McClelland

Opportunity to end plastic pollution wasted

Guest Blog by Monty Simus: How will the fallout affect pollution after collective failure to find a way forward on the Global Plastics Treaty?

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Mass of plastic debris on board ship, ready for sorting and storing, with Ocean Cleanup name visible across bridge of vessel above.

May 2, 2024 Jim McClelland

Milestone reached for cleanup of ocean plastic

News: Cleanup pioneer has now extracted 10 million kg of polluting ocean plastic and trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch and world rivers.

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