The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup is a nonprofit environmental engineering organization based in the Netherlands that develops and deploys technology to extract plastic pollution from the oceans and to capture it in rivers before it can reach the ocean. Their initial focus was on the Pacific Ocean and its garbage patch, and extended to rivers in countries including Indonesia, Guatemala, and the United States. The Ocean Cleanup was founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat, a Dutch inventor who serves as its CEO.
Basic Information
- Category: Environment
- Founded: 2013
- Headquarters: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Website: theoceancleanup.com
Documented Facts
- Founded: 2013 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- The Ocean Cleanup — Official Site (official)
- The Ocean Cleanup on instagram (social)
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- The Ocean Cleanup on linkedin (social)
- The Ocean Cleanup — Wikipedia (reference)
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The Ocean Cleanup is a nonprofit environmental engineering organization based in the Netherlands that develops and deploys technology to extract plastic pollution from the oceans and to capture it in rivers before it can reach the ocean. Their initial focus was on the Pacific Ocean and its garbage patch, and extended to rivers in countries including Indonesia, Guatemala, and the United States. The Ocean Cleanup was founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat, a Dutch inventor who serves as its CEO.
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