Three groups on this hub pull plastic out of the ocean and the rivers that feed it. The Ocean Cleanup reports about 65 million kg removed from rivers and the ocean.
Organization source: The Ocean Cleanup
4ocean passed 50 million pounds (about 22.7 million kg) removed in February 2026.
Company source: 4ocean, 50 million pounds removed
Plastic Bank reports about 196 million kg of plastic recovered through its collector network.
Company source: Plastic Bank newsletter, June 2026
Together that is more than 280 million kg of plastic kept out of the sea.
The Ocean Cleanup (nonprofit), 4ocean (company) and Plastic Bank (social enterprise).
Removing plastic from the open ocean, coastlines and rivers, and paying people to collect it before it reaches the sea.
Ongoing. 4ocean passed 50 million pounds removed in February 2026.
Company source: 4ocean, 50 million pounds removed
Ocean garbage patches, coastlines and the rivers that carry plastic to the sea.
Plastic in the ocean breaks into smaller pieces that are far harder to recover. Removing it early, or stopping it upstream, keeps it out of food chains.
4ocean removes plastic from oceans, rivers, and coastlines with full-time cleanup crews, funded by products made from recovered plastic.
The Ocean Cleanup removes plastic from oceans and intercepts it in rivers.
Plastic Bank turns ocean-bound plastic into income for collectors in vulnerable communities.
Want to go deeper? Visit NOAA Marine Debris Program.
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