The Great Bubble Barrier
A curtain of bubbles catching plastic across the full width and depth of a waterway.
Missions and solutions
Sungai Watch
Trash barriers and daily cleanups stopping plastic in Indonesian rivers.
Rivers carry plastic from land to the sea, so catching it in the river is one of the most direct fixes. This hub covers The Ocean Cleanup's Interceptors, Sungai Watch's trash barriers in Indonesia and The Great Bubble Barrier in the Netherlands. Each solution page lists its own sourced figures.
The Ocean Cleanup (nonprofit), Sungai Watch (nonprofit) and The Great Bubble Barrier (social enterprise).
Barriers, bubble curtains and solar-powered Interceptors that stop floating plastic in rivers and canals.
Ongoing.
Rivers and canals in Indonesia, the Netherlands and other countries with Interceptors.
Stopping plastic upstream is cheaper and easier than collecting it once it has spread across the ocean.
A curtain of bubbles catching plastic across the full width and depth of a waterway.
Trash barriers and daily cleanups stopping plastic in Indonesian rivers.
Support The Ocean Cleanup (river Interceptors) directly.
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