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3 siblings founded Sungai Watch to rid all Indonesian rivers from plastic pollution

Gary Bencheghib and his siblings are on a mission to clean all rivers in Indonesia. They founded Sungai Watch, a foundation…

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Sustainable Planet

AI-enabled robotic boat cleans waterways to stop plastic trash reaching the ocean

Clearbot can collect up-to 15L of oil and 200 kg of floating trash in a day, costs less than $0.1/km in…

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Sustainable Planet

The Ocean Cleanup introduces two new technologies to rid our oceans of plastic

The Ocean Cleanup expands its family of solutions to help rid our oceans of plastic by introducing the Interceptor Barrier &…

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Sustainable Planet

Boyan Slat’s The Ocean Cleanup System 002 will start to rid our oceans of plastic on 20th Oct.

After a successful 12-week testing campaign in the Pacific confirmed proof of technology for the ocean cleanup design, Boyan Slat’s System…

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How human hair is making waves in ocean cleanups as a free, highly effective & never-ending resource

The Clean Wave Program felts waste fibres into mats that soak up petrochemicals, and the organisation says human hair is the…

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Inspiring People

Tobacco firms to pay for cigarette butt clean-up in France

The French government has said the estimated €100million annual cost of reducing environmental pollution caused by cigarette butts will mainly be…

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South Florida man picks up seven tons of trash from mangroves in 100 days

Miami resident Andrew Otazo has collected nearly 14,000 pounds of trash from the mangroves of Miami-Dade in 100 days because he…

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Student creates non-toxic solvent to remove 90% of crude-oil from wildlife victims of oil spills

A chemical engineering student has developed two synthesised solvents that not only outperform the current leading product — these are VOC-free,…

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Sustainable Planet

Bali’s biggest beach cleanup 2021 received more sign ups than ever

In the last four years, a community-led movement has gathered 57,500 people in 430 locations on Bali and prevented 155 tons of plastic…

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Ocean Voyages Institute founder commits to removing 1 million pounds of plastic from the ocean

A record-breaking season has prompted non-profit group Ocean Voyages Institute to raise the bar on their open ocean clean-up operations after…

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3 siblings founded Sungai Watch to rid all Indonesian rivers from plastic pollution

AI-enabled robotic boat cleans waterways to stop plastic trash reaching the ocean

The Ocean Cleanup introduces two new technologies to rid our oceans of plastic

Boyan Slat’s The Ocean Cleanup System 002 will start to rid our oceans of plastic on 20th Oct.

How human hair is making waves in ocean cleanups as a free, highly effective & never-ending resource

Tobacco firms to pay for cigarette butt clean-up in France

South Florida man picks up seven tons of trash from mangroves in 100 days

Student creates non-toxic solvent to remove 90% of crude-oil from wildlife victims of oil spills

Bali’s biggest beach cleanup 2021 received more sign ups than ever

Ocean Voyages Institute founder commits to removing 1 million pounds of plastic from the ocean

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