Record plastic catch: 1.4 million kg of trash in Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala.

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  • Опубликовано: 18 апр 2024
  • Record plastic catch: 1.4 million kg of trash in Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala. #shorts

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  • @FelipeVerdugodaSilva
    @FelipeVerdugodaSilva 27 дней назад +550

    This is the most important thing going on in the world at the moment. You guys are doing the work for generations.

    • @teresamartin653
      @teresamartin653 27 дней назад +5

      You are 110% right! Without our oceans we are nothing.

    • @WildIberians
      @WildIberians 27 дней назад +1

      Totally agree!

    • @ErenThorne
      @ErenThorne 24 дня назад +3

      Going vegan is the most important thing an individual can do to reduce plastic in the oceans. Please consider this if you truly care for the environment and the animals that live on it.
      “Much of the plastic in the ocean is in the form of abandoned fishing nets. The first thing that comes to mind for many people when they think of microplastics are the small beads found in some soaps and other personal care products.”

    • @Kiyarose3999
      @Kiyarose3999 23 дня назад +1

      I would say it is the second ‘’most important’’ the most important is the Great Green Wall of Africa, a planned Coast to Coast Forest in the Sahel to be a barrier to desertification and push back the desert with food forests etc. 🌻🌎✊🏽

    • @Elchut7
      @Elchut7 23 дня назад

      ​@@ErenThornethe problem with cows is that the microbiological structure makes it so that the cow farts large doses of methane gas. And yes there is a way for making that actually. Who knows genetic mutation is absolutely a real thing.
      And the problem with plastics is that they are dissolving overtime. But in today's world it's not like it was before. These days plastic bags are especially made to dissolve much quicker but throughout the process of years who knows how much damage it could make to the environment. Yes hedgehogs absolutely can and even rats or rodents can suffocate in plastic bags .

  • @YuccaTrash79
    @YuccaTrash79 27 дней назад +358

    Still blows me away how much we as humans mess this world up. Thank you for doing the common sense heavy lifting for us! Love your work!!

    • @teresamartin653
      @teresamartin653 27 дней назад

      I don’t believe in “global warming” until I see this! These areas are often used for trash dumping! It’s was in another video. Why? I mean land is bad but why in the water? Ugh.💔

    • @HansKlopek
      @HansKlopek 27 дней назад +5

      Some humans much more than others

    • @tammyh8694
      @tammyh8694 27 дней назад +4

      What happens to it once it’s removed? Taken back to the same place it came from and start the process over again?? Interceptors will always be necessary until we fix the root problem, the big question is how???

    • @YuccaTrash79
      @YuccaTrash79 27 дней назад

      @@tammyh8694 to my knowledge they take it to their partner recycling companies. Yes we do need to fix the root of the problem, but least they are stopping it where they can.

    • @austingreenland8788
      @austingreenland8788 27 дней назад

      No this is a idiot problem we have them all over the world and they could care less about this place

  • @sam1812seal
    @sam1812seal 27 дней назад +116

    That’s both remarkably good news and utterly horrifying at the same time…

    • @flintymac1886
      @flintymac1886 27 дней назад +8

      I know. Knowing that this had previously been going on every day in thousands of rivers unstopped for decades and decades make me sick

    • @dogelord144
      @dogelord144 21 день назад +1

      Yes, it shows how good the ocean cleanup is, but also how much humanity really screwed up with caring for the earth 😔

  • @BrandoTGNFS
    @BrandoTGNFS 27 дней назад +62

    I love seeing people taking care of this planet. I'm in.

    • @soniafaqueti8471
      @soniafaqueti8471 26 дней назад

      Boa tarde!! Sacos de tecido retornável, coletar resíduos orgânicos pra fazer ração para os animais, são ideias pra ajudar nos lixos.

    • @GoogleUser-yj1wy
      @GoogleUser-yj1wy 25 дней назад

      Everyone upstream must just keep throwing in their garbage 😂

    • @myadhdSquirel
      @myadhdSquirel 4 дня назад

      Yeah, more people are throwing their garbage in the rivers while the civilized world pays to clean up their garbage.

  • @hazelpople1962
    @hazelpople1962 27 дней назад +43

    That is truly scary, I'm surprised the oceans and rivers can survive this amount of pollution, and that is just in one place😢

  • @dr.7539
    @dr.7539 27 дней назад +80

    This is so cool! I love seeing ocean clean up updates. I'd be interested to know if the countries where you guys are active are doing something to stop the trash flow

    • @Acedfish
      @Acedfish 27 дней назад +2

      This on is in guatemala

    • @theoceancleanup
      @theoceancleanup  27 дней назад +25

      Thank you for the support! We have river projects in eight countries across the world including Guatemala. Check out our river page to find out more! theoceancleanup.com/rivers/

    • @TheGoodkarm
      @TheGoodkarm 24 дня назад +7

      I wish this had thousands of views and likes... Unreal how long and hard to get this project into action from conception... I remember the ted talk of Boyan Slat pitching the idea. If I could meet two people in the world... My number one is Jesus... And Boyan is runner up! ❤❤❤

  • @MrDavedelahoz
    @MrDavedelahoz 27 дней назад +14

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you. You're all true heroes. Keep going!

  • @rolandbaxter1956
    @rolandbaxter1956 26 дней назад +10

    Thanks to all who worked for this project. You give the people the believe everybody can do something and even it looks like not possible,all can make it.

  • @Pottery4Life
    @Pottery4Life 27 дней назад +20

    Take pictures. Make posters with "Do Better!" on them. Distribute throughout nearest cities.

  • @chokeonnosebleed
    @chokeonnosebleed 27 дней назад +154

    The entirety of this organization needs to be praised! Thank you so much from across the world.

    • @davidsquires2363
      @davidsquires2363 26 дней назад +1

      I bet the guy who invented plastic could not have envisaged this.

  • @HansKlopek
    @HansKlopek 27 дней назад +17

    Decent people doing the hard work of cleaning up for indecent people.

    • @myadhdSquirel
      @myadhdSquirel 4 дня назад

      This almost seems like it's encouraging dumping into the rivers. Shitty people will always be shitty and will take advantage.

  • @Doomscrolled
    @Doomscrolled 27 дней назад +22

    That’s an insane image. Great work team!

  • @SD-ym1rt
    @SD-ym1rt 27 дней назад +24

    That looks apocalyptic I hate to say.

    • @StanMarsh-jz7wh
      @StanMarsh-jz7wh 22 дня назад +1

      Nope, just a third world country that has no waste management.

  • @kevinlewis1235
    @kevinlewis1235 27 дней назад +13

    Great work but we really need to figure out how to stop it from ending up in the river.

    • @conehead273
      @conehead273 27 дней назад +3

      Send the bills to the government, they'll start doing something.

  • @blomkvistification
    @blomkvistification 27 дней назад +3

    You are absolute legends 🙏🏽 thank you

  • @Unoggvbj
    @Unoggvbj 26 дней назад +2

    Thank you heroes❤❤.you guys are the real heros❤

  • @karenuntz6514
    @karenuntz6514 27 дней назад +14

    Incredible job. Thank you!😊

  • @Bigd-il7by
    @Bigd-il7by 27 дней назад +19

    We don’t deserve this earth what a disgrace

    • @mg4468
      @mg4468 25 дней назад

      Do something, buy merch.

    • @StanMarsh-jz7wh
      @StanMarsh-jz7wh 22 дня назад +1

      Whats this we shit, i recycle and do my part. This is a third world country without proper waste management.

  • @jessicadias5014
    @jessicadias5014 26 дней назад +2

    Thank you all so much for all that you do!!!

  • @praveenmandula2450
    @praveenmandula2450 25 дней назад +2

    Thank you so much for cleaning the mess, kudos to all the team mates

  • @Constitution1789
    @Constitution1789 27 дней назад +5

    Only six days? That's actually fast. Y'all are super efficient!

  • @Michelle-kj7wv
    @Michelle-kj7wv 27 дней назад +22

    Every single person is indebted to the people who have been cleaning up after the world. There's no way to convey the gratitude 🙏 love and respect for the hardworking individuals that continue to correct the wrongs of humanity

  • @PierogiInspired
    @PierogiInspired 27 дней назад +81

    How are the people upstream not embarrassed by this? Disgusting.

    • @Kiyarose3999
      @Kiyarose3999 23 дня назад +3

      Hopefully this footage will be or is shown to the people up river who are the cause cos if they saw it I’m sure it would have a massive impact. I mean who could be immune to the disgust of this craziness once they see it like this!.

    • @luisdelcid7051
      @luisdelcid7051 23 дня назад

      The people upstream are uneducated and ignorant. Even if you show them they will keep doing this. I’m ashamed to have this be shown to the world as a Guatemalan. You should play this video or drop the plastic blocks of compacted trash in front of Guatemalan congress so that public sanitation be made available…

    • @linebrunelle1004
      @linebrunelle1004 23 дня назад +1

      they don't care

    • @eduardodiaz1662
      @eduardodiaz1662 22 дня назад +16

      In a lot of these poorer countries they dont have the proper infrastructure to collect trash in smaller villages and such. So they use the river instead. Im not saying it's right but they don't have any other options besides burning it.

    • @gopackgo4036
      @gopackgo4036 22 дня назад

      @@eduardodiaz1662that is true, we need to invest in trash collection and landfills for them, but they also have a responsibility to keep the trash on land and secured.

  • @SnelfNL
    @SnelfNL 27 дней назад +7

    Just amazing when you see the water after the second dam!

  • @kerstin1537
    @kerstin1537 27 дней назад +6

    ❤❤❤❤ much love and respect and a giant THANK YOU!

  • @stevenmansfield9461
    @stevenmansfield9461 26 дней назад +2

    Wow this is so incredible, every river should have these

  • @AnoopKhetani
    @AnoopKhetani 27 дней назад +3

    Dayum, didn't even look like there was water under all that! Great job! 👍

  • @tizzy6
    @tizzy6 27 дней назад +8

    That’s what happens when you have modern living and no proper way of handling it. They consume like it. They live in a first country and then dump the trash right into rivers.

    • @botchubby2776
      @botchubby2776 26 дней назад

      Its a third world country, they are happy to have food at the end of the day, They do not bother at all cleaning up behind themselves..

    • @mg4468
      @mg4468 25 дней назад

      He’ll the cause. Buy merch

  • @lex_DO
    @lex_DO 27 дней назад +8

    I’m glad that some places banned plastics straws.

    • @StanMarsh-jz7wh
      @StanMarsh-jz7wh 22 дня назад

      😂 did you really just say that?

    • @lex_DO
      @lex_DO 22 дня назад

      @@StanMarsh-jz7wh it’s sarcasm.

    • @StanMarsh-jz7wh
      @StanMarsh-jz7wh 22 дня назад

      @@lex_DO Unless we know you personally, sarcasm doesnt work on the internet. Seems like thats your problem and not my guessing game. Maybe the psychic hotline can help next time.🤦‍♂️

  • @mack_titan
    @mack_titan 27 дней назад +5

    Perhaps a third or forth barrier is needed as well? Is there way to contribute to you directly? Also, 501-3C?

    • @highwaybus
      @highwaybus 25 дней назад +1

      There's a donation button on the Ocean Cleanup website.

  • @loki29339
    @loki29339 27 дней назад +2

    Amazing work!! Thank you!!

  • @SteveSidle
    @SteveSidle 27 дней назад +3

    Time to design a plastic vacuuming system that won't suck up the water and runs on electricity powered by solar. Or a bigger specialized buck so the extraction is more efficient. Great job.

  • @hmartin7544
    @hmartin7544 26 дней назад +2

    No matter how much you do it will not change, people will keep throwing trash in the river.
    Well done for all you do.
    Thank you👍👍👍

    • @mg4468
      @mg4468 25 дней назад +1

      Stop the negativity. Buy merch

  • @cesheph
    @cesheph 27 дней назад +12

    Soon you guys will win the Nobel Peace Prize for your work on our planet ❤

    • @janego2018
      @janego2018 26 дней назад +3

      We definitely need a Nobel Eco Prize or Nobel Green Prize. And they should get it.

  • @looqischmidt5581
    @looqischmidt5581 27 дней назад +3

    Great job. And Thank you 😊❤

  • @pawsfurGod
    @pawsfurGod 27 дней назад +7

    Over 3 million pounds 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @noobztvgaming
    @noobztvgaming 27 дней назад +13

    All governments need to invest and get on board

  • @War90.
    @War90. 25 дней назад +1

    Thank you all for your service! That what I call essential!!!!

  • @Ac-ip9di
    @Ac-ip9di 27 дней назад +3

    Divine work of saving planet, wish if I could join your team someday

  • @GreatSolarBear
    @GreatSolarBear 27 дней назад +4

    Guatamala should be taxed for the environment harm

  • @manny32091
    @manny32091 27 дней назад +5

    This is amazing !!!! Let’s gooooooooo Ocean Clean up !!! ❤️🌎🥰

    • @mg4468
      @mg4468 25 дней назад

      Help the cause. Buy merch

  • @rebeccahashimoto7550
    @rebeccahashimoto7550 27 дней назад +6

    Amazing and so very sad

  • @easydrawing9806
    @easydrawing9806 27 дней назад +7

    Nice work keep it up

  • @md8355
    @md8355 27 дней назад +3

    U guys need a conveyor belt machine🤙

  • @jclaudio8826
    @jclaudio8826 27 дней назад +3

    👍🏾

  • @marc_aussie
    @marc_aussie 25 дней назад +1

    6 days to remove it is actually less than I expected, great work!

  • @Im.k.m.aka.kalaashnikov
    @Im.k.m.aka.kalaashnikov 24 дня назад +1

    Thank you for cleaning this! Thank you for making a difference! While those who think they're in charge are too corrupt to make an effort, saying it's not worth it until the symptom is contained, you're out there actually doing something❤ thank you!

  • @imoldgregg8
    @imoldgregg8 27 дней назад +6

    Maybe Guatemala should cut back on plastic 😂

    • @conehead273
      @conehead273 27 дней назад

      This is sadly all countries

    • @ajlsrv5490
      @ajlsrv5490 26 дней назад +2

      @@conehead273no it’s not

    • @mindblown42069
      @mindblown42069 26 дней назад +2

      @@conehead273no it’s not. I have never seen anything like that in my life in any developed nation

    • @conehead273
      @conehead273 26 дней назад

      @@mindblown42069 List of some of the top most polluted rivers.
      •Ganges River
      •Yellow River
      •Sarno River
      •Mississippi River
      •Yangtze River
      Even the rivers here in Australia you see heaps of rubbish chemicals etc. dumped into them.

    • @StanMarsh-jz7wh
      @StanMarsh-jz7wh 22 дня назад +1

      @@conehead273No, this is poor waste management in a third world shithole country.

  • @dogelord144
    @dogelord144 21 день назад

    Thank you for all of this, you have no idea how much you are helping to heal earth.

  • @julioarredondo4571
    @julioarredondo4571 25 дней назад +1

    Awesome! You folks are making a huge diference.
    I grew up with the Atlantic Ocean at my feet i wish you folks the best.

  • @StopTheBurn
    @StopTheBurn 25 дней назад +2

    Try using a screen belt conveyor to remove the debris from the water to the truck. The water will drop out on the way up. This works well and removes lots of debris fast!
    Thank you for your important work! ❤️

  • @user-np4dz5hb6c
    @user-np4dz5hb6c 27 дней назад +2

    Спасибо огромное этим людям которые работают. Они делают очень важную работу. Спасибо за Ваш труд❤

  • @keving4554
    @keving4554 25 дней назад +1

    This is amazing!! All the countries and important companies must promote this and replicate in all rivers!!

  • @tomikoprichard6932
    @tomikoprichard6932 22 дня назад

    This is absolutely wonderful the work you guys are doing. Your heros be so proud of your work ThankYou

  • @declancooney2725
    @declancooney2725 27 дней назад +2

    Simply amazing work here.

  • @earvinzacarias3938
    @earvinzacarias3938 26 дней назад +1

    More power to you guys.❤❤❤
    God is with you guys..stay safe and thank you .

  • @scottlidstone1902
    @scottlidstone1902 25 дней назад +2

    It's amazing how much can capture. I think some specialized machinery for extraction, an auger or conveyor system would speed things up.

  • @MegaJoaaco
    @MegaJoaaco 15 дней назад

    Thank you for your help. Such beautiful country deserves to be clean. Now the people needs to keep it clean

  • @WMeier-kd8hz
    @WMeier-kd8hz 18 дней назад

    Thank you so much , not only for the efforts you make, but even more for the success you have. You are making the world abetter place

  • @wimvandewater4630
    @wimvandewater4630 25 дней назад +1

    Absolutely awesome thank you 🙏🏻

  • @ChrisSmith-zm7kg
    @ChrisSmith-zm7kg 26 дней назад +1

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

  • @jkmurphy3
    @jkmurphy3 26 дней назад +1

    Thank you!!!!

  • @joshcarroll4266
    @joshcarroll4266 27 дней назад +1

    God bless yall man seriously.

  • @tiki915
    @tiki915 12 дней назад

    I could watch your work for hours and hours and than fall asleep more hopefull and grateful to you all doing this to mother Earth ❤🎉❤

  • @rodolfoperegalli6979
    @rodolfoperegalli6979 27 дней назад +1

    Es increíble como destruimos este planeta muchas gracias por todo lo que hacen

  • @queenfedorathemagnificent
    @queenfedorathemagnificent 25 дней назад +1

    This is marvelous work❤❤❤

  • @michaelkeister8689
    @michaelkeister8689 21 день назад

    Another incredible success! Thank you, Ocean Cleanup!

  • @joesalman5087
    @joesalman5087 19 дней назад

    Amazing work. Please keep this going.

  • @trevorbloye9693
    @trevorbloye9693 26 дней назад +1

    More to the point if there government implemented a recyle and manufacturing for this plastic they would be streets ahead .oh a bigger bucket would work well. Good job guys 😊

  • @stevenpage6987
    @stevenpage6987 27 дней назад +1

    Just a question from me… I love all the work you guys are doing, this is amazing!
    Out of the 20 interceptors you have now, these record collectors you are capturing… the almost 100 collections from the GPGP… is there data saying that there is finally a reduction in volume you are seeing in the GPGC?
    I would so love to think that we have some sort of plastic reduction monitoring in our oceans…

  • @franciscodorantes4692
    @franciscodorantes4692 26 дней назад +1

    Qué vergüenza como guatemalteco que esta sea una realidad en mi país. Tenemos que apoyar a este tipo de organizaciones, exigir más al gobierno y sobre todo educar a nuestra gente.
    Thank you OCEAN CLEANUP!!!

  • @Proc3000
    @Proc3000 27 дней назад +1

    This is where a little government investment would make a huge difference. This is low tech. I know cleaning the ocean patch is a big task but prevention is key

  • @curtiswright4757
    @curtiswright4757 24 дня назад +1

    You should see the Congo River.... There is 100yds of plastic on the entire coast of Angola.

  • @isaacdavis3936
    @isaacdavis3936 10 дней назад

    Thabk you guys for doing this. Needs to be publicized more where tf is the media on this?

  • @valentinadiaz8272
    @valentinadiaz8272 8 дней назад

    Que impresionante 😮. Les felicito por tomar acciones verdaderas por la limpieza del planeta.

  • @majbrat
    @majbrat 24 дня назад

    Thank You!

  • @frankchiedo4109
    @frankchiedo4109 25 дней назад +1

    no need for pros and cons of plastics..we need to ban plastics in it's entirety, this is just too much!

  • @RubyTuesday345678975
    @RubyTuesday345678975 21 день назад

    What are the people of Guatamala, local municipalities and governments in Guatamala doing to improve this situation? The amount of trash they're putting into the waterways is crazy. I hope this raises awareness and inspires them to clean-up.

  • @Nodecaf198
    @Nodecaf198 27 дней назад

    God bless you all

  • @chrisbusinelle7276
    @chrisbusinelle7276 26 дней назад

    Wow! Thats insane! Well done!

  • @marinaxi1
    @marinaxi1 27 дней назад

    Many many thanks!!!

  • @Bootifulbouncybodacious
    @Bootifulbouncybodacious 19 дней назад

    Amazing work🙌

  • @julzhepburn3688
    @julzhepburn3688 26 дней назад

    I see the next generation doing this work and i have nothing but admiration and hope for the future ,,❤🌄🌎🌊🌀🌿🐎🐕

  • @gennadysorkin5333
    @gennadysorkin5333 27 дней назад

    Thank you 🙏

  • @PandaMcNasty1
    @PandaMcNasty1 2 часа назад +1

    The next question is, how exactly are you going to recycle all of that?

  • @AWizardOfTastyness
    @AWizardOfTastyness 25 дней назад

    Thank you ❤

  • @MarkBlaine-ez4bu
    @MarkBlaine-ez4bu 12 дней назад

    Thank God and all of you who give to support this. Could "anything" be more important?

  • @opalmig40
    @opalmig40 4 дня назад

    That a very good start, the hard part is to change the culture, the mentality of the people, recycle and proper ways to discard the thrash is the real answer to protect our environment,

  • @davidhennigan8373
    @davidhennigan8373 26 дней назад

    Made my OCD (and heart) so happy to see that second catch!

  • @Kiyarose3999
    @Kiyarose3999 23 дня назад

    When there is this volume of waste plastic I think it makes more sense to turn it into Fuel via Pyrolysis than to try and separate the many different plastics and recycle it. I mean we are not even recycling the plastic that doesn’t go into our rivers and Seas that goes into landfill etc. At least then vast volumes can be processed relatively easily and quickly into fuel, instead of using fossil fuel that is also v expensive, Ocean Clean Up could run its ships etc on fuel from the waste plastic.

  • @xristinakk4883
    @xristinakk4883 25 дней назад

    Without knowing too much, but seeing how important the work you’re doing is, how does someone like me get involved and how can we donate. I would think that any kind of money donations towards this cause would be helpful!!

  • @elladoz1966
    @elladoz1966 27 дней назад +1

    Parent's job to teach their children not to litter.

    • @mg4468
      @mg4468 25 дней назад

      Help the cause. Buy merch.

  • @p.b.2903
    @p.b.2903 27 дней назад +1

    Bravo!

  • @timothypatrick7
    @timothypatrick7 23 дня назад

    Thank you so much

  • @BogdanBanilievici
    @BogdanBanilievici 19 дней назад

    Just awesome! Congratulation on that catch! Also, it seems that south America has more trash than the whole Europe combined..

  • @lizzylahaie
    @lizzylahaie 5 дней назад

    The sigh of relief I just felt

  • @ronyfadael4794
    @ronyfadael4794 8 дней назад

    Best video of the year. Keep it up

  • @renedurrer5514
    @renedurrer5514 26 дней назад

    Increible!!!! Que os esta pasando en Guatemala? Cambio y avanze ustedes podeis!❤

  • @TheDanilkinoff
    @TheDanilkinoff 22 дня назад

    God bless you, guys

  • @hollygolightly8048
    @hollygolightly8048 6 дней назад

    The mind boggles. How can we do such a thing? We live here! We need to clean up our mess!