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.”
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. 🌻🌎✊🏽
@@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 .
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.💔
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???
@@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.
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
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/
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! ❤❤❤
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!.
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…
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.
@@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.
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.
Anyone asking who put that masses into the river in the first place? Look for mismanagement at the source of this stream. You can't solve this sustainably downstream.
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
@@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.🤦♂️
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.
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.
@@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.
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!
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! ❤️
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!!!
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 😊
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
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…
Sooo good to see...after the fence did Not Work i was so upset, but u improved the system, adapted it to the local circumstances...kept going...what a reward...so much plastic which will not be ending Up at the ocean. Amazing Guys. I'm utterly amazed!!!
This is the most important thing going on in the world at the moment. You guys are doing the work for generations.
You are 110% right! Without our oceans we are nothing.
Totally agree!
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.”
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. 🌻🌎✊🏽
@@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 .
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!!
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.💔
Some humans much more than others
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???
@@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.
No this is a idiot problem we have them all over the world and they could care less about this place
That’s both remarkably good news and utterly horrifying at the same time…
I know. Knowing that this had previously been going on every day in thousands of rivers unstopped for decades and decades make me sick
Yes, it shows how good the ocean cleanup is, but also how much humanity really screwed up with caring for the earth 😔
The thing I keep reminding myself is that the trash isn't new, but the cleaup is. Things are improving!
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
This on is in guatemala
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/
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! ❤❤❤
That is truly scary, I'm surprised the oceans and rivers can survive this amount of pollution, and that is just in one place😢
I love seeing people taking care of this planet. I'm in.
Boa tarde!! Sacos de tecido retornável, coletar resíduos orgânicos pra fazer ração para os animais, são ideias pra ajudar nos lixos.
Everyone upstream must just keep throwing in their garbage 😂
Yeah, more people are throwing their garbage in the rivers while the civilized world pays to clean up their garbage.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you. You're all true heroes. Keep going!
That looks apocalyptic I hate to say.
Nope, just a third world country that has no waste management.
@@StanMarsh-jz7whWo bitte wird dann dieser Müll entsorgt? Wieder flussaufwärts?
We don’t deserve this earth what a disgrace
Do something, buy merch.
Whats this we shit, i recycle and do my part. This is a third world country without proper waste management.
The entirety of this organization needs to be praised! Thank you so much from across the world.
I bet the guy who invented plastic could not have envisaged this.
@@davidsquires2363 No, they had no idea.
How are the people upstream not embarrassed by this? Disgusting.
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!.
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…
they don't care
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.
@@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.
Decent people doing the hard work of cleaning up for indecent people.
This almost seems like it's encouraging dumping into the rivers. Shitty people will always be shitty and will take advantage.
Great work but we really need to figure out how to stop it from ending up in the river.
Send the bills to the government, they'll start doing something.
Ocean Cleanup also goes into each country and educates the population, especially the kids.
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.
That’s an insane image. Great work team!
But real 😢😮😢😮
Incredible job. Thank you!😊
Thank you heroes❤❤.you guys are the real heros❤
Simply amazing work here.
Just amazing when you see the water after the second dam!
❤❤❤❤ much love and respect and a giant THANK YOU!
Amazing and so very sad
Anyone asking who put that masses into the river in the first place? Look for mismanagement at the source of this stream. You can't solve this sustainably downstream.
Perhaps a third or forth barrier is needed as well? Is there way to contribute to you directly? Also, 501-3C?
There's a donation button on the Ocean Cleanup website.
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
I’m glad that some places banned plastics straws.
😂 did you really just say that?
@@StanMarsh-jz7wh it’s sarcasm.
@@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.🤦♂️
Over 3 million pounds 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you so much for cleaning the mess, kudos to all the team mates
You are absolute legends 🙏🏽 thank you
Only six days? That's actually fast. Y'all are super efficient!
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.
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..
He’ll the cause. Buy merch
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.
All governments need to invest and get on board
Maybe Guatemala should cut back on plastic 😂
This is sadly all countries
@@conehead273no it’s not
@@conehead273no it’s not. I have never seen anything like that in my life in any developed nation
@@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.
@@conehead273No, this is poor waste management in a third world shithole country.
Take pictures. Make posters with "Do Better!" on them. Distribute throughout nearest cities.
I agree!!!
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Wow this is so incredible, every river should have these
Great job. And Thank you 😊❤
Soon you guys will win the Nobel Peace Prize for your work on our planet ❤
We definitely need a Nobel Eco Prize or Nobel Green Prize. And they should get it.
3 miles upstream, they are dumping truckload of the bridges into the river, kind of counterproductive.
Nice work keep it up
Dayum, didn't even look like there was water under all that! Great job! 👍
U guys need a conveyor belt machine🤙
This is amazing !!!! Let’s gooooooooo Ocean Clean up !!! ❤️🌎🥰
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Amazing work!! Thank you!!
Guatamala should be taxed for the environment harm
That is just outrageous
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👍👍👍
Stop the negativity. Buy merch
Divine work of saving planet, wish if I could join your team someday
Thank you all so much for all that you do!!!
6 days to remove it is actually less than I expected, great work!
Thank you all for your service! That what I call essential!!!!
I love you guys thank you so much cleaning the world!
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!
Thank you for all of this, you have no idea how much you are helping to heal earth.
God bless yall man seriously.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Es increíble como destruimos este planeta muchas gracias por todo lo que hacen
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! ❤️
Awesome! You folks are making a huge diference.
I grew up with the Atlantic Ocean at my feet i wish you folks the best.
This is amazing!! All the countries and important companies must promote this and replicate in all rivers!!
It's amazing how much can capture. I think some specialized machinery for extraction, an auger or conveyor system would speed things up.
This is definitely the most important thing to ever happen to the world. Especially today. Glad everyone is focused on the correct things!
Absolutely awesome thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you!!!!
Thank you for your help. Such beautiful country deserves to be clean. Now the people needs to keep it clean
More power to you guys.❤❤❤
God is with you guys..stay safe and thank you .
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
This is absolutely wonderful the work you guys are doing. Your heros be so proud of your work ThankYou
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!!!
Another incredible success! Thank you, Ocean Cleanup!
This is marvelous work❤❤❤
You should see the Congo River.... There is 100yds of plastic on the entire coast of Angola.
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 😊
The problem is not trash. It is the people who throw it away.
The next question is, how exactly are you going to recycle all of that?
Many many thanks!!!
Thank u for ur hard work. ❤
If trash cans actually worked and illegal dumping and recycling actually was enforced
Thank You!
Спасибо огромное этим людям которые работают. Они делают очень важную работу. Спасибо за Ваш труд❤
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
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 ❤🎉❤
Thank God and all of you who give to support this. Could "anything" be more important?
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…
I see the next generation doing this work and i have nothing but admiration and hope for the future ,,❤🌄🌎🌊🌀🌿🐎🐕
Thank you 🙏
Thabk you guys for doing this. Needs to be publicized more where tf is the media on this?
Xf volver alo d antes llevar canasto para traer el mercado ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much
Thank you ❤
my god! same on us all for treating the world like a dump
That is wild
Thank you
Sooo good to see...after the fence did Not Work i was so upset, but u improved the system, adapted it to the local circumstances...kept going...what a reward...so much plastic which will not be ending Up at the ocean. Amazing Guys. I'm utterly amazed!!!
Heroes ❤❤❤❤
The sigh of relief I just felt
Thank you❤
Brilliant effort just wondering if a big vacuum pump would be more efficient at lifting the crap from the water ?
Bravo!
WOW. I NEVER KNEW.