1.4 million kg (3.1 million lbs) of trash intercepted in Guatemala 🇬🇹
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2024
- Interceptor 006 (located in Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala) prevented 1.4 million kg (3.1 million lbs) of trash from flowing into the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea.
All this trash came in just a few hours with the first flush of the 2024 rainy season, and it took us six days to extract it - in 272 truckloads.
A huge effort from our crew in Guatemala and significant impact on plastic emissions into the oceans.
This company has gone so far in the last decade or two I remember being a teen and seeing this company on the news talking about their idea. They have gone way past what they originally were thinking 👏🏻 love this.
2 decades??? Cmon...Bryan would have been 9. The company started in 2013. One amazing decade
@@macarenatizonbermudez9919 dam you dick riding hard on da company owner. I was just guessing my guy 🤣
@@macarenatizonbermudez9919They said a decade or two. Not two decades.
Thank you just thank you 😊😊😊❤
Thank you if it wasn't for you imagine the destruction this earth would suffer. I hate plastics.
This is just sickening to see all of this trash in one place
Extremely depressing to see how careless humans have been about our waterways.
I came here to say this 😢 so sad
@@afenismama If all this came in one night, I'm guessing this was from a flood.
So proud of all you do. Each one of you, responsible for cleaning tons of waste out of waterways and oceans. Thank you. 🎉🎉
Dios que increíble 😮Gracias por la labor que hacen
Does Guatemala have no shame about this??
Many of the villages on the river have no Garbage Disposal services or facilities so the river is the next best option for removing trash.
Im sure some do. Unfortunately, not every country has reliable waste disposal.
A lot of times these things happen due to floods
Did you see the one they did in LA County? Does America have no shame about this either? It’s not a country issue… it’s a people issue.
All this rubbish. It’s down to governments not caring, no trash removal and above all lack of education on pollution
Just awesome!!! Much appreciation and thanks!!!
Great people who do a great work for all of us. I bought a t-shirt to support you guys, keep it up!
It’s so heart breaking to see such neglect to such beautiful creation. But it makes my ❤ smile so big to see your amazing work to help keep it as beautiful as possible. THANK YOU ALL, THE COMPANY AND YOUR FAMILY OF EMPLOYEES etc. etc.
Thank You Soooo Much!!! 🙏🏻😁🙏🏻
agreed. The landscape should have been so beautiful
Praises for all, who are doing this work and for all, who have taken personal responsibility for reducing their use of plastics and properly disposing of what they do use. Restore health and beauty to our beautiful planet❣️
Thank you😊
we MUST reduce plastic production. This is one river out of thousands, as long as plastic production keeps growing it will only get worse, despite the amazing work of organizations like yours
@@Joe-sg9llyou too might choke, not just your nephew
@@Joe-sg9llyou too might choke, not just your nephew
it's not about the production. it's about the careless humans who litter into our beautiful rivers.
@@AvaaMax it absolutely is. Barely anything gets recycled, even when brought to landfills (which already contain insane amounts of plastic) it slowly breaks down into micro plastic, spreading through the wind and infiltrating the groundwater. Even Antarctica and the deep ocean are full of micro plastics.
@@AvaaMax Yes, it is about production. These are conscious decisions by manufacturers and marketing companies to sell the packages. It's not so much the product they carry. What's the point of collecting coke bottles if milk bottles or computer cases are not collected either?
Shorts like these should go viral. So I leave a comment for the algorithm to gain traction.
That is astounding both in terms of waste and progress of Ocean Cleanup. Remarkable work team!
Thank you for the awesome job you do🙏🏻
If my business takes off im going to definitely give yall some donations. Great Job! I complain about cleaning up after my roommate and here you are cleaning up after the whole country.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. 🌸💖✨
Keep doing what your doing
God bless you guys
and to the people who are littering: STOP what you're doing.
Holy moly
SPEECHLESS, THNAKS TO ALL INVOLVED,NEVER STOP, THE PLANET WILL START TO HEAL ITSELF!!!
Amazing job❤
I remember in 1983 flying low over Guatemala on my way to Costa Rica. Every single house that abutted on to the river had a stream of trash going to the river below. That was forty years ago 😢
Isn’t this going to keep happening over and over and over??? People will keep dumping trash… how can they fix that problem?
They need to stop the upstream dump from polluting the river and prevent the small towns along it from dumping directly into the river. That would stop the bulk of it.
This stops it from ending up in the ocean where its insanely more difficult to collect and it can cause more damage to marine life. There will likely always be trash that makes its way into waterways. This is simply the start of addressing that problem. And is only one piece of a much larger puzzle.
@@maisielb1517 what they are saying is how do we stop it from getting in the river to begin with.
@@violetscreaming to put it simply, you cant.
They would need entire countries rubbish collection and processing to be overhauled or put into place.
Even with that, places like uk, france, the us have all proven that regardless of such systems, and fines in place, people will still always litter or fly tip. Nothing will ever fully stop it from happening.
So things like this will probably become a part of our lives simply to keep on top of the problem we created.
This is just one aspect of what they do. They also help set up plants for recycling (see what they have done in Jamaica). But until they can solve that the first step is to stop it entering the ocean.
God bless this company
How did we ever let it get this bad?
Thank you so much for being part of the solution.
Absolutely fantastic... How many years has this not been going on?...
Since throwaway plastic was invented I guess... 80 years...
So in affect.. what we are looking at here, times by 80 has been lobbed in the sea... from one river....
Oh My God .... FFS
Yeah, luckily I don’t think even 30 years ago we had the same amount of plastic as today, but still too much
That’s why its 4 garbage patches in our oceans
I wish all countries have this
Such a wonderful company!!! Thank God for innovators like them. So sickening to see Guatemala contributing so much grief to our blessed oceans. Keep up the great work!!!
Start holding these companies accountable. Let them also play a part in teaching proper disposal in these countries and in developing better options.
Is the citizens. 3rd world country, no trash services.
Which companies? The ones that make the plastic? The ones that turn it into containers? The ones that fill those containers? The ones who then sell those filled containers to consumers? Or do you mean the consumers who use them? Or the companies that run the rubbish dumps that spill into these rivers?
Pointing at others is the easy way! Start with your own accountability.
@violetscreaming There needs to be a plastic tax on the creators of plastic products.
At an announced future date, the tax on purchasing NEWLY CREATED plastic goods needs to be enacted.
A year later, the tax extends to ALL plastic products (products with more that 10% plastic/plastic pieces)
We will never be rid of plastic for the time being, but it needs to be so expensive (with that tax money going to clean up) that using recyclable glass will go back to being the norm.
People can learn to be a teensy bit more careful with what they are holding, and BONUS- people with access issues due to not being able to utilize plastic, will suddenly be able to do things, open containers, etc... from the changes it would enact.
A standardized set of sizes so to speak for lids, will make it easy for a container/lid opener to be formulated.
You can't create glass without humans at least overseeing, so yaayyyy job creation.
Reuse programs can be created for the sanitization and refilling of jars/ containers, which will require humans to control the machines and production.
Not to mention the clean up crews like Boyan's will have money, people, ideas, and support poured in.
Will it take lots of time and money?
Yup, but our biggest issues and literally how we got here: Lobbying.
We have agreed as a collective to ignore the job of criminally bribing politicians and lawmakers, and let them lie that it's "part of the process".
When we oust the people whose entire job is to pay people to make the wrong decision- the one that hurts it's countries people and environment.
So I'd say yes to all of the people paying.
Starting with the plastic companies and the huge companies that use their products, slowly making its way on a predetermined schedule down to a tax on plastic period.
That tax money goes to cleanup, support for the environs rise, and hey- just maybe we won't be the fifth to last generation on the planet!!
THANK YOU
This is fantastic. It’s like everybody stopped talking about pollution once 2020 hit, and it’s great you guys keep doing this!
No one has quit talking about pollution. Blame consumers for continuing to use single use plastic.
You guys need to find a more efficient extraction technique so such an impressive haul. Some kinda moveable conveyor belt?
wouldent be flexible enough for this
@@Joe-sg9ll It is probably possible, but these guys don't have financial means to do it. Whoever is in charge of trash removal in Guatemala, is responsible for hauling away garbage that collects on this barrier.
@@Joe-sg9ll They are a Dutch company. Anything that they want to do in a foreign country would have to be approved by someone there. They can't just go around and do whatever they want. Also, question is who would finance this endeavor.
@@Joe-sg9ll you putting stuff in my mouth
@@mementomori9790 and the maintenance of such a conveyorbelt, that has to be mobile due to the river size
Thank you from my ❤ everyone.. this is unbelivable vision wow.. Yes we can go back to useing bottlels to reduce use of plastic 👍 but also be sure to not thro plastic in our rivers and nature.. Where theyr T-shirt with Pride and Joy everyone theyr deserve all the best.. Have a great day everyone 💕🌍 💞👍💕
Thank you.
Thank God for people like yall doing this and the ones that donate to make it happen.
Fantastic!
Containment boom downstream. True professionals. Kudos.
Most wonderful and amazing,,
Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤
Can't imagine if all of these had gone out to sea, the poor poor fish and all. We created the problem and they are the ones that suffers. Thank you for making a difference ❤
I wish I could be out there helping with this clean up. Reminds me, I need to make another donation.
The thing that doesn't make sense is that I'm pretty sure all this plastic is washing into the river from a landfill upstream, so why doesn't the government do something about that. I'm sure there must be some way to move the landfill to a more secure area...
The canals greatly appreciate your efforts,heck yeah!!!
The amount of trash we generate is unbelievable.
Bro , they NEED to make timelapses of this for hours. That would be the least hard thing they did, yet the most exposure and publicity
I think they did post a time lapse recently for this haul and it was insane to watch!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!! AMAZING BRING US BACK OUR BEAUTIFUL RIVERS!!!
i would think a net (perhaps some recycled fishing net) used like a skimmer would be great at extracting most of this quickly for an initial haul, and then take care of the residuals with something smaller. i am 110% in support of what yall are doing, but this does not seem like the right equipment choice for this task. rooting for you from the US
Agreed. Though of note I think this is the second time the stopping system has been tested to these limits because it's only when the monsoon rains wash everything down river that it collects like this.
Thank you for all the work that you do for the world.
Спасибо за то, что делаете планету чистой❤❤❤но очень много вопросов к тем, кто гадит.
We as a humans must care of our environment and nature and to keep it pristine. Also, companies should be held accountable for the harm they’re doing by not creating and investing their funds into biodegradable materials. We’re in 2024 and it can be done ✅
Somos muy cochinos. Perdón Planeta Tierra, perdón por el virus que somos los humanos para ti. 😢
Keep up the amazing work
Love you all
Эти кадры ужасны! Так много мусора! Почему правительство и люди, живущие там не убирают эту грязь? Спасибо за то, что помогаете не превратить нашу Землю в планету Мусор. 👍👍👍
This is amazing
You're the best! ❤❤❤
Thanks for the amazing work. Lets show this to the people so they stop throwing stuff in the river.
But they don't dump directly in the river, it ends up there.
Just like we don't dump directly into the ocean but it ends up there!
The solution to the plastic problem is creating environmentally-friendly substitutes and better practices..🤷♀️
Спасибо за вашу работу❤Но, каждый ответственен за нашу Планету, каждый должен начать с себя. Не выбрасывание мусор где не положено.
Just donated to keep this going!
Damn bro I really wanna invest in this business. They could use so much more new ideas and so much more equipment
This is absolutely shocking all
The trash! Cmon people do better and thank you all for such a huge impact in cleaning up this toxic waste land!
Omg they have to educate the population ASAP!!
OMG
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Thank you!!!!!!!!❤❤
That is unreal , for our oceans to be free of plastic every country need to make change . Some countries the rivers are that full of rubbish you can’t see water anymore these are the places that change needs to happen x well done on all your hard work 🫶🏻❤
If anyone has seen their original Guatemala stuff this river runs thru the landfill and also from human dumping so it’s a massive trash flow on this river, this is amazing to see this trash not going into the ocean! However the microplastics will still get thru, the world has such a long way to go to reverse our destruction of this beautiful place
Мне кажется что они никогда не почистят ету речку ...😢
Actual role models. Politicians move too slow
The human race should be so proud of themselves. One planet people, no redos yet so many just dont care.
Amazing!
That is insane how much trash
Pedro Pedro Pedro...!
Keep up the good work.
There’s gotta be a faster more efficient way to clear the trash out of the river, are any future designs being considered? Also, is the local government considering a waste management system?
But overall amazing job keep up the good work. I’m grateful none of that trash will end up in the ocean.
Thank you for what you do, maybe there is hope afterall😀❤️
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WOW 😮❤
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Wow.
Good lord. Look at all thst. And thsts been flowing into the ocean everyday for lord knows how long. And this is one river in one country. Great work here.
That’s almost unfathomable
Awesome!
OMG so much waste, Thank you for the clean up!! I wish we'd go back to more returnable bottles and such
U guys rock!!!
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Id watch like an hour long video just of the process of cleaning this stuff up. Maybe more long form content could bring in some extra views, interaction, and ad revenue. I know it would take more effort to make, but i honestly think its the kind of thing that could bring in a new audience.
@maisielb1517 Agreed!! If we all can send in ideas that we have and regarding marketing, expansion on the Web, content ideas OR like $2 - 5, that could really help.
Sure, Boyan still has to record all the content, but if people can volunteer "what they know to do", maybe they could have a 'team of ten' for each different section of the job responsibilities. For example:
He uploads the raw footage to the group, the volunteers who can help would text in the chat what they are doing.
They send it to the next group, so on and so forth.
If people are reliable and don't overthink it, the system could work really well, without burning out the volunteers.
And I saw you on one of their other videos 😄 hi buddy!!! 💖✨️
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La gente no tiene conciencia , al parecer solo ustedes , la tienen , pobre planeta , no se merece a esta especie que todo destruye y contamina.
Oh yeah fuckin brilliant man😮
Legends.
Thats bc in certain regions of the world there are no trash pickups so people just toss it and the government there hasnt put in place any way to dispose of the trash. So it will just continue to pile up never ending until someone there puts a system into place.
The problem is not plastic itself, it’s that they don’t have the modern infrastructure to dispose and recycle it. Most of those people live on dirt floors, no or limited electricity! Between the corruption and lack of education and jobs, yes, it’s hard to fix it!
I’ve seen it for myself! So, I’m not just assuming that!
Some people just don’t see a problem with this hence why it should be mandatory that all single use plastic is biodegradable
Time to educate the public.
💪Danke 🙋♂️
Thank you so much!❤❤❤ This is so sad to see, wow that is a lot of trash 😮😢
Incredible job guys!!
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Do these people not see what's happening!! You are all awesome but something needs to happen before its totally this crazy!!. I think they're living under a rock.
No they don't. We're not talking about modern cities We're talking very remote villages with little to no infrastructure. It's just push the waste into the ditch out back. Then the monsoon rains wash it away each year.
What a Shameful for you Guatemala.
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Looks like some people there need to learn how to throw away their trash. Infrastructure needs help.
We're gonna need a bigger shovel 😅
Wtf is wrong with their citizens?
they're a 3rd world country
I assume you are Guatemalan, and are asking what is wrong with us Americans who produce 221kg/capita plastic waste per year, and then ship 950 million pounds of plastic waste every year to countries like Guatemala with only 6kg/capita plastic waste annually.
@@coolaid7005 oh so americans ship trash to guatemala who then proceed to dump it into a river? Are you being serious?