Stichting The Ocean Cleanup

EU Legislative Interests

I European Strategy on Plastics in the Circular Economy II Horizon Europe III European negotiating strategy for the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. IV EU Plastics Strategy V Marine Strategy Framework Directive VI New Circular Economy Action Plan VII International Ocean Governance

Communication Activities

In 2025 The Ocean Cleanup expanded in our rivers, launching our new 30 Cities Program (https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/the-ocean-cleanup-launches-30-cities-program-to-cut-ocean-plastic-pollution-from-rivers-by-one-third-by-2030/). Our Communications team documents our operations in video, photography and audio, sharing our footage and expertise across social media and through written updates on theoceancleanup.com to transparently record our progress and allow our supporters and funders to follow our development: Removing 48 million kilos of waste from oceans and rivers: https://theoceancleanup.com/dashboard/ Our new deployments of projects in 2025 include (https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/2025-in-review-the-ocean-cleanup/): Panama: Under a strategic alliance with local partner and non-profit Marea Verde, Interceptor 022 is our first deployment in Panama City for the Siete Cuencas project. This project plans to implement a city-wide approach to prevent plastic pollution in the Bay of Panama, an area of rich biodiversity and ecological value, mangroves and critical ecosystems. https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/panama-implementing-a-city-wide-approach-to-plastic-pollution-prevention/ Honduras: Rio Chamelecon, San Pedro Sula, Honduras - installed for testing since September 1, 2025. Jamaica: we continued to expand and scale our projects in Kingston Harbour. In 2025, we deployed the 9th interceptor in the Harbour, specifically within the Balmagie Gully. Indonesia: we updated the system for Interceptor 020, to be able to manage the large flow of trash during the rainy season (https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/improved-cisadane-interceptor-to-become-fully-operational/). In addition to our projects, we attended the UN Ocean Conference in Nice and the negotiations for the Internationally Legally Binding Instrument on plastic pollution. At the UN Ocean Conference, The Ocean Cleanup hosted a side event featuring a high-level, cross‑sector panel on how river cleanup initiatives strengthen city resilience and support biodiversity. At the plastic treaty negotiations, we shared our plastic monitoring techniques and updated negotiators (of some of the countries where we have active projects) on the progress of our mission and our 30 Cities Program.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

Stichting The Ocean Cleanup has been accredited with: - the UN Environment Programme (since 2019): https://www.unep.org/civil-society-engagement/accreditation/list-accredited-organizations - Consultative status at the UN ECOSOC (since 2022): https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/displayConsultativeStatusSearch.do - UN Global Compact (since 2024): https://unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/participants/161649-Stichting-The-Ocean-Cleanup - Global Partnership on Marine Litter (since 2020): https://globalplasticshub.org/community-hub - International Union for the Conservation of Nature (since 2024): https://iucn.org/our-union/members/iucn-members/stichting-ocean-cleanup - International Maritime Organisation (since 2025): https://www.imo.org/en/ourwork/ero/pages/ngosinconsultativestatus.aspx - Global Plastic Action Partnership - Indonesia, part of metrics roadmap: https://weforum.ent.box.com/s/7kbfbh1sj3msc91g0p0jggwz04qmgw1g - Sustainable AI Coalition (since 2025): https://www.sustainableaicoalition.org/members-and-supporters/ - Covenant with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Kingdom of the Netherlands to ensure our unique activities in the high seas follow international rules and regulations: https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/updated-covenant-dutch-state-to-provide-continuous-support-to-the-ocean-cleanups-high-seas-activities/

Organisation Members

https://theoceancleanup.com/partners/

Additional Information

No funding was received from the EU institutions during the last closed financial year. Estimate of annual costs related to activities covered by the register: EUR 587,000 .* *The costs mentioned are all public relations costs as it is impossible to break it down to costs specifically related to our interactions with the EU