The Ocean Cleanup plastic survey
Generate river and ocean plastic data for cleaner oceans
The Ocean Cleanup plastic survey launched on December 16, 2020 with 75 votes, #614 of 3,242 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.
What it does
Tons of plastic waste enter our oceans yearly. Identifying pollution hotspots is crucial for an efficient cleanup strategy. With our plastic survey apps, you can join our mission to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. No degree necessary, just a smartphone.
Join the largest cleanup in history and become a citizen scientist. Help The Ocean Cleanup gather data on plastic in waterways around the world to help us optimize our global cleanup strategy. Such an undertaking is a great challenge, and we can only do this with your help. No degree or experience is necessary, generally, all you need is a smartphone.
See progress as it happens — from deployments to discoveries — and find out how people like you are making change possible. You’re all set. We send a newsletter every month—stay tuned for the next one! If you don’t get them, check your spam folder or reach out so we can look into it together. Plastic pollution can be found almost everywhere in the world. Yet, there is very little data on the types, quantities, locations and journeys of the debris that litters our global waterways. So that we can optimize our global cleanup strategy, the Research Team is mapping how floating plastic is transported through rivers, and how it accumulates in oceans. Mapping global plastic is a huge…from theoceancleanup.com
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