How It Started vs How It’s Going: 100 Plastic Extractions From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

We've just completed Extraction #100 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -and livstreamed the entire operation from start to finish. Here's a compilation of plastic extractions throughout the years.

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[marilynnorourke]

AWESOME !!!! 100 EXTRACTIONS !!! I can't thank you enough to all the wonderful hard working dedicated people who have made this possible.

[WigneyR]

You’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders and the human race should Thankyou endlessly for it ❤

[BennieGouws]

Awesome! Got to love extraction 1, it's like a small baby step and look where you are now. You're literally saving humanity, so huge thank you for doing what we all know is essential, but don't have the perseverance to do. ❤

[debratakagawa]

That is just wonderful. 70+ years of plastic collecting into our oceans is going to take awhile.

[rodolfoperegalli]

Muchas gracias !! Todo el planeta les agradece

[jefreestyles]

Thank you for documenting this phenomenal feat of enginuity and passion for our planet of which we only have 1 atm. Looks like the sea is on the path to be well taken care of. Now gotta do something about the landfills, air pollution, well pollution and dehydration, and beaches.

[woodycolin]

Woohoo, thank-you. Please keep up the good work.

[Ascendanthigh]

Thank you for doing such a great job cleaning the ocean!

[milesj]

This is an amazing journey that Ocean Cleanup has been on from the humble beginnings to now, congratulations and I am proud to say I am a supporter of your efforts. Keep up the good work and expanding the operation to more places. You are truely making a difference in the oceans. I just hope that all that plastic is getting put to good use somewhere

[CarlosAugusto-zvcn]

JOB !!! AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, GOD BLESS YOUR EFORT FOREVER.

[OGZ]

God Bless You guys for what you all are doing!

[elipsis]

Fantastic!!! What an important work you are all doing! THANK YOU!!! And congrats!

[marcoslampert]

This is CONTRATULATIONS, AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU WONDERFUL WORK!!

[Chr.U.Cas]

👍👌👏 2) Fortunately there is a lot of stuff in the big net, that can simply be used again (if not damaged of course). Such as fenders, buoys, plastic barrels and boxes.
Best regards, luck and especially health to all involved people.

[aye]

Keep up the great work guys! Much love from the UK

[veldawells]

I loved watching the 100th real live time extraction recently. Great discussions, unbelievable collaborative teamwork, very educational, and amazing to watch the engineering people, professionals, cameras, boats, machines at work doing an incredible and dangerous task. Kudos the TOC. ❤

[naturenut]

I love watching these videos. Wish you could post more.

[eyrunsigrunardottir]

Congratulations on your 100th extraction and thank you for this work 💙

[shawnbrennan]

Interesting.
I always assumed they did an extraction every day that they were at sea. Seems like that would be a better way to track progress, free any sealife, and keep sorting.

[irenerayne]

THANK YOU❤❤❤ i will definitely lead a life which makes y'alls work easier.❤