Boyan Slat

The Ocean Cleanup is an international non-profit organization founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat. The Ocean Cleanup is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and employs approximately 95 engineers and researchers. The Dutch company aims to rid the world's oceans of plastic through a dual strategy of intercepting plastic in rivers and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the oceans. The company develops and deploys large-scale systems to efficiently concentrate plastic for periodic removal. The plastic is tracked and traced through DNV's chain of custody model to certify claims of origin when recycling it into new products. The company has developed a portfolio of interceptor solutions to halt and extract riverine plastic before it reaches the ocean.