Year in Review: 糖心直播Continues to Break Records

General 17 December 2025

Another year, another record trash听haul.听

In 2025 we removed over听25听million听kilograms听of trash from aquatic environments, bringing our total overall catch to over听45 million kilograms.听This massive haul is the听result of听years of research, data-driven decision-making, and commitment to implementing responsible solutions听adapted to local contexts.听

This year,听a major听focus behind the scenes has been to ensure听all听our processes are听optimized听and听our听ocean and river technologies听operate听as efficiently as possible.听But what did that look like?听

2025听in Brief听

听Reaching our goal of removing 90% of all floating plastic from the ocean by 2040 requires a听comprehensive solution. One that includes not only extraction of legacy plastic from the ocean, and the interception of听plastic waste in rivers, but also the targeted removal of the pollution already听present听in near-shore environments through听coastal听sweeps,听as well as听leveraging听our research in marine pollution to听inform international policy.听

听Research which continues to set听new standards, as well as听involve听citizen scientists听keen to听participate听in the world’s largest cleanup听鈥� a cleanup that is growing in scale.听At the United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice this year, we announced the next step towards reaching our goal: the听30 Cities Program, which will tackle up to a third of all plastic pollution entering the ocean from听some of the world’s most polluting urban areas.听听

听Our focus on efficiency and responsible solutions also extends to听waste management. We continued to work听closely听with local听authorities,听partners, and communities听in听the听countries听we are deployed听to create听long-lasting听impact.听听

2025 in pictures

And if you鈥檇 rather not read through everything, we鈥檝e put together the highlights of our 2025 in pictures – a little trip down memory lane.

Together with our local partner, we have inaugurated a new sorting facility on the banks of the Klang river in Malaysia, where the trash is intercepted and sorted immediately.

GPGP, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, ocean plastic pollution, ghost nets — In late September, our research team sailed to the GPGP to release ghost net trackers to help us learn more about plastic behaviors inside the gyres.

The last batch of our catch in the GPGP has been successfully sorted, shipped, processed and recycled in pellets which are now ready to be transformed into meaningful products.

Late August, we published a video recap of the work our Ocean team has been doing in order to improve our offshore operation in the GPGP sustainably through hotspot hunting.

river plastic, river pollution 30 cities program, — During the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, last June, we announced our strategy to tackle one third of riverine pollution worldwide by 2030. We will deploy our Interceptor technology in 30 of the most polluting cities.

In May 2025, Dr. Matthias Egger released the Net Environmental Benefit Assessment, which proved that cleaning up the GPGP provides greater environmental benefits than costs.

Last May, following repairs due to extreme weather events, Interceptor 020 was back at work intercepting plastic in the Cisadane river in Indonesia.

To rid the marine environment from trash, we must not only focus on stopping inflow but also tackling legacy trash that is already in the environment prior to our operation. For this reason, we began organizing coastal sweeps with local partners and volunteers, which remove trash accumulated on the coast.

We deployed Interceptor 016 in Balmagie Gully last March - the ninth addition to the squad of Interceptors deployed in Kingston Bay, Jamaica.

Thanks to our partnership with Marea Verde we were able to deploy Interceptor 022 in Rio Abajo. The partnership aims to target seven basins inside the city to stop trash getting into the Gulf of Panama.

New Year,听Same Mission听

听The听records we have set throughout 2025听were made possible thanks to the听continued support of our followers and partners. Together, we are turning the tide on plastic pollution.听Our collective attention is now听on听2026, a year that promises to deliver even more deployments,听trash removed,听and听positive听impact听鈥� so make sure to听stay updated on our progress!听