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HELP CLEAN UP
OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION

Welcome to our fundraising platform!

Take matters into your own hands and fundraise for The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit project developing and scaling cleanup technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic.

The funds you raise will help clean up trash in the ocean, and intercept it in rivers.

A few words from Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup.

START A FUNDRAISER

GENERAL FUNDRAISER

Start a birthday fundraiser, a bake sale, challenge yourself to learn how to juggle or simply just get started fundraising quickly with this option.

DISTANCE CHALLENGE

Your movement can help us move towards a cleaner ocean. Set a distance target (km/mi) and have your friends and family rally support for you while you smash your fitness goals.

Get moving

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START A CLEANUP

Start your own clean up initiative. Pick up trash in your neighborhood while also raising funds to clean up even more.

Tip: this one is more fun to do with a team!

Start cleaning

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TOTAL CATCH NUMBER

The Ocean Cleanup's catch from rivers and oceans,
thanks to supporters like you.
Last updated in February, 2026

47 million KG

or

103 million LB

your impact

Simply by setting up your fundraiser, you’ll be playing a vital role in ridding the oceans of plastic while empowering others to join you. Every year, millions of tons of plastic are washed into our oceans, with the majority being emitted via rivers. The ocean plastic crisis devastates wildlife, ecosystems, communities, and livelihoods around the world each day, and urgent action is required to repair the damage humanity has caused.

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FEATURED FUNDRAISERS

Thank you to all 1,796 of you who have raised funds for cleaner oceans thus far! Your commitment to working on this problem with us is truly admirable.