The Impact of Interceptors Deployed in All 7 of Kingston Harbour Gullies

We have now deployed Interceptors in all of Kingston Harbour gullies in Jamaica, completing the first phase of our joint project to eliminate plastic pollution in Kingston. Here's a glimpse at the impact these deployments are having so far.
2024 will see the arrival of more Interceptors across Kingston, aimed at enabling the transformation of the city’s waterways while reducing plastic emissions into the Caribbean Sea.
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Chapters
00.00 Intro
00:18 How the weather (rain) impacts trash flow in Jamaica’s gullies and the work to intercept it
00:48 Zooming in on the impact of Interceptor 011 at Tivoli Gully, Kingston, Jamaica
02:00 Current status of Interceptor Solutions in Kingston, Jamaica
02:49 Local operators on how the Interceptor Tender works and what drives their motivation
04:18 Local operator on witnessing the impact of the Interceptor and their work
04:45 Motivation to be a part of this project
05:13 Looking ahead
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[@JoshBartKzTSIS]

I just gotta say, there isn't another environmental group on the planet that i have seen so hopeful and so integrated with the local communities as the Ocean Cleanup. I am hopeful that you will continue to gain traction around the planet to see even more of these interceptors deployed and provide a measure of hope for communities worldwide. Blessings!

[@chrisrock3108]

Sea Shepherd once was.

[@rbu2136]

Very well said. I remain in awe by this group and God Bless the founder and his vision.

[@andrewday3206]

They are doing right, it is refreshing to see. The group Mossy Earth is also driven by a vision and good morals.

[@UmbreonLuv1]

Agreed, Mossy Earth is often working with locals when considering their projects!

[@mikloolkim]

it was a small dutch compagney with a vision plan for 15 years , not only the mission was clean te ocean but also reproduce something with the plastic, but what we need to do from now on is educate the people so it dont get in the rivirs in the first place

[@AYellowPepper]

These young People are INSPIRING! Jamaica is a Pearl on this planet! I love your work, I love these people!

[@mr2981]

A pearl buried in garbage from the inhabitants who haven't figured out rubbish collection.

[@Deontjie]

Who dumps these bottles in the rivers?

[@anotherone-xp9ox]

Cultural problems

[@PCbeneden-pn2bi]

Pearl? Not Yet.....

[@islanddryad]

As a Jamaican, born, raised and living here, it’s so depressing to see how poorly our people treat her. Jamaica is beautiful island and I only wish people would treat her with as much love and respect as I do. I grew up seeing the trash, seeing these gullies. It always breaks my heart. Knowing there are people out there who care has got me here crying. Thank you isn’t enough, but it’s all I got. Hopefully we can encourage and teach more people to treat her right too, bless up 💚💛🖤

[@zyxw2000]

Are there plastic recycling facilities in Jamaica?

[@tjdeleon13]

It always amazes me how people, in general, really just don’t care. They just toss their trash where ever they are standing. Thank you for creating these processes and all that you all do

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

a lot of it is that

[@bretthollingshead7810]

Keep in mind, some of it is also from very poor communities that don’t have garbage trucks come around and collect the garbage weekly like you and I. So of it is communities HAVE to dump it somewhere. And they end up creating dump sites near major waterways where the trash inevitably flows into the oceans. Another core issue is creating garbage disposal infrastructure for these poor communities so garbage can be disposed of appropriately.

[@MrsOveata]

What happens with all the plastic.

[@Hotspur37]

I think when given the opportunity and support most people do care and will clean up. THere are always those that dont but they will never care.

[@tjdeleon13]

@@Hotspur37 I agree with you. Education and the resources does and will help. However I grew up in a place without trash or recycling services and we never used it as an excuse for this. We had a hole in the back of the property that we filled all year with burnable items and had one burning at the end of the year. The hole helped eliminate risk or fire spreading. Plastic/glass/cans went in bins that we would take in once a year and get paid per pound. Point is, you have to care!

[@leilegion]

It's so great that solutions like this finally exist but I hope there will come a time we won't need it anylonger.

[@carinaearl]

Me too. We need to change our ways both on an individual and corporate level

[@scottyb68]

If we could only get corporations to use hemp based plastic instead of petroleum based plastic in more of their packaging.

[@peteminers236]

Yes when compulsory bottle refilling is implemented

[@heartbeat6983]

I think people that throw their garbage anywhere should be fined at least $50,000 for breaches of the law.

[@real_smilegamez]

@@scottyb68 Bamboo packaging will honestly be better, since it decomposes in only about 3-5 years(without the help of humans) and it's natural so it just adds nutrients to the ocean instead Edit: Other sources actually say under a year(even as little as half a year)

[@snakedogman]

Amazing work guys! This will be standard practice across the world's rivers and gullies in 10-20 years surely.

[@richards7909]

Sadly that shouldn’t be the case. Hopefully in 10 years, education, recycling schemes etc will prevent this from happening anywhere. At least one hopes anyway.

[@jackhisey3477]

I am hoping as more volunteers work on such projects in more and more countries, that these volunteers will teach those around them to use recycle bins so it never ends up in the water at all. The work of TOC is positively impacting our world in a way no other environmental project has ever done before. God bless everyone who is involved with TOC

[@chowe9]

Boyan Slat is my hero and I love everyone who supports and works with him in his efforts to clean up after everyone else!!!! Thank you!

[@chowe9]

I feel the work that Boyan and his crew are doing brings goodness, hope, and joy during these pivotal times in our history that have been exhausting, dehumanizing and filled w loss and despair. Goodness, hope, joy. PRICELESS! Thank you. ⚘️

[@TakingtheTRASHOUTwithAaron]

❤ The Ocean Cleanup! This is a great system. It is amazing how much trash flushes into our environment during big rains. Hopefully people will start taking care of the issues upstream and the plastic pollution will become less and less.

[@carinaearl]

Yeah I really wish people would reduce plastic use! Some of it is unavoidable bc of the system we live in, but so much is avoidable as well like togo containers, plastic produce bags, plastic grocery bags, plastic bulk bags, plastic water bottles. we all have the power to drastically reduce as individuals. These are all minimal effort changes. We can take it a step further and only buy in bulk with cloth bags when available and make food we usually get packaged premade from scratch when we have time.

[@TakingtheTRASHOUTwithAaron]

@@carinaearl Very well said and true. At our house we are pretty conscientious about our shopping habits and we still end up with a lot of plastics. My number one enemy is Styrofoam. No matter what kind of environmental cleanup I am doing I find large amounts of styrofoam, that stuff breaks down quickly and into thousands of pieces and it is very difficult to completely remove from the environment. Awareness is key.

[@HanzFogl]

holy shit, the stream of bottles is just endless.

[@genebrotherton9056]

An endless number of people who still throw plastic bottles in the sea.

[@HansKlopek]

Evidence of a careless society

[@functionalvanconversion4284]

💯, it's tracts our ignorance and unwillingness for us to look for better options.

[@ballashoes]

Trashy people equals trashy water

[@porschedriverful]

Every country should do the same as we do in the Netherlands. You pay more to get a bottle and you get it back when you bring the bottle back. Doesn't stop all pollution but stops so much. We are used to bringing our plastic bottles back. And automatically we also start doing the same with glass even without the incentive to get money back.

[@sternenhimmel4637]

You are the absolute heroes in plastics from waters. Love you. Germany

[@oldmanstumpie1061]

At least there's a couple of humans doing the right thing. Thanks for your wonderful hard work Interceptor teams.

[@loloaqici82qb4ipp]

It's one thing to look at the problem and shake your head. It's another thing to do something about it. Great work by everyone involved.

[@HENEX1000]

The problem is people throwing the stuff out in the first place...

[@adriane7841]

Crazy how clean the water looks past the barrier

[@roiblack8587]

Working with locals, establishing knowledge and opportunities... Wow. Great work.

[@susandrobnak309]

Thank God for these people helping to clean the oceans.

[@2wahineandadog]

YES this is one of the best looking sites on the planet - well done Jamaica for letting The Ocean Cleanup team help out - your country will be even more beautiful and it is already ridiculously gorgeous - then you have the employment for locals which is another massive boast in the current economic environment - all round great start to the year!!!

[@user-pn3hj1fn9h]

Stopping the garbage before it hits. The ocean is a good start, but the garbage is never going to stop unless they can stop people from dumping it into the river. It's possible people might even dump more because they know it's getting cleaned. Government and public education needs to be involved. Great work tho.

[@asieretxearte]

Unless we*

[@mjallenuk]

Absolutely outstanding ... such positive vibes from everyone involved and to hear it's already having a noticeable affect from those who know the area best is just brilliant! Keep up the good work!

[@weintro]

Jamaica on the move .Becoming a role model to the world!

[@Tclans]

Notice a lot of pride here. Well done team!

[@ycdb]

Keep up the great work. Our planet and grandchildren thank you.

[@zombi6446]

Thank you for all your hard work. The planet must be proud of you . The true heroes!!!

[@rnor3146]

🇯🇲 You are all doing a Great Marvelous Job!!!! So congratulations to you. Jamaica for ever!!!💚💛🖤 😉👍👍👍👌❤

[@slowlydimming4320]

You folks should be proud of what you doing! Hope the people of Jamaica see this as well !!😊

[@jerryoutlaw3396]

THIS gives me hope. Not much does these days but this...... this does. Thank you. I love you. Thank you. With all my heart and soul, thank you.

[@carolinelawrie7142]

I love this project ❤❤❤ the amount of plastic waste polluting our oceans and waterways is horrifying. Thank you for your innovative work 😊

[@knudsandbknielsen1612]

In Denmark, we pay extra money for the bottles, and then we return the bottles to get back that extra money. This gives people an insentive to return the bottles, and it opens an oppotunity for poor people to make a little money by cleaning up for bottles. This is obviously a practical and rational solution, although it doesn't take care of other garbage.

[@mikkaloo6525]

Government should pay that extra money for plastic per kilo, that is solution

[@SomethingUnique404]

​@@mikkaloo6525lol why

[@mikkaloo6525]

@@SomethingUnique404 because plastic is not only bottles

[@-Window-Licker-]

1:27 you can tell how genuine he feels about that. Thank you and keep up the good work !!!!

[@karenzorn773]

Love what Ocean Clean Up is doing to help these countries to keep plastic waste out of Ocean, keep up the good work

[@jordanbrown1309]

Amazing. Thank you all for keeping our oceans clean!

[@MegaScrewyou]

Amazing, feel like this issue will take a long time to fix but it’s good they are already seeing improvement in their area

[@theroadnottaken9378]

Like others have said, educating people about the effects of disposing plastic in our rivers and oceans should also play a big part of the picture/solution and this includes government.

[@Erock691]

Truly amazing work! Props to the good people of Jamaica for tackling this problem head on and employing great folks to do so. Great work Ocean Cleanup!!

[@Nitrix77]

One of the single most important projects on the planet, thank you!

[@stoneyboycurtis6887]

I would like to thank every single person involved in this awesome project! Thank you so very much, I can't tell you how much I appreciate all your hard work! 🙏 ❤

[@Greentrees60]

Just amazing work! I am so happy they have made such an impact already, and are integrating so well with local communities!

[@tomu4725]

Great common sense approach that Ocean Cleanup is doing! It looks years to get it going but now they're all over the world

[@CorvetteAustin24]

Team Jamaica is doing wonderful work! Great job!

[@alejandroq.8494]

It’s not just about cleaning the plastic , it’s about NOT producing and using plastic, what good will all this cleaning do if we as a species keep making more and more , nevertheless the work this company does is amazing 🤟

[@diraziz396]

Great Work Y'all

[@granny-nyan]

Thank you so much to everone working on this project!! ❤

[@Smittenhamster]

Outstanding job guys!❤

[@Totalhyper5282]

Great work guys

[@MsWestify1]

Thank you for your tireless effort to clean up the mess of others! It is a beautiful thing to see your work! God bless you all!

[@ktinxx]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! 👏👏👏 I am overjoyed to see the Interceptors working as designed, the community taking charge, solutions being explored and plastic garbage being taken out of the environment. What a great achievement! To quote the Mandalorian: THIS IS THE WAY!

[@linesydclb8845]

Fantastic outcome guys and gals. The water looks so clean outside the barrier

[@robinbabcock4620]

You guys are absolutely amazing. Thanks so much. ❤️🇺🇸🗑️

[@Katrene.]

Wonderful to see people taking responsibility and are moved to CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION! Well done Ocean Cleanup Team!!!

[@darylbultitude3786]

Fantastic work, great to see. Hearing that there is less pollution in the rivers is what its all about

[@ZHUHAI100]

all of you who do this for our planet - thank you !!!!!

[@Rickytbird]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

[@AmandaComeauCreates]

Thank you team for your hard work!

[@ruadhscottygirl2480]

Thank God for a longer video! Love to watch this amazing work.

[@exteci]

Totally cheering for you guys. Got to visit Vietnam Mekong Interceptor last year, because I was so curious to see one of these my self ❤❤❤

[@Alohakurt]

I love Jamaica and the people of Jamaica. Thank you for taking care of your beautiful Island. Respect.

[@backtoobasics]

Thank you!!!

[@JonnoPlays]

Thank God for the work you are doing 🙏 I wish I could come along and help. Is there a careers page? ❤

[@theoceancleanup]

There definitely is! Check out our current job openings here: theoceancleanup.com/careers/

[@MrFoxRobert]

Thank you!

[@alwayscurious599]

Thanks so much for your clean up efforts🙏🏼❤️

[@naturenut7695]

I sure wish I will post more videos. I can watch this all day. Great job guys!

[@brettsaspari5369]

You guys are amazing!!! Thank you for all of your very hard work!! ❤❤❤

[@nfboogaard]

Cleaning up the ocean is a win-win, just look at the wonderful people in this video.

[@rainertrier4987]

It is amazing to see the different approaches to tackle each site. Thank you for the great work!

[@bjbsi]

Thank you thank you thank you❤❤❤❤ I love that Team of Ocean Clean👌👌👌👌

[@michaelgoettsch9788]

Fantastic work. It's actually mind blowing... All the bottles, etc.

[@jesser007]

I love Earth! And you all are very much my heroes!!!! Thank you so much! Love from Seattle, Washington!

[@tjmfs1981]

This is amazing. Providing jobs for locals whilst providing solutions for the environment. The happiness in their faces and the passion is awesome

[@courtneyperry7659]

Please remember: in communities like this, the problem is not people dumping trash into the river. The problem is that there is no where to take the trash, so it piles up until heavy rains wash it into waterways. Waste management is large and complex. Landfills, recycling plants, burning facilities, etc. take infrastructure, many employees, and money to run. Where would you put your trash if there was no truck to come pick it up and no facility to bring it to? It is definitely a problem, but the problem isn't laziness or lack of education. (The ocean cleanup themselves have talked about this in previous videos)

[@evelynsaungikar3553]

And also, if the tap water is not drinkable, there aren’t many alternatives to bottled drinks. It may be that the health of the community is improved due to drinking bottled drinks, no one will be willing to go back to water borne illnesses.

[@jlloydb1of9]

Enforce a return to glass bottles, with the added incentive of a deposit/refund system, and the bottle problem fixes itself: glass has a recyclable value, and children will want the income (as I did when the bottle deposit was initiated in my area ( 2 cents per) many decades ago. Plastic fills the ditches everywhere, in every country, because bottling companies are allowed to evade their responsibility.

[@evelynsaungikar3553]

@@jlloydb1of9 shipping glass is much heavier, and cleaning or remanufacturing is more expensive. Need to factor this into the price. Which is not a bad thing, people drink too much soda.

[@cadjuice1992]

True! In greece the trashcans pile up 5 times the size of the container.

[@ingridwatsup9671]

Well done Team; thank you from 🇳🇱🌷🌷

[@4kpliter791]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

[@drivethru6155]

It would be great if waste collection and education on it wasn't such an oversight in basically every country. But its also incredibly difficult to do when cities have to make it so stupidproof even the laziest people will do it. I have a lot of respect for the people who work in this industry and care about improving practices on both sides. Thanks for cleaning up their mess.

[@fdkelly]

There is hope for humanity with people like this...Respect.

[@takinurbacon]

Great work Jamaica!

[@dominodrake88]

I have been following The Ocean Cleanup since the founder made his first appearance on TedTalk. Thank you so much for all y'alls work in turning this dream into a reality. Everyone who works for this company or who works in any form to help this effort should be so proud. I am and so are the many others that watch and support this work. Thank you!!

[@potatofries9920]

Wonderful, brilliant people. A real impact, its fantastic. I'm soooo impressed. God bless each and every one of you.

[@stonedgorilla3379]

God Bless you guys and everything you stand for

[@sarav2209]

many thanks to all the hard working people who are there doing the labor! it is not easy but it makes a huge difference.

[@jeanwonnacott2718]

Thank you!! ❤❤ Jeannie in Lakeport California USA Working to make a real difference! This is our survival we are talking about....

[@davidreid5672]

Exceptional work in tjhe clean up of our precious oceans, seas, and waterways. Well done to all involved.

[@andyjohnson3790]

The concept is so simple and it works, the problem is so pathetically sad and unknown by the majority. Dream big Ocean Cleanup and your wishes will become true

[@Nate88isboss]

Solid work and commitment hats off to you

[@susanblackley7065]

Thank you for these updates. And thank you to the teams here and all over.

[@richardwallace2458]

I love hearing at this folk talking so passionately about their work. Well done and keep it going.

[@CalleFamily]

Thank you Jonell and team!! 🎉🎉

[@jeezy0025]

So much love to all the workers and those involved in this. Keep pushing forward.

[@ogkush09]

Thank you to everyone for your dedication

[@blainesnow1476]

God bless Ocean Cleanup and all these workers who care about our environment and our health.

[@PLUGINJAMAICA]

Thank you all for the great work that you are doing. This is a much needed change for Jamaica. Thank you.

[@eciesz]

In a world where you are either part of the problem or part of the solution this is refreshing to see. Every little bit helps.

[@Skogsvik]

Fantastic work! Thank you to everybody that´s working with this!

[@RobTheDrake]

In Japan, they had multi tiered garbage cans. So 4 cans in a rectangle. One for composting, one for plastic, one for glass, the other for paper. The separation of the waste was done on the spot almost everywhere you went. It's critical that we adopt that practice everywhere in the world. Especially the U.S and China where we have SO much waste. If we teach young people how to recycle and care about this stuff from an early age then we can put an even bigger dent in future waste. I love what you guys are doing here. Thank you. We need a lot more of this everywhere.

[@zyxw2000]

I've seen many videos on this subject, and it's complicated. They might not have recycling bins, and in some poor communities, garbage isn't even picked up. Then there's the illegal dumping of garbage trucks into the rivers.

[@RobTheDrake]

I understand a country without the resources for cans. But in the U.S, where we pay SO MUCH in taxes. There really is no excuse not to have a better system in place for our waste. Especially when we basically own Japan and have access to all their technology.@@zyxw2000

[@MichaelMartinussen]

LOVE THE COMMENT FROM CYRUS... "We're gonna get this" !!!

[@MayuriK_it]

You are having a significant impact on our oceans and seas, thank you so much!

[@aprilsmith3683]

"Ocean Cleanup" is doing the most amazing work around thd globe... BRAVO...!!! 🇿🇦

[@nfboogaard]

Amazing, they are witnessing the fruits of their work ❤ can't say the same 😅

[@hmartin7544]

You folks are doing an outstanding job, thank you👍👍👍

[@merindaruddock1420]

This is amazing work and effort by these people. This was really needed for the environment. Thank you all who are a part of this team.

[@phillair3813]

Thank you for your great effort and progress. Wishing for your continued enthusiasm being supported and celebrated.

[@Maffmatix]

We're very proud of you guys. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[@besanzaz]

Not a waist of time. Congrats. Thanks. 🎉