The Ocean Cleanup

Nonprofits & Foundations
50+people
40stories in the press
2013founded
6technologies in use

Overview

The Ocean Cleanup is developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We aim to remove 90% by 2040.

Growth

Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
4
3 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
60 days
faster than 22% of the market
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Legal
40% ▼
Industrial Engineering
40% ▼
Communications
20% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added QGIS to stack Oct 2026
Added Python to stack Oct 2026
Added ETL/ELT to stack Oct 2026
Added Databricks to stack Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack Oct 2026
Added SharePoint to stack Oct 2026

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at The Ocean Cleanup over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
6
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
71/100
Languages
Python
Cloud & platforms
Databricks
Developer tools
Fusion 360
QGIS
SolidWorks
Practices & domains
ETL/ELT
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News

News TimesNow 7 months ago
How 50 Lakh Kg Of Plastic Moves From Mumbai Homes To Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Mumbai releases nearly five million kilograms of plastic waste into the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean each year, making it a key contributor to global marine pollution, according to a study by The Ocean Cleanup., Mumbai News, Times Now
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News Hindustan Times 9 months ago
Waste management capacity expansion key to curb plastic pollution: Ocean Cleanup founder
Waste management capacity expansion key to curb plastic pollution: Ocean Cleanup founder Mumbai news
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News BuzzFeed 1 year ago
"Cancer Deaths Dropped By Over 25%": 18 Facts To Remind You The World Isn't All Bad News
From environmental wins to acts of kindness, people are highlighting the positive stories that often get overshadowed by chaos and negativity.
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News the Guardian 2 years ago
Coldplay: vinyl copies of new album Moon Music will be made from old plastic bottles
Band say carbon emissions for vinyl production will be reduced by 85% thanks to new method, as they announce 10th studio album
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News Rolling Stone 2 years ago
Coldplay to Release 'Moon Music' Album With 'New Sustainability Standards'
Coldplay announced their new 'Moon Music' LP 'new sustainability standards' that reduces CO2 emissions during the manufacturing process.
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News ABC listen 2 years ago
Boyan Slat on ambition, obsession and striving for the impossible
Eleven years after launching an ambitious plan to rid the world's ocean of plastics, Dutch inventor and entrepreneur Boyan Slat talks to Phillip Adams about his mission, the challenges and the wins.Guest:Boyan Slat is the founder and CEO of The Ocean Clea
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News bbc.com 2 years ago
Visualising the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
In 1997 Captain Charles Moore was sailing from Hawaii to California when he noticed a steady stream of plastics bobbing in the ocean. He had discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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News ABC News 3 years ago
Ocean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction
Ocean cleanup crews have fished out the most trash ever taken from one of the largest garbage patches in the world.
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News NBC News 3 years ago
Founder of The Ocean Cleanup is ridding the world of ocean plastic
When Boyan Slat was 16-years-old he wondered about all of the trash in the ocean, ten years later he founded The Ocean Cleanup. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks with Slat about his work and new ways to clean the ocean.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Rotterdam
Rotterdam Netherlands
Corporate office
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Legal, Communications, Industrial Engineering
seen since Aug 2026 job postings