Catching Up with The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup
Publishing Details
Contact & Outreach
About This Podcast
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
S1E51 2024 Wrapped
2024 Inspirations | Looking towards the future 2024 was another year of impact and protecting the future of our planet. In this year-end wrap-up episode, we look back at the year’s accomplishments…
S1E50 Community Voices | Creating a better future
This month, our host, Dan van der Kooy, records the 50th episode of Catching Up in Kingston, Jamaica, sitting on a fishing boat with Jerome "Cliff" Clifford and Colin "Dean" Palmer. Cliff and Dean…
S1E49 “Can” Culture | The importance of being in the region
This month, we sit down with Tarkessh Mahendran, our Waste Manager in Malaysia, to discuss the vibe in our Kuala Lumpur regional office and the importance of having a team on the ground, physically…
S1E48 Remote Operations | A River Solution on the Edge of Guatemala
This month's podcast is from the remote and windy shore of the Rio Motagua. Robert Leijgraaf, aka Bobby, Project Engineer at The Ocean Cleanup, sits with our host, Dan van der Kooy, in the fishing…
S1E47 Other Impacts | Building a Blueprint to Measure the Unknown
Not everyone who dedicates their life to dirty oceans and rivers comes from somewhere close to a body of water. Matthias Egger, Head of Environmental and Social Affairs, hails from the Swiss…
S1E46 Future Impact | Our Real Bosses
It’s ‘Bring Your Kids To Work Day’ at The Ocean Cleanup HQ! Your host, Dan van der Kooy, has traveled the world braving all kinds of hazardous environments to bring you the stories of our mission.…
S1E45 Pollution Law | Navigating the rules
Not all lawyers stay in the office or the courtroom. Letícia Abreu Passos de Souza grew up seeing the damage caused by pollution in her native Brazil - and now she’s using the law to do something…
S1E44 Relationship Building | Bangkok Begins
We're in Bangkok, Thailand, where Interceptor 019 has been deployed as our first step in cleaning the Chao Phraya - one of the world's busiest rivers. Charlotte de Jong, Business Development…
S1E43 Taking Action | Part of the Solution
How do we clean the oceans? With a little help from our friends, of course - and Ewan Topping, Senior Partnership Manager at The Ocean Cleanup, is the man who helps us find them. Hundreds of…
S1E42 Life Offshore | How It Feels to Be Right There
The Ocean Cleanup is heading back to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with System 03, so Catching Up speaks to Senior Offshore Representative Grete Ernst ahead of her latest trip to the Pacific…
S1E41 Conversation Starter | What does your river mean to you?
It’s not just about plastic - it’s about people, too. Suleman Audu, Environmental Manager at The Ocean Cleanup, takes us from his schoolboy Environmental Club days back in Nigeria to his vital role…
S1E40 2023 Accomplished | How We Did
It’s been a stellar year for The Ocean Cleanup. New deployments, global negotiations, and an incredible global catch total of over 8 million kg (almost 18 million lb!) of trash removed from oceans…
S1E39 Data-driven | What's the pattern?
Data is nothing without the brains to understand it correctly - and we have just the brain for the job. From plastic-infested riverbanks in the Caribbean to diplomatic meetings in Kenya, Renata…
S1E38 #Teamseas Report | Engineers & Influencers
It all started with an idea on a napkin...and now #TeamSeas is celebrating 20 million lbs (9 million kilograms!) of trash removed around the world. Catching Up speaks to Matt Fitzgerald, co-founder…
S1E37 Offshore Legend | A Major Inspiration
Flemming Sloth Andersen is a name that will forever be linked to our ocean cleaning operations. Flemming has spent over one year of his life at sea with The Ocean Cleanup, and here - directly from…
S1E36 Family Vibes | Transforming Kingston Harbour
Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica: an iconic location and the perfect place to catch up on The Ocean Cleanup's Jamaica project. With five Interceptors deployed in gullies around the city (and more on the…
S1E35 Plastic Studies | Poring Over Polymers
"Science has always been my passion.” Sarah-Jeanne Royer, our resident oceanographer and research scientist on plastic degradation, has a storied background. In this episode, she takes us from her…
S1E34 Boyan’s Mind | Reflections from Guatemala and beyond
Alongside the newly-deployed Interceptor 006 in Guatemala, CEO and Founder of The Ocean Cleanup, Boyan Slat, reflects on the four-year campaign to intercept tsunamis of trash in this one-of-a-kind…
S1E33 Constant Improvement | Passing The Torch
After three years in the Dominican Republic, Operations Manager Erik Holmbom is preparing to return to HQ in Rotterdam. Catching Up speaks to Erik to find out what he's learned during his posting in…
S1E32 The Fixer | The IT connection in the history of our technology company
The technology at The Ocean Cleanup goes way beyond only what is visible in the oceans and rivers. Our IT Manager, Steven Bink, discusses his role in the history of the organization and how the…
Frequently Asked Questions
Catching Up with The Ocean Cleanup has published 51 episodes since May 2020, covering topics in Business, Non-Profit.
Catching Up with The Ocean Cleanup is currently dormant with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 35m.
Sign up on Grep.FM to access contact details for Catching Up with The Ocean Cleanup, including email and social media links.
Similar Podcasts
The Caregiver's Journey
Sue Ryan and Nancy Treaster
65 episodes
The Atheist Experience
The Atheist Community of Austin
691 episodes
Kingdom Speak with Pastor Daniel McKillop
Daniel McKillop
942 episodes
Change Church Podcast
Change Church | Pastor Dharius Daniels
100 episodes
Social Dallas Podcast
Social Dallas Church
100 episodes
Holding Kourt
holdingkourt
173 episodes