OUTER PLANET 54 PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 07+08/24 www.petpla.net OUTER PLANET The Ocean Cleanup & Coldplay announced LP made using recycled river plastic Listen to Moon Music The Ocean Cleanup project deployed Interceptor 006 in the Rio Las Vacas in 2023 to prevent plastic emissions into the Gulf of Honduras. Interceptor 006 made a significant impact and captured large quantities of plastic – which has now been sorted, blended, tested and used to produce Coldplay’s limited edition physical LP. The final product consists of 70% river plastic intercepted by The Ocean Cleanup and 30% recycled waste plastic bottles from other sources. The successful production of the Notebook Edition LP using intercepted river plastic marks an exciting new phase in Coldplay’s broad and long-standing support for The Ocean Cleanup. Coldplay provide financial support for the non-profit’s cleaning operations, sponsor Interceptor 005 in the Klang River, Malaysia (which the band named ‘Neon Moon I’) and share The Ocean Cleanup’s mission with millions of their fans during their recordbreaking Music of the Spheres tour. Coldplay and The Ocean Cleanup collaborated closely during the intensive testing and quality control process, alongside processing and manufacturing partners Biosfera GT, Compuestos y Derivados S.A., Morssinkhof and Sonopress. Having proven the potential of their partnership, The Ocean Cleanup and Coldplay will continue to explore new and innovative ways to combine their impact and accelerate progress in the largest cleanup in history. “Coldplay is an incredible partner for us, and I’m thrilled that our plastic catch has helped bring Moon Music to life.” said Boyan Slat, Founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup. “Ensuring the plastic we catch never re-enters the marine environment is essential to our mission, and I’m excited to see how we’ll continue innovating with Coldplay and our other partners to rid the oceans of plastic – together.” The Ocean Cleanup The Ocean Cleanup is an international non-profit that develops and scales technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. They aim to achieve this goal through a dual strategy: intercepting in rivers to stop the flow and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean. For the latter, The Ocean Cleanup develops and deploys large-scale systems to efficiently concentrate the plastic for periodic removal. This plastic is tracked and traced to certify claims of origin when recycling it into new products. To curb the tide via rivers, The Ocean Cleanup has developed Interceptor Solutions to halt and extract riverine plastic before it reaches the ocean. As of May 2024, the non-profit has collected over 12 million kilograms (26.4 million pounds) of trash from aquatic ecosystems around the world. Founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat, The Ocean Cleanup now employs a broadly multi-disciplined team of approximately 140. The foundation is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and opened its first regional office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2023. www.theoceancleanup.com Coldplay helped The Ocean Cleanup deploy Interceptor 005 in Malaysia. Boyan Slat, Founder & CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, holding a sample LP The Ocean Cleanup has provided PET caught by the Intercepter 006 in Guatemala for the production of Coldplay’s latest limited edition LP. In the centre Boyan Slat, Managing Director of The Ocean Cleanup, together with Coldplay (picture by Anna Lee Media)
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