Founded in 2013 by Dutch inventor Boyan Slat, The Ocean Cleanup is on a mission to remove 90% of floating ocean plastic by 2040. Their massive cleanup systems use ocean currents to collect waste far from shore, with one haul in 2021 pulling 9,000 kg (20,000 lbs) of trash in a single sweep. But they’re not stopping there. To “close the tap” on plastic pollution, they’ve built solar-powered Interceptors that target the 1,000 rivers responsible for 80% of ocean-bound waste. These devices are alread