Catching Up with The Ocean Cleanup

This episode introduces The Ocean Cleanup's new podcast, featuring interviews with team members Ian Smith, Hank Van Dahlen, and Dan van der Kooij, who discuss their roles in developing cleanup technologies and the organization's mission to remove ocean plastic.

The host interviews Eric Holbaum about the ongoing improvements and changes to the Interceptor 004 river cleanup project in the Dominican Republic over the past three years.

This episode features an interview about an environmental project in Guatemala aimed at stopping a massive plastic pollution event known as a 'trash tsunami'.

This episode features an interview with Glenn Kisak, operations manager at the Ocean Cleanup, discussing his background with Maersk and his unique role in marine cleanup operations.

A casual and humorous conversation between a host and guest discussing their podcasting experiences, including nerves about a first podcast, audience reach, and personal anecdotes.

This episode features an interview with the director and assistant director of the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy, discussing the inspiration and challenges behind creating the film about marine life and environmental issues.

This episode features an interview about a non-profit organization's mission to clean up a major polluted river in Guatemala using an innovative solution, funded by a significant donation.

This episode is a year-end wrap-up of The Ocean Cleanup's 2024 achievements, featuring conversations with team members worldwide and highlighting their mission to remove plastic from oceans.

This episode features an interview with Matt Fitzgerald, co-founder of the Team Seas campaign, discussing the initiative's impact and his experiences visiting the Kingston Harbor Cleanup Project in Jamaica.

This episode features a conversation with Alex Mills about the intense operational challenges and personal sacrifices involved in deploying an Interceptor device in Bayona Creek, Los Angeles.

This episode features a casual, humorous conversation between hosts discussing Dutch language quirks, name pronunciations, and personal anecdotes about nicknames.

This episode features an interview with Fleming Sloth Anderson, a legendary figure in ocean cleanup efforts, discussing his background and journey to dedicating a year to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The host celebrates the 50th episode of his podcast by interviewing two fishermen from Seaview Gardens in Kingston, Jamaica, starting with Cliff who shares how he became a fisherman through his father's influence.

This episode features an interview with Fraser, a project engineer on the Maersk Trader, discussing his role in operating a prototype plastic harvesting system in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the Ocean Cleanup project.

This episode features an interview with Alicia Beaufort, operations manager for Clean Harbors Jamaica, discussing the Kingston Harbor Cleanup Project in Jamaica.

This episode features an interview with Takesh from The Ocean Cleanup's Catch Management department, discussing waste management practices, plastic upcycling research, and comparing office cultures between Rotterdam and Kuala Lumpur.

This episode features an interview with Stacey Santoso, the new CFO of The Ocean Cleanup, discussing her finance career background starting at General Electric and her transition to the environmental organization.

This episode of Catching Up features an interview with Sarah Jean Royer at The Ocean Cleanup, discussing her unique role and the organization's annual team gathering in Rotterdam.

This episode features an interview with David Dennis Higgins about a project to address plastic pollution in the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, using an Interceptor to prevent waste from reaching the ocean.

This episode features an interview with Matthias, head of environmental and social affairs at The Ocean Cleanup, discussing how the organization measures and addresses the environmental and social impacts of its plastic cleanup efforts.

Boyan Slat provides an update from Guatemala on his team's river cleanup project, describing the severe plastic pollution in the Rio Las Vacas and their efforts to deploy Interceptor solutions to prevent it from reaching the Caribbean Sea.

Host Dan Vandercoy interviews children of Ocean Cleanup employees to understand their perspectives on their parents' work in plastic pollution cleanup.

This episode features an interview with Stephen Bink, the IT manager at the Ocean Cleanup, discussing his behind-the-scenes role in the organization's technology and field operations.

This episode features an interview with Leticia Passos, Director of Legal and Public Affairs at the Ocean Cleanup, discussing her role, team, and personal experiences with legal challenges in environmental contexts.

This episode features an interview with Joy, the finance director at The Ocean Cleanup, discussing the crucial role of finance in managing a non-profit environmental project.

The host interviews Charlotte DeYoung in Bangkok about the launch of the Interceptor 019, a project to clean trash from the Chao Phraya River.

Two hosts discuss their travels in Southeast Asia, including meeting in Vietnam and business activities in Bangkok and Malaysia.

This episode features an interview with João Ribeiro about his multifaceted role at the Ocean Cleanup, exploring the political, ethical, and social dimensions of addressing global plastic pollution beyond just technological solutions.

A team from the Ocean Cleanup travels to Kingston, Jamaica to research and develop technology to address gully pollution flowing into Kingston Harbor.

This episode features an interview with Ewan Topping, a senior partnership manager at The Ocean Cleanup, discussing his role in securing resources to support the organization's mission of removing plastic from the world's oceans.

This episode appears to be a casual conversation between colleagues discussing personal interests and recent experiences, with a loose connection to project management themes.

This episode features an interview with Laurent Lébertin from The Ocean Cleanup, discussing his recent fieldwork in the North Pacific Ocean, participation in marine debris conferences, and the organization's research activities as they enter 2023.

This episode features an interview with Suleiman Audu, an environmental manager at the Ocean Cleanup, discussing his role in developing environmental strategies and managing river deployment projects in Jamaica, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

This year-end wrap-up episode documents travel experiences across various locations like Guatemala, Vietnam, and Thailand while highlighting work with The Ocean Cleanup project.

This episode introduces two experts from The Ocean Cleanup discussing their roles in managing ocean plastic waste and researching river pollution to create sustainable recycling solutions.

Dan Vandercoy and Eric discuss their journey on a boat in the Rio Ozama to visit Interceptor 004, a trash-collection system that's operational again after a tropical storm, highlighting the environmental cleanup efforts in the Dominican Republic.

This episode features a year-end wrap-up from the Catching Up podcast, recorded on an Interceptor plastic cleanup device in the Dominican Republic, discussing environmental efforts and listener demographics.

The hosts reflect on 2021's successes and challenges, discussing remote work contradictions and introducing new team members in a casual conversation.

This episode features an interview with Victoria and Fleur from the Ocean Cleanup, discussing their roles in social media and partnerships to expand the reach of environmental initiatives like #TeamSeas.

A host visits a remote fishing village in Guatemala with an engineer from the Ocean Cleanup to explore and describe their environmental cleanup operations on the Rio Matagla river.

This episode features an interview with Renata Correa, head of analysis and performance at The Ocean Cleanup's river department, discussing her role and experiences working on environmental cleanup projects.

This episode features an interview with Yost Debois, head of communications for The Ocean Cleanup, discussing his background and the organization's work while recording in Florida.

This episode features an interview with Joel Jansen, the new director of Oceans, discussing his excitement and commitment to tackling environmental challenges like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

This episode features an interview with Florent Beauvais, head of creative and documentary productions at The Ocean Cleanup, discussing their mission documentation work and an early-stage interceptor project in Guatemala.

This episode features an interview with Stella Vandenberg, Catch Management Director at The Ocean Cleanup, discussing what happens to the 28,659 kg of plastic they've collected from oceans and rivers.

This episode features an interview with Manon Aitamrouch, a Senior Project Engineer at The Ocean Cleanup, discussing her role in developing and testing environmental cleanup technologies for ocean conservation.

This episode features an interview with Boyan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup, discussing the successful deployment of Interceptor 006 in Guatemala's Rio Las Vacas to prevent plastic pollution from reaching the Caribbean Sea.

In this episode of Catching Up, host Dan Vandercoy interviews Ava Schneider and Chris Reichard from The Ocean Cleanup, focusing on how ocean plastic is recycled into products to fund cleanup operations and the engineering behind the cleanup technology.

Dan Vandercoy hosts from his kitchen during COVID lockdown, introducing guests Ellen Hoagland, a legal counsel, and Lawrence Meyer, who leads data and monitoring, to discuss their behind-the-scenes roles in The Ocean Cleanup's mission to remove ocean plastic.

The podcast host interviews Greta Ernst, a senior offshore representative, about their experiences with offshore living and working on ocean projects.