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#Teamseas Report | Engineers & Influencers

#Teamseas Report | Engineers & Influencers

FromCatching Up with The Ocean Cleanup


#Teamseas Report | Engineers & Influencers

FromCatching Up with The Ocean Cleanup

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Length:
76 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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 of the #TeamSeas campaign, about why he, Mark Rober, and MrBeast decided to combine forces to clean oceans, rivers, and beaches worldwide - and how the true legacy of the campaign is the passion it inspires every day.
Matt tells us how #TeamSeas has captured the imagination of millions of young people worldwide, and how The Ocean Cleanup's Jamaica deployments are spreading knowledge and awareness far beyond our Interceptors. He reveals how getting arrested with his grandmother during a climate protest was an early inspiration to start a career as a climate activist - and he shares some truly shocking theories on the tooth fairy...
Released:
Oct 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (43)

Catching Up is a podcast by The Ocean Cleanup, giving you updates and insights from the team behind the non-profit organization. The Ocean Cleanup is designing and developing cleanup systems to clean up what is already polluting our oceans and to intercept plastic on its way to the ocean via rivers. Their end goal is to remove 90% of floating ocean plastic by 2040.