We have seen through our successful work in the Jamaican capital city of Kingston that river pollution in coastal cities can be solved through a data-based and community-centered approach – with local, regional, and global benefits. Local ownership and operation are key to this city-centric approach, and this will be core to any collaboration in India.
This partnership represents the beginning of a process of fundraising and project initiation in Mumbai, followed by intensive study to understand the nature of the problem – and potentially Interceptor deployment at a later stage and when the nature of the problem, and a potential scalable solution, is better understood.
TWO MISSIONS ALIGNED
Our mission is to rid the oceans of plastic. Cutting plastic emissions into the oceans from highly polluting rivers is a critical part of that mission. Bharat Clean Rivers Foundation aims to clean pollution from India’s rivers, starting where impact can be greatest: in Mumbai. These aligned objectives form the basis for this new partnership.
We aim to act with maximum impact, and data shows our potential impact in India with Bharat Clean Rivers Foundation could be significant. The Ocean Cleanup has grown to a world leader in understanding and tackling plastic pollution in oceans and rivers – and it is this expertise we hope to bring to Mumbai.
We are excited to team up with Bharat Clean Rivers Foundation to bring the largest cleanup in history to the most populous nation on Earth. Follow @theoceancleanup on social media and theoceancleanup.com during 2024 to see how our first ever partnership in India develops.
