CLEANUP OPERATION

Puerto Barrios,
Guatemala

Our captains and crews recover trash from the ocean and coastlines seven days a week

TOTAL RECOVERED GLOBALLY SINCE 2017

9,026,458 lbs

WEEK OF 5.3.2020

All data is collected and stored in the 4ocean TrashTracker™ and was last updated Thursday 6/18
TrashTracker™ does not represent the amount of products sold

OPERATION OVERVIEW

Director of Operations

Kevin Kuhlow

Facility Location

Puerto Barrios

Crew Members

Now hiring

Vessels

2

Our 4ocean co-founder Alex Schulze lending a hand to our Guatemala crew

Above: Aerial view of our 4ocean Guatemala location under construction

Left: Our 4ocean co-founder Alex Schulze lending a hand to our Guatemala crew

Aerial view of our 4ocean Guatemala location under construction

CLEANUP STRATEGY

Leveraging currents and cleaning coastlines

We recently finished construction of our operational base in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. The crew has completed numerous scouting trips to better understand the terrain and how and where plastic accumulates. As we identify these heavy impact zones, we can develop a detailed cleanup strategy to maximize the effectiveness of our cleanup missions in and around Puerto Barrios.

  • Ocean surface
  • Riverbanks and mouths
  • Beaches and coastlines

RECENT CLEANUP ACTIVITY

Go behind the scenes of our cleanup missions

We want to bring you along on every cleanup mission and show you just what it takes to clean the ocean, rivers, and coastlines of Guatemala. However, we’re still in the process of becoming fully operational. In these photos, the 4ocean Guatemala crew is scouting heavy impact zones, testing equipment in different locations, and laying the groundwork for an optimized cleaning strategy.

Map of Guatemala Operation

Group 2 GUATEMALA 4OCEAN BASE PUERTO BARRIOS

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