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Henderson Expedition • February 2024

The Impossible Cleanup

Discover Plastic Odyssey’s new challenge! Cleaning up the world’s most polluted island! Relive this adventure day by day on our website.
Relive the expedition

The global network serving plastic emergency

Every minute, 19 tons of plastic waste are dumped into the ocean… We, citizens of the world, have the means to stop this disaster.

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The Vessel

A 40-meter laboratory vessel

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The Stopovers

A 3-year expedition around the world

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in real time

The Live

The stopover program

If we do nothing, in 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the Ocean

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Free online training to discover the basics of recycling

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Incubation on board the vessel for recycling entrepreneurs

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On-land development of micro-factories for recycling plastic waste

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Traveling exhibition on solutions to reduce plastic pollution

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Educational resources to train the next generation of explorers

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Human science research program to evolve practices

A 3-year expedition to find and share solutions

On October 1st, 2022, the M/V Plastic Odyssey Vessel set sail from Marseille for a 3-year expedition. It is headed for regions most affected by plastic pollution. On board the laboratory ship, 20 explorers have been tasked with finding concrete solutions to combat plastic pollution.

An ecosystem of committed actors against plastic

Plastic Odyssey is a collective of actors committed to reducing plastic pollution in the Ocean. Companies, associations, researchers, schools… All share the same desire: to act to reduce plastic pollution on the planet, taking into account the central factor of any transition: humans.

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