Plastic Tracker | The Ocean Cleanup

This map is an educative tool to illustrate the fate of floating plastic 20 years from now, should you lose it today from your location or anywhere else in the world. Where will it go? How probable is it that it will reach the ocean? This tool will give you a possible answer to these questions and show you just how far plastic can travel from its starting point.

With this tool, we hope to convey that plastic pollution is everyone’s responsibility and that we can all help counter it by using less plastic and making sure it doesn’t end up in the wrong place.

If you find it insightful, mind-boggling, or simply interesting, please share this map with your friends in order to spread awareness about plastic pollution.

Please note that, due to the chaotic nature of plastic dispersion, the Plastic Tracker will present you with possibilities of trajectories, and not an absolutely certain future trajectory.

Please also note that this tool does not accurately represent all types of plastic and all situations. You will find a list of limitations below and you can learn even more on this FAQ page.

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