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S U S T A I N A B L E D
E V E L O P M E N T G O
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GOAL NO.14
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A B O U T

SDG GOAL NO.

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Goal no.14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,
seas and marine resources for sustainable development
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine
pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based
activities, including marine debris and nutrient
pollution
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Overview 4Ocean

The Ocean Evaluation

Cleanup
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M A R I N E P O L L U T I O N

OVERVIEW

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T O S A V E T H E O C E A N

TWO CAMPAIGNS

4Ocean The Ocean Cleanup

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4Ocean
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C A M P A I G N O N E

4Ocean

4Ocean is a profit company that dedicates to cleaning the ocean and try
their best to end
the ocean plastic crisis.
It gains funds and income by selling bracelets made from recycled
plastic.
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The Ocean Cleanup

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C A M P A I G N T W O

The Ocean Cleanup

The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization, developing advanced

technologies to
rid the world’s oceans of plastic.
The company raises funds from donation
all around the world.
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Comparison
T W O CAM PAI G N S
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COVERAGE PROGRESS FUNDING

Looking at the areas and places Focusing on how the campaigns The total number of funds
that the two campaigns are have developed and grown received from all sources
currently operating in annually

TECHNOLOGY OUTSIDE FEEDBACK RELIABILITY

The methods and inventions Outside opinion reflecting to Using all sources to conclude
that the two campaigns use to how well the two campaigns whether the two campaigns are
clean the ocean efficiently have actually done reliable in their tasks
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COVERAGE

The The

Atlantic Pacific
Rotterdam

Ocean Ocean
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PROGRESS

Startup in 2017 Began in 2013

Winning attention and setting records Developing and growing ever since

LEARN MRE
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4 O C E A N

From the very beginning 2019

Winning
2018 Records
Setting the Guinness
Facilitating Record for the Largest
2018 Underwater Clean-up
Opening headquarters
Progressing in Haiti and Bali
2017 Pulling 2.5 million

Startup pounds of trash out of

the ocean
Alex Schulze and

Andrew Cooper
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T H E O C E A N C L E A N U P

From the very beginning 2018-2019

System 001
2015-2016 The Ocean Cleanup’s

first cleanup system

Expeditions
2014-2015
Quantifying and
Funding and researching the ocean’s
Research
2013 harmful debris
Raising 2.2mil$ from
Startup
36000 people from 160
16-year-old Boyan countries

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FUNDING

22.8

4Ocean earns funding by selling bracelets to

18.7
people who want to contribute 18.2

Since 2017, 4Ocean has earned 30 million dollars by selling

bracelets
5.1
Which is nearly 10 million per year
Helping them pull over 1 million pounds of trash from the
ocean 2015 2016 2017 2018
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TECHNOLOGY

• 4Ocean Solar Skimmer • Creating a coastline when there are none

• 4Ocean Mobile Skimmer • Taking advantage of natural ocean forces

• 4Ocean Harbour Skimmer • Using floating rigs to collect trash

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4Ocean
Mobile Skimmer

4Ocean 4Ocean
Solar Skimmer Harbour Skimmer
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W HAT O C U D O E S

Concentrate the
plastic
and
TAKE IT OUT
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OUTSIDE FEEDBACK

• Doing its job of cleaning the ocean
• Although the one-pound pledge, most of the money
does not seem to
go to cleaning the ocean
• Doing what it promised, but only
to a certain extent
• Not doing efficient cleanup work
• The technology they develop
are not effective enough
• Current methods are doubtful
• Debate on whether The Ocean Cleanup is
“fake”
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RELIABILITY

Efficient in comparison Was not very efficient

• Own bracelet funding

• U-shaped floating rigs too slow
• Removed 4.7 mil pounds of
• Only 3% of plastic on surface
trash in 2 years
• Harder than imagined
• Milestone achieved in 2 years
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G R A D I N G O F T H E T W O C A M P A I G N S

Evaluation

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Coverage Progress Funding Technology Outside Reliability

feedback

4Ocean The Ocean Cleanup

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F I N A L S C O R E S

Conclusion

In our opinion
62.5 53 4Ocean
Is more likely to
reach
Goal 14
by 2030
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References
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cleanup-failure-great-pacific-garbage-patch-plastic/
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3. CBS News. (2019). Meet the ocean cleanup company that's removed 4.7 million pounds of trash. Retrieved by CBS News from
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/4ocean-meet-cleanup-company-that-removed-millions-of-pounds-of-trash-2019-06-15/
4. Vilaboy,M. (2019). 4ocean Pulls 5 Million Pounds of Trash from Ocean and Coastlines. Retrieved from https://insideoutdo or.com/4ocean-pulls-5-
million-pounds-of-trash-from-ocean-and-coastlines/
5. The Ocean Cleanup. (2019). TECHNOLOGY, HOW IT WORKS. Retrieved from https://theoceancleanup.com/technology/
6. The Ocean Cleanup. (2019). MILESTONES. Retrieved from https://theoceancleanup.com/milestones/
7. 4ocean. (2019). How we operate. Retrieved from https://4ocean.com/cleanups/
8. 4ocean. (2019). Technology. Retrieved from https://4oceantechnology.com/
9. 4ocean. (2019). 4ocean Solar Skimmer. Retrieved from https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/fourocean technology.appspot.com/o/specs
%2Fsolar%20skimmer%20spec%20sheets.pdf?alt=media&token=288d9d54-d2e2-45c5-9e77-f3bd17a0b5da
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References
10. 4ocean. (2019). 4ocean Harbour Skimmer. Retrieved from https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/fourocean technology.appspot.com/o/specs
%2FHarbour%20Skimmer%20spec%20sheets.pdf?alt=media&token=78223d41-a351-4ffd-a245-dc32d20d1f33
11. 4ocean. (2019). 4ocean Mobile Skimmer. Retrieved from https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/fourocean technology.appspot.com/o/specs
%2FMobile%20Skimmer%20spec%20sheets%20.pdf?alt=media&token=147b0206-d917-4948-bf5a-62d8a71d21b9
12. 4ocean Team. (2019). 4ocean Pulls 5 million Pounds of Trash From Ocean and Coastlines. Retrieved from https://legacy
4ocean.com/blogs/news/4ocean-pulls-5-million-pounds-of-trash-from-ocean-and-coastlines?_pos=2&_sid=d3d5a9b08&_ss=r
13. 4ocean Team. (2019). New Guinness World Record - 4ocean Helps Set the Mark for Largest Underwater Cleanup! Retrieved from
https://legacy.4ocean.com/blogs/blog/guinness-world-record?_pos=5&_sid=a636f27c9&_ss=r
14. 4ocean Team. (2018). 4ocean Prepares to Pull One Millionth Pound of Trash from the Ocean and Coastlines. Retrieved from
https://legacy.4ocean.com/blogs/news/4ocean-prepares-to-pull-one-millionth-pound-of-trash-from-the-ocean-and-coastlines?
_pos=5&_sid=ac3dd1070&_ss=r
15. 4ocean Team. (2019). 4 MILLION POUNDS PULLED!!! And Counting.... Retrieved from https://legacy.4ocean.com/ blogs/blog/4-million-pounds-
pulled-and-counting?_pos=2&_sid=ac3dd1070&_ss=r
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References

16. 4ocean Team. (2018). What a Year it has Been for 4ocean - Thank You. Retrieved from https://legacy.4ocean.com/ blogs/blog/what-a-year-it-has-
been-for-4ocean-thank-you?_pos=4&_sid=ac3dd1070&_ss=r
17. Commenters. 2018. Are 4Ocean bracelets really contributing to removing 1 pound of waste from oceans?. Retrieved from
https://www.reddit.com/r/IsItBullshit/comments/8sqmdh/is itbullshit_are_4ocean_bracelets_really/
18. Kart. 2018. Bracelets Fund Ocean Cleanup, 1 Million Pounds And Counting. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com /2018/09/07/4oceans-cleaned-up-
1-million-pounds-of-ocean-garbage.html https://www.forbes. com/sites/jeffkart/2018/07/30/bracelets-fund-ocean-cleanup-1-million-pounds-and-
counting/#7fb103c60ce9
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