Lastu Supports The Ocean Cleanup Project – Together We Clean Up Plastic Waste from the Seas

Lastu has been part of sustainable development since 2011. At first, we planted trees in Zambia in cooperation with Greenpop. In 2016–2017, we donated 5% of our sales to WWF’s conservation work. Now, we are helping to clean the world’s oceans by supporting the The Ocean Cleanup project.

The Ocean Cleanup is developing technology that can collect plastic waste from the world’s oceans passively, carried by the currents. The goal is to remove up to 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within five years.

The Ocean Cleanup’s system consists of a floating structure and a deep anchor that slows the device’s movement compared to the plastic. This allows plastic waste to be collected efficiently without endangering sea life or increasing carbon dioxide emissions.

The project aims to bring the collected plastic back to land, recycle it, and sell it for reuse. The income from this will fund the expansion of the cleanup to other sea areas.

“For society to move forward, we must not only progress – we must also clean up after ourselves.”
– Boyan Slat, founder and CEO

With every Lastu product you buy, you support a cleaner and more sustainable world. Together, we can make the seas clean again.