Ocean Cleanup Indonesia
Cleaning Untung Jawa island's coastal waters and coastline
Seribu Biru ("Thousand Blue") is an initiative to restore the coastal waters and shoreline of Untung Jawa Island. The project takes a holistic approach to tackling marine plastic pollution, collecting all types of plastics - not only the commercially valuable ones - to ensure that no waste is left behind. To increase collection efficiency trawl-nets designed for safe and effective plastic recovery are deployed. All collected plastics are carefully sorted and cleaned before being sent to best-in-class recycling partners, ensuring that zero waste ends up in landfill or is burned.
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Since the end of the pandemic, OceanKita has involved more than 2,000 people in cleanups, collected over 40,000 kg of marine plastic waste, and delivered 58 marine and river cleanup projects across Indonesia. Photo credit: OceanKita
Education remains a key part of OceanKita's work. Interactive tools such as the SUNGAI card game help young people learn about plastic pollution and the actions needed to keep rivers and oceans clean. Photo credit: OceanKita
OceanKita's Lombok Blue Project collected a total of 11,500 kg of marine plastic in 2025. Their partnership with Geotrash Management (GTM) has ensured that a large amount of these low value plastics be processed into alternative fuel. Photo credit: OceanKita
OceanKita has been awarded funding to develop an AI-powered Marine Pollution Tracker that will help detect, monitor, and predict the movement of marine plastic pollution. The system aims to improve cleanup efficiency and stop debris from reaching sensitive coastal areas. Photo credit: OceanKita
In the past year, OceanKita began running The Plastic Collage, a workshop for young adults that explores the life cycle of plastic. Feedback has been positive, with participants stating that the sessions have shed light on the complexity of the problem and opened their eyes to possible solutions. Photo credit: OceanKita
Women in Untung Jawa and Lombok are transforming collected plastic waste into useful products through OceanKita's upcycling programme. Following specialist training, local groups have already begun producing items including storage bins and pouches, creating new income opportunities while reducing waste. Photo credit: OceanKita
In 2025, through its Seribu Biru 2.0 programme, OceanKita collected 11,542 kg of marine plastic waste from the shores of Untung Jawa Island. Photo credit: OceanKita
Local communities are at the heart of OceanKita's marine conservation efforts. By working alongside fishers and coastal residents, the organisation is helping create cleaner waterways while building local capacity to tackle plastic pollution. Photo credit: OceanKita
OceanKita showcased its marine conservation work at Bali Ocean Days 2026, engaging visitors with its marine debris collection technology, educational games, and plastic upcycling initiatives. The event helped raise awareness of practical solutions to marine plastic pollution and foster new partnerships. Photo credit: OceanKita
Ocean Cleanup Indonesia joined Pinwheel!