Partners & Friends
Together we fight against plastic pollution in rivers
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. Our mission is to catch plastic in rivers and to create awareness about this problem. Fortunately, many other organizations are supporting our mission to fight plastic pollution.
Would you like to contribute or collaborate?
Partnership highlights
How do partners help us in our mission? For example, by offering funding, knowledge and resources. They support us with campaigns, research and share their expertise during the implementation of our projects.

Climate KIC & Horizon 2020 European Commission
The Great Bubble Barrier has been supported by the Climate KIC program since our inception in 2016. Our participation in the program gave us access to their expertise in sustainable entrepreneurship, intellectual property and internationalization. The program enabled us to connect with other startups, which has been a valuable source of knowledge and inspiration.

Schmidt Marine Technology Partners
The Great Bubble Barrier has been one of the Schmidt Marine Technology Partners since 2019. They provide us with support, knowledge and a valuable network to increase the impact of our Bubble Barriers.

Postcode Lottery Green Challenge
When The Great Bubble Barrier won the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge in 2018, we received much more than just a cash prize. A year of intensive mentorship from Rockstart and participation in the DeepDive weeks have been more impactful than we could have imagined. The Postcode Lottery and Stichting Doen still actively support us and contribute towards achieving our goals.
Would you like to contribute or collaborate?
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Would you like to contribute or collaborate?
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Supporting partners
The partners below have made an important contribution to the realization of The Great Bubble Barrier as a company, through knowledge, experience and networking.
Research partners
In collaboration with our research partners, we conduct research in the field of technological performance, ecology and monitoring of the macro and microplastics in our projects.
Engineering partners
All these projects were made possible through the support and work of our engineering partners. Four of these partners are highlighted below for their consistent commitment to The Great Bubble Barrier.
Friends of the ocean
Our friends for the ocean are among others the Plastic Avengers, the Community of Practice Plastics and through various projects. We are committed to a joint approach, by sharing knowledge and setting up campaigns to increase awareness around plastic pollution.
Our backers
We are very happy and proud of our loyal supporters. All donations to The Great Bubble Barrier are used to facilitate further research or to support the implementation of a Bubble Barrier.
Get involved
Collaboration is crucial to fight plastic pollution worldwide. Our partnerships exist in many forms. Would you like to partner up, become a backer, or support us in another way?
Partner up
We are looking for sustainable partners. Become part of the movement to tackle one of the greatest environmental problems and accelerate positive impact in rivers worldwide. Take action against plastic pollution together with us!
Become a backer
As a backer, you contribute financially to further research on the Bubble Barrier or by helping us to implement more Bubble Barriers. Do you also want to make a personal financial contribution?#
Become an ambassador
Do you want to support us in a different way? Become an ambassador for The Great Bubble Barrier. Contribute by sharing our river solution with your network, or share your expertise or resources. Let us know how you want to help.