Engineer holding bubble tubing during a Bubble Barrier implementation

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Bubble Barrier Projects

Bubble Barrier Projects

Discover the story behind our Bubble Barriers and get inspired by the pioneers behind them. Each Bubble Barrier project is unique, not only because of the characteristics of the location where they are implemented but by the people who initiated them, whether it’s local governments, communities or research institutes.

 

Explore our Bubble Barrier projects

Cities and regions took the matter into their hands to clean their rivers from plastic pollution. Browse our different Bubble Barrier projects and get inspired to take action.

Bubble Barrier Amsterdam

Bubble Barrier technology implemented in Amsterdam to capture plastic pollution from canals

In the fall of 2019, the first Bubble Barrier was implemented which will remain in place for a long period of time in the capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam!

This Bubble Barrier was installed at one of the outlets from the canals into the IJ and will prevent Amsterdam canal plastic from flowing into the North Sea, a global first in the fight against plastic pollution.

Bubble Barrier technology implemented in Amsterdam to capture plastic pollution from canals

Bubble Barrier Katwijk

What started in 2018 as an initiative of concerned citizens, has now grown into a unique, widely supported mission to tackle plastic pollution in the Katwijk region, in The Netherlands. This movement has led to the implementation of Bubble Barrier Katwijk, stopping plastic pollution before reaching the North Sea.

Bubble Barrier Porto region

Bubble Barrier technology implemented in Amsterdam to capture plastic pollution from canals

In 2023, The Great Bubble Barrier will be implementing a new Bubble Barrier in the Porto region in Portugal. The system will prevent riverine plastic pollution from flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. This Bubble Barrier will be implemented as part of project MAELSTROM – an EU co-funded project dedicated to the mitigation of marine litter impact in coastal ecosystems.

Bubble Barrier technology implemented in Amsterdam to capture plastic pollution from canals

Bubble Barrier Wervershoof

In a joint project, Water Research Institute KWRHoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier, and PWN,  teamed up with The Great Bubble Barrier to investigate how a Bubble Barrier could reduce the volume of microplastics in treated wastewater outflow and ultimately prevent them from entering the environment.

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Testimonials

Cities and regions took the matter into their own hands. Read their stories and get inspired to take action.

Engineering partners

All our Bubble Barrier 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’s mission.

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autodesk
deep bv
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