Awards, media coverage and proud moments
CleanSea never set out to win awards or make headlines - our focus has always been on protecting our coastline and cleaning the ocean. That said, the recognition we’ve received along the way shows us that our work is truly appreciated and it fuels us to keep going.
We make every award count for the ocean - and always use award money to remove more plastic from the ocean.
2024
XO Foundation
XO Foundation is currently helping CleanSea to scale up and remove more plastic not just today - but tomorrow, next month and many years into the future. This leads to far more plastic being removed in the long term. This support is hard to quantify in exact kilos, but it has led to several thousand more kilos of plastic being removed.
2022
Änglamarkspriset
One of the most sustainable prizes in Sweden. In 2022, Änglamark voted CleanSea into being the finalist for the Änglamark prize. This actually enabled us to remove 2 500 kg of ocean plastic!!
That's quite a lot of ghostnets, cans, plastic bottles and other harmful trash out of the water.
This prize also has a special place to us. At the time, CleanSea was still in a somewhat early stage and run based on passion. This was one of the first prizes we ever recieved, and one of the largest we've received. It showed us that more people wanted to support our work. The additional financial security meant we could focus more on long term growth and helped us develop. We removed 2 500 kilos of plastic, but it also boosted our growth and confidence.
2024
Bixia Klimathjälte
Someone we knew told us we "should totally apply for Bixia Klimathjälte". Afterwards, we learnt they'd had over 600 applications. We had no clue that we would be among the most appreciated alternative - so it was a complete shock when we got the phone call and learned that Bixia wanted CleanSea to receive the prize! It led to another 2 500 kg of ocean plastic being removed, which is a huge win for the ocean!
2023
Östersjöfonden
Immediate celebration in the team - when the Baltic Sea Foundation wanted to draw attention to CleanSea and support our work! Another 500 kilos of marine plastic were removed from the Baltic Sea through the Baltic Sea Foundation's youth prize - absolutely fantastic!
2021
Naturbonusen
Naturkompaniet took a big step towards protect Sweden's oceans and marine environment in 2021, when several different groups that care for Sweden's marine environment received their Nature Bonus and the capacity to do more. CleanSea was one of them, and thanks to Naturbonusen, we were able to clean over 100 bays and coastal stretches where we removed many thousands of kilos of marine plastic. Amazing, right?
News articles
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27-årig flaskpost
Läs mer på GöteborgspostenJuli 2024 hittade Linda en 27-årig flaskpost! Vi lyckades spåra ägaren och lämna över posten.
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Vår historia
Läs mer på Svenskt näringslivSvenskt näringsliv intervjuar Lukas om hur CleanSea startat, var vi är på väg och tips till andra som vill starta initiativ eller företag.
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Otippat fynd!
Läs mer på BohuslänningenEtt av de mest oväntade fynden vi hittat på en cleanup - flera flaskor morfin! Det visade sig komma från sjukvård.
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60 ton plast!
Läs mer på HemtrevligtHemtrevligt följer med på en cleanup och intervjuar CleanSea. Här kan du läsa om CleanSea i allmänhet och få tips på hur du kan bidra till en mindre nedskräpad kustlinje!
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10 000 kg!
Läs mer på Nerikes Allehanda2020 nådde CleanSea 10 000 kg havsplast! Det var vår första "stora" milstople, och som dessutom blev uppmärksammad av Nerikes allehanda!
