The Great Bubble Barrier

The Great Bubble Barrier has received funding from the Water Innovation Fund to develop a new installation method for our innovative Bubble Barrier technology. The new installation method will make it easier to implement a Bubble Barrier and will help us scale up our impact.

The Great Bubble Barrier is a Dutch social enterprise, founded in 2017, that has developed an effective technology to stop plastic pollution in rivers before it flows into our oceans, using bubbles. Our Bubble Barrier technology captures plastic across the entire width and depth of rivers, operates 24/7, and does not disrupt regular river activities.

To date, we have implemented four long-term Bubble Barriers: three in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Katwijk, and Harlingen) and one in Portugal (Vila do Conde). In the coming years, we hope to expand into new regions and increase our impact worldwide.