Boyan Slat

Founder & CEO · The Ocean Cleanup · Rotterdam, Netherlands

Who is Boyan Slat? Boyan Slat is a Dutch inventor and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit developing technology to remove plastic from oceans and rivers.

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  Boyan Slat Was 16 and Annoyed. Now He's Removed 50 Million Kilograms of Plastic

  He dropped out of aerospace engineering with €300 in savings to build an organisation whose stated goal is to put itself out of business.

  August 15, 2026