By joining forces with The SeaCleaners NGO, Thalgo is accelerating its commitment to protect and preserve the ocean.
Set up by yachtsman, Yvan Bourgnon, The SeaCleaners is an association dedicated to fighting for a pollution-free ocean. In addition to coastal clean-ups, waste reduction and public awareness campaigns, The SeaCleaner’s emblematic Manta project provides an innovative, effective and tangible solution to combating sea pollution.
The Manta is a sea giant—a vessel that has been specifically designed to collect, treat and repurpose sea pollution—revolutionising what can be achieved in this realm.
Planned to launch in 2024, the Manta will also have two multipurpose boats—Mobula—that will be built into the back of the Manta to supplement its collection capacity. They will enable macrowaste, microwaste and hydrocarbon to be collected in narrower, shallower and more difficult to access spaces—where manoeuvrability is limited.
As a committed yachtsman himself, Bernard Sirop—Thalgo’s Managing Director—shares Bourgnon’s dedication to protecting the sea and the pair’s shared values naturally galvanised their meeting into a partnership.
Today, Thalgo and The SeaCleaners have mobilised together on three key actions:
DEPOLLUTE THE OCEANS
Manta will collect and recycle plastic macrowaste, before it sinks.
COASTAL CLEANING
Under the aegis of The SeaCleaners, Thalgo will increase its collection operations to act upstream of ocean pollution.
REDUCE PLASTIC CONSUMPTION
Engaging the general public to change their daily habits and reduce plastic waste.