Rid the sea: Coldplay’s new limited LP manufactured with ocean plastic

The mission of The Ocean Cleanup is to remove plastics from the oceans. To achieve this, the non-profit operates a dual strategy – cleaning up legacy plastic in the oceans and deploying Interceptors to capture trash in rivers and stop it entering the oceans.

The Ocean Cleanup project deployed Interceptor 006 in the Rio Las Vacas in 2023 to prevent plastic emissions into the Gulf of Honduras.

Interceptor 006 captured large quantities of plastic, which has now been sorted, blended, tested and used to manufacture Coldplay’s limited edition physical release.

Coldplay and The Ocean Cleanup collaborated closely during the intensive testing and quality control process of the record, alongside processing and manufacturing partners Biosfera GT, Compuestos y Derivados S.A., Morssinkhof and Sonopress.

The final product consists of 70% river plastic intercepted by The Ocean Cleanup and 30% recycled waste plastic bottles from other sources.

Coldplay provides broad and long-standing support for The Ocean Cleanup. The band provides financial support for the non-profit’s cleaning operations and sponsors Interceptor 005 in the Klang River, Malaysia (which the band named ‘Neon Moon I’).

Coldplay also shares The Ocean Cleanup’s mission with millions of their fans during their record-breaking Music of the Spheres tour.

“Ensuring the plastic we catch never re-enters the marine environment is essential to our mission, and I’m excited to see how we’ll continue innovating with Coldplay and our other partners to rid the oceans of plastic – together,” said Boyan Slat, Founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup.

The picture shows Boyan Slat (middle) and the Coldplay.