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OCEANBOUND PAKISTAN

Indus River System

Developing river-waste interception and waste-to-value solutions for Pakistan.

River flowing through a mountain valley with snow-covered peaks in northern Pakistan
The Indus river landscape in northern Pakistan.

THE PROJECT

Protecting a river.
From mountains to sea.

From the mountain landscapes of northern Pakistan, the Indus runs through the country to the Arabian Sea. Oceanbound is working to stop plastic waste entering and travelling through this river system.

Our ambition is to intercept waste before it reaches the sea and turn recovered materials into valuable resources.

THE CHALLENGE

Waste on the riverbank becomes waste downstream.

Municipal waste dumped along riverbanks can be swept into the river as water levels rise, carrying plastic and other waste further downstream. Intercepting this material is a step towards preventing it from reaching the sea.

Municipal waste dumped down a riverbank beside a settlement
Municipal waste dumped on the riverbank can be washed downstream when water levels rise.

FROM WASTE TO VALUE

Intercept. Recover. Process. Create value.

The Pakistan project is being developed around Oceanbound Barriers to intercept river waste, with planned processing pathways to convert plastic into biofuels and organic waste into biochar and biogas.

Intercept & recover

Capture floating waste with Oceanbound Barriers for recovery and processing.

Plastic to biofuels

Develop processing pathways that turn recovered plastic into useful fuels.

Organics to resources

Convert recovered organic waste into biochar and biogas.

Want to know more or contribute to the project?

CONTACT OCEANBOUND