What Clean Harbours Jamaica does

Clean Harbours Jamaica Limited is a Jamaican private non-profit entity that operates the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Project, a physical-infrastructure environmental initiative deploying The Ocean Cleanup's proprietary Interceptor™ Barrier technology at the mouths of urban gullies that discharge into Kingston Harbour. As of early 2026, nine Interceptors are operational across the Sandy, Balmagie, Mountain View, Shoemaker, D'Aguilar, Tivoli, Kingston Pen, Barnes, and Rae Town gullies, with a publicly stated objective to cover 11 gullies that together emit an estimated 947,000 kg of plastic into the Caribbean Sea each year. The company manages the Interceptor™ Tender vessel for waste transport, an offloading site near D'Aguilar Gully for sorting, and daily barrier assessments using excavations, pool nets, pontoons and a dedicated sorting team. Supporting operations include 27 community beach cleanups (76,649 kg removed with 4,171 volunteers), intensive legacy waste removal (493,803 kg with fishing communities), and an Environmental Warden Programme delivered with the GraceKennedy Foundation to schools and communities across Kingston. Cumulative reported impact from March 2022 through January 2026 is over 5 million kg of waste prevented from entering Kingston Harbour.

The business model is donation and grant funded rather than commercial. The Ocean Cleanup provides the core technology, expertise and ongoing funding; initial capital came from the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory in February 2022. The GraceKennedy Foundation serves as the administrative and project management partner, hosting volunteer registration through Eventbrite and channelling donations via a First Global Bank chequing account. The company does not sell products or services, has no disclosed pricing model, and has no app, API, or AI/ML product. Its stakeholder base is hybrid: beneficiaries are Kingston Harbour communities and schools; operational and financial supporters include a broad coalition of Jamaican government agencies (Port Authority of Jamaica, NEPA, Urban Development Corporation, Kingston & St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Ministry of Local Government, National Land Agency, Jamaica Customs Agency, Office of the Prime Minister), academic partners (Mona GeoInformatics Institute, Centre for Marine Sciences at UWI), corporate CSR foundations (Digicel, Victoria Mutual, JPS, JMMB, GraceKennedy Group), and a recycling channel partner (Recycling Partners of Jamaica). Geographic footprint is single-country, limited to the Kingston Metropolitan Area.

Name

Clean Harbours Jamaica

Legal name

Clean Harbours Jamaica Limited

Website

https://cleankingstonharbour.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clean Harbours Jamaica Limited operates the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Project, deploying The Ocean Cleanup's Interceptor™ barriers at urban gully mouths in Kingston to trap plastic waste before it reaches the Caribbean Sea, supported by beach cleanups, legacy waste removal, and an environmental education programme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Pollution Cleanup Services

NAICS

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Pollution Control & Environmental Remediation (Booming, Skimming, Shoreline Cleanup) (TLAHAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Compliance & Pollution Response Coordination (TLAHAFAG)

Keywords

• Marine pollution cleanup
• Harbour waste management
• Plastic interceptor systems
• Coastal cleanup services
• Community environmental programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

Jamaica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ocean Cleanup Funding: The Ocean Cleanup provides primary funding, expertise and technology for the project. Initial funding was provided by The Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory.
2. Foundation and Donor Support: GraceKennedy Foundation provides administrative and project management support as well as coordination of stakeholder outreach. Donations accepted via First Global Bank account.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Clean Harbours Jamaica Limited operates the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Project, deploying and maintaining Interceptor™ barriers at the mouths of urban gullies to trap plastic and solid waste before it enters Kingston Harbour. The company conducts daily barrier assessments, manages an offloading site for waste sorting and recycling, runs beach cleanup events, and delivers community environmental education through the Environmental Warden Programme.

Product overview

Clean Harbours Jamaica operates a physical infrastructure-based environmental cleanup system rather than a software platform. The core offering consists of The Ocean Cleanup's Interceptor™ Barriers deployed at gully mouths to trap floating waste, supported by the Interceptor™ Tender vessel for waste collection and transport. The company manages the offloading site for waste sorting and recycling. Supporting services include beach cleanup events and the Environmental Warden Programme for community education. Nine Interceptors have been deployed across Kingston Harbour gullies as of 2025, with planned expansion to eleven total installations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interceptor™ Barrier Operations Deployment, maintenance, and daily assessment of Interceptor™ barriers at gully mouths to trap plastic and solid waste before it enters Kingston Harbour. The service is operated by Clean Harbours Jamaica Limited as the local operator for The Ocean Cleanup's technology.
• Beach Cleanup Services Organized cleanup events at critical sections of the Kingston Harbour coastline, conducted with volunteer support and community participation to remove accumulated waste from beaches. 27 cleanups have been conducted with 4,171 volunteers, removing 76,649 kg of waste.
• Offloading Site Operations Management of the offloading site near D'Aguilar Gully where waste collected from Interceptor barriers is transported, sorted into various categories, and processed for recycling or disposal. Recyclable plastics and other materials are collected by Recycling Partners of Jamaica.
• Environmental Warden Programme Community outreach program that works with schools and communities across Kingston to change behavior and build lasting habits around waste management, addressing pollution at its source through environmental education presentations.
• Interceptor™ Tender Vessel Operations Operation of the Interceptor™ Tender, a small barge used to collect waste trapped by the barriers and transport it to the offloading site for sorting and disposal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5 million kg of waste prevented from entering Kingston Harbour (March 2022 - January 2026)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered primary and supporting.

• The Ocean CleanupprimaryTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Dutch non-profit organisation providing funding, expertise and Interceptor™ Barrier technology fitted at gully mouths, plus the Interceptor™ Tender vessel for waste collection and transport to offloading site. Core technology partner enabling the project's waste-trapping operations.
• GraceKennedy FoundationprimaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides project facilitation, donor fund management, coordination of beach cleanups, volunteer activities and stakeholder outreach. Administrative and project management support for the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Project.
• Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI)supportingTechnology or IntegrationGIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Software Development hub for University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Provides GIS services and technical skills critical to ongoing project research.
• Port Authority of JamaicasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency providing support for the project. Interceptor 009 at Kingston Pen Gully is located adjacent to the Port Authority of Jamaica.
• National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency providing regulatory support and partnership on cleanup activities including mangrove islet cleanup at Sturridge Park.
• Urban Development CorporationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency supporting the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Project.
• Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal CorporationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government entity providing support and coordination for the project activities in Kingston.
• National Land AgencysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency supporting the project through land-related coordination.
• Ministry of Economic Growth and Job CreationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry providing support for the project.
• Ministry of Local Government and Rural DevelopmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry supporting the project.
• Jamaica Customs AgencysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency supporting the project.
• Office of The Prime MinistersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment entity providing support for the project.
• Recycling Partners of JamaicasupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrivate sector partner that collects recyclable plastics and other materials from the project's waste sorting operations.
• Spectrum Systems LimitedsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate sector partner supporting the project.
• Newport Fersan JamaicasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate sector partner supporting the project.
• Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West IndiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing marine sciences expertise for the project.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Plastic Bank: Social enterprise that builds plastic-recycling collection networks in coastal communities in exchange for digital tokens/credits. Comparable Caribbean-coastal-community engagement and corporate ESG monetization, though focused on incentivizing collection upstream rather than capture at waterways.
• Seabin Project: Australian-origin maker of floating marina trash collectors that capture surface debris and microplastics. Comparable as a fixed-installation, technology-driven marina/harbour cleanup solution, though focused on enclosed marinas rather than gully mouths.
• ClearBlue Environmental: Operator of marine debris removal programs including specialized trash-trap systems in rivers and harbours. Comparable as a deployer of fixed-installation debris-capture technology with municipal and harbor-partner contracts.

Others

• Ocean Conservancy (International Coastal Cleanup): Operator of the International Coastal Cleanup - the same global cleanup event CHJ participates in. Adjacent peer at the broader volunteer-coastal-cleanup ecosystem level, coordinating similar beach-cleanup mobilization CHJ executes locally.
• Blue Planet Foundation: Environmental non-profit addressing ocean and climate issues through grants and policy advocacy. Adjacent peer in the marine conservation funding ecosystem that could conceivably partner with or replicate CHJ's model.

Direct peers

• 4ocean: For-profit social enterprise that funds ocean cleanup through bracelet/merchandise sales and operates cleanup crews in multiple coastal geographies. Comparable mission (coastal plastic removal) and community/volunteer mobilization model, though the funding mechanism (consumer product) differs from CHJ's grant-based model.
• The Ocean Cleanup: The Dutch non-profit that invented the Interceptor™ technology deployed by CHJ. It is the closest direct peer - same mission (intercept marine plastic pollution), same technology, same partnership ecosystem - but operates globally and develops the underlying IP and funding that CHJ implements locally.
• Mr. Trash Wheel: Family of water-powered trash-collecting wheels deployed at Baltimore Harbor's river mouths. Highly comparable as an end-of-pipe, municipal-partnered, fixed-installation riverine/marine debris capture system with strong civic-engagement branding.

Regional players

• Healthy Seas (Healthy Seas Foundation): European initiative that recovers marine waste (ghost nets and ocean plastics) through partnerships with divers and brands. Comparable mission of marine plastic removal via foundation/funding-based operations, though focused on ghost-net recovery rather than riverine capture.
• Waste Management & Recycling Institute of Jamaica (WMRI): Jamaica-based waste management and recycling organization addressing solid waste infrastructure upstream of CHJ's operations. Regional peer addressing the same pollution problem from the waste-management-system angle rather than the capture angle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clean-harbours-jamaica-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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