Who pays for ocean plastic removal? Exploring how public authorities, investors, and industries can create scalable market for ocean plastic solutions.

For the past seven years, OPIM has brought together businesses, researchers, public authorities, investors, NGOs, and innovators from around the world to accelerate collaboration and create new partnerships across the ocean plastic value chain.

This year's theme: The Business of Ocean Plastic Removal

Together, we will explore how public procurement, regulation, funding, and cross-sector collaboration can help create scalable markets for ocean plastic removal and recycling.

The website is now live, where you can:

• Register for OPIM 2026
• Learn more about this year's theme
• Meet our partners
• Stay updated as we announce keynote speakers, case presentations, and the full programme in the fall

Since 2019, OPIM has connected participants from more than 25 countries and facilitated hundreds of matchmaking meetings, helping transform ideas into collaborations and projects.

We look forward to welcoming both familiar faces and new participants to another year of networking, knowledge sharing, and new partnerships.