Global Awareness
Plastic pollution is now a priority on global agendas. As recognized by the United Nations and governments around the world, this growing challenge requires practical, scalable sustainable action.
Sustainable river restoration
Turning River Plastic into Circular Value
RiverImpact develops river plastic interception solutions that stop plastic waste from entering the ocean. By re-using the plastic and transforming it into valuable building products, we create local impact through employment, sustainable impact through circular economy, and global impact through social projects.
Professionalism
River plastic interception demands reliable execution under changing river conditions. RiverImpact approaches this work through structured operations and well-trained professional collection and sorting teams.
Market Driven
Demand for recycled plastic continues to expand, creating opportunities to transform extracted waste into products that support circular economic value.
Stopping plastic before it reaches the ocean
Why River Plastic Interception Matters
Rivers are one of the main pathways through which plastic pollution reaches the ocean.
River plastic interception is one of the most effective strategies to prevent plastic from reaching marine ecosystems. By installing interception systems in strategic river locations, RiverImpact captures plastic waste before it travels downstream into the ocean.
These river plastic interception Impact Barriers are designed to operate even during flash floods, when the majority of plastic waste enters waterways. By stopping plastic upstream, RiverImpact protects coastal ecosystems while enabling circular recovery and responsible material processing.
80%
of all ocean plastic comes from 1,000 rivers.
Source: Science Advances study on global river plastic pollution
Every minute the equivalent of one garbage truck of ocean bound plastic enters our oceans.
12.7 million tons of plastic enter the oceans mostly through rivers, every year.
If waste management practices don't improve, scientists predict this amount could increase tenfold by 2050.
Our impact in Guatemala
Where RiverImpact Stops Plastic Before It Reaches the Ocean
Across the Motagua River and the nearby Bay of Amatique, RiverImpact installs river plastic interception barriers to stop plastic from reaching the Caribbean Sea.
Impact Barriers are designed to be operational during "flash floods", when 80% of the plastic waste enters the oceans.
Active projects
Our Impact on the Ground
From the Motagua River to the Bay of Amatique — intercepting plastic at the source before it reaches the Caribbean Sea.
Guatemala
Motagua River
Intercepting truckloads of plastic waste daily before reaching the Caribbean Sea.
The Motagua River is one of the most critical plastic leakage points in Central America. RiverImpact deploys large-scale interception systems to capture plastic waste before it reaches the Caribbean Sea and the ecosystems of Izabal Bay.
Guatemala
Bay of Amatique
Protecting a strategic marine ecosystem before plastic reaches the Caribbean Sea.
Izabal Bay is a key natural ecosystem where multiple rivers converge before reaching the Caribbean Sea. By intercepting plastic upstream and coordinating local recovery systems, RiverImpact helps restore and protect this unique coastal environment.
Turning plastic waste into resources
Turning Plastic Waste into Sustainable Revenue Streams Promoting Circular Economy with Impact
RiverImpact combines plastic waste interception, sorting, reduction and transformation, into high-quality building materials. Creating a circular economy, reducing plastics into our oceans, creating local employment and supporting social projects with sustainable impact.
Impact
Intercepting high volumes of waste at strategic locations, to prevent plastic from reaching our oceans, causing long-term positive ecological impact.
Sustainability
River Impact Barriers provide cost-effective solutions. Extracted plastic is transformed into high value products, creating sustainable revenues to the project.
Circularity
Our approach targets single-use plastics, which is reduced and reused in our recycling kitchen, producing sustainable products to promote a circular economy.
Community
We focus on local communities and empowerment through participation, awareness, and opportunities linked to environmental action.
Value
River Impact addresses the whole supply chain: interception, collection, selection, reduction, transformation, marketing and revenue generation. Giving value to the plastic and creating sustainable revenue streams.
Unite
Through innovation, collaboration and community empowerment, we are creating local impact. Unite with us to make a long term global impact!
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Aligned with measurable SDG outcomes
Our operations contribute to measurable environmental progress through scalable river interception infrastructure, local partnerships, and transparent reporting.
Cooperation
