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 action.
Sustainable river restoration
Transforming Extracted Plastic into Circular Economic Opportunities with Sustainable Impact
RiverImpact stops plastic waste from entering the ocean. By re-using the plastic and transform it into valuable building products, we create local impact by employment, sustainable impact by circular economy and global impact by building social projects with our recycled products.
Professionalism
River cleaning demands reliable execution under changing river conditions. RiverImpact approaches this work through structured operations and field-ready implementation.
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 nearby rivers flowing toward the Caribbean Sea, RiverImpact installs barriers that stop plastic waste before it reaches the ocean.
Impact Barriers are designed to be operational during “flash floods”, when 80% of the plastic waste enters the oceans.
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 provenir 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 Supoly 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!
News
Latest updates from the field
Recent deployments, agreements, and partnerships advancing upstream circular river intervention in Guatemala.
