Live Data
Microplastic (Foam <5mm): 101,257 items collected
Microplastic (Pellets): 95,563 items collected
Unidentified Plastic Items - Soft: 94,006 items collected
Microplastic (Unidentified Hard Plastic): 74,579 items collected
Unidentified Plastic Items - Hard: 53,033 items collected
Microplastic (Unidentified Soft Plastic): 37,624 items collected
Microfibers: 31,341 items collected
Foam Pieces: 28,101 items collected
Ropes & Synthetic Fibres >5mm: 16,805 items collected
Plastic Food Wrappers - Soft: 9,161 items collected
Microplastic (Foam <5mm): 101,257 items collected
Microplastic (Pellets): 95,563 items collected
Unidentified Plastic Items - Soft: 94,006 items collected
Microplastic (Unidentified Hard Plastic): 74,579 items collected
Unidentified Plastic Items - Hard: 53,033 items collected
Microplastic (Unidentified Soft Plastic): 37,624 items collected
Microfibers: 31,341 items collected
Foam Pieces: 28,101 items collected
Ropes & Synthetic Fibres >5mm: 16,805 items collected
Plastic Food Wrappers - Soft: 9,161 items collected
Partners
New Sydney Fish Market Project All of Sydney (Multiplex, SFM, INSW) · 41.2M plastic items captured
Yamaha Motors Australia · 34.4M plastic items captured
JCDecaux · 36.2M plastic items captured
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia · 2.5M plastic items captured
Jones Bay Superyacht Marina · 6.3M plastic items captured
Discovery · 15.1M plastic items captured
New Sydney Fish Market Project (Multiplex, SFM, INSW): Blackwattle Bay · 15.2M plastic items captured
Australian National Maritime Museum · 4.4M plastic items captured
D'albora Marina · 1.2M plastic items captured
Kingspan · 2.4M plastic items captured
Veolia/Defence · 6.2M plastic items captured
Sydney Wharf · 879,435 plastic items captured
Multiplex · 24.0M plastic items captured
BMC Software · 799,118 plastic items captured
Sydney Fish Market · 3.6M plastic items captured
INSW · 2.1M plastic items captured
Yamaha 1 Unit · 2.7M plastic items captured
JBS&G · 1.0M plastic items captured
BMC Helix · 1.3M plastic items captured
King Street Wharf · 2.1M plastic items captured
Sealink Host Marina · 2.1M plastic items captured
Oris · 1.5M plastic items captured
Roche · 3.4M plastic items captured
City of Sydney · 2.8M plastic items captured
Manly Yacht Club · 609,592 plastic items captured
Up · 1.8M plastic items captured
UVEX · 2.1M plastic items captured
Rose Bay Marina · 434,326 plastic items captured
Kulani Kinis · 1.9M plastic items captured
Multiplex NSFM · 19.9M plastic items captured
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium · 5.9M plastic items captured
SeaLink · 538,572 plastic items captured
Port Authority · 293,910 plastic items captured
Fly Fleet · 1.3M plastic items captured
Aus Ethical · 861,716 plastic items captured
Koala · 2.8M plastic items captured
Eastern Tunnelling Package John Holland CPB Contractors Ghella JV · 4.1M plastic items captured
Ben & Jerry's · 781,023 plastic items captured
Park Hyatt · 157,586 plastic items captured
Nautica · 426,528 plastic items captured
The Magnum Ice Cream Company · 368,397 plastic items captured
New Sydney Fish Market Project All of Sydney (Multiplex, SFM, INSW) · 41.2M plastic items captured
Yamaha Motors Australia · 34.4M plastic items captured
JCDecaux · 36.2M plastic items captured
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia · 2.5M plastic items captured
Jones Bay Superyacht Marina · 6.3M plastic items captured
Discovery · 15.1M plastic items captured
New Sydney Fish Market Project (Multiplex, SFM, INSW): Blackwattle Bay · 15.2M plastic items captured
Australian National Maritime Museum · 4.4M plastic items captured
D'albora Marina · 1.2M plastic items captured
Kingspan · 2.4M plastic items captured
Veolia/Defence · 6.2M plastic items captured
Sydney Wharf · 879,435 plastic items captured
Multiplex · 24.0M plastic items captured
BMC Software · 799,118 plastic items captured
Sydney Fish Market · 3.6M plastic items captured
INSW · 2.1M plastic items captured
Yamaha 1 Unit · 2.7M plastic items captured
JBS&G · 1.0M plastic items captured
BMC Helix · 1.3M plastic items captured
King Street Wharf · 2.1M plastic items captured
Sealink Host Marina · 2.1M plastic items captured
Oris · 1.5M plastic items captured
Roche · 3.4M plastic items captured
City of Sydney · 2.8M plastic items captured
Manly Yacht Club · 609,592 plastic items captured
Up · 1.8M plastic items captured
UVEX · 2.1M plastic items captured
Rose Bay Marina · 434,326 plastic items captured
Kulani Kinis · 1.9M plastic items captured
Multiplex NSFM · 19.9M plastic items captured
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium · 5.9M plastic items captured
SeaLink · 538,572 plastic items captured
Port Authority · 293,910 plastic items captured
Fly Fleet · 1.3M plastic items captured
Aus Ethical · 861,716 plastic items captured
Koala · 2.8M plastic items captured
Eastern Tunnelling Package John Holland CPB Contractors Ghella JV · 4.1M plastic items captured
Ben & Jerry's · 781,023 plastic items captured
Park Hyatt · 157,586 plastic items captured
Nautica · 426,528 plastic items captured
The Magnum Ice Cream Company · 368,397 plastic items captured
Seabin

Nature Intelligence Platform

Data Dashboard

Sydney Harbour Pollution
Intelligence.

Real-time data from the Seabin network across Sydney Harbour. Branded items are filtered from the water, catalogued and then we use the data to hold polluters, brands and stakeholders accountable.

Top 10 companies and brands polluting Sydney Harbour.

July 2023 – May 2026

01
Mondelez International
02
Perfetti Van Melle
03
Nestle
04
Mars
05
Coca-Cola
06
Arnotts
07
PepsiCo
08
Woolworths
09
Coles
10
Unilever
Top Brands Found in Seabins
% share of all branded litter collected
1
Cadbury
25%
2
Nestle
6.7%
3
Mars
6.3%
4
Chupa Chups
5.5%
5
Coca-Cola
5.3%
6
Arnotts
4.5%
7
Woolworths
3.3%
8
Coles
3%
9
Perfetti Van Melle
2.8%
10
Mentos Mint
2.5%
Top 5 litter brands over time
Top 5 brands — % share per month · Jan 24 – May 26

Top 5 polluting companies.

1

Mondelez International

Parent company

27.4%
Cadbury
Cadbury91%
Mondelez International
Mondelez International5%
O
Oreo2%
T
The Natural Confectionery Company2%
2

Perfetti Van Melle

Parent company

17.0%
C
Chupa Chups32%
Perfetti Van Melle
Perfetti Van Melle16%
M
Mentos Mint15%
M
Mentos Fruit 13%
M
Mentos13%
+
9 others10%
3

Nestle

Parent company

9.8%
Nestle
Nestle68%
Uncle Toby's
Uncle Toby's14%
K
KitKat8%
A
Allens7%
N
Nescafe4%
4

Mars

Parent company

8.8%
Mars
Mars72%
Masterfoods
Masterfoods17%
E
Extra9%
W
Wrigley1%
s
snickers1%
5

Coca-Cola

Parent company

6.7%
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola79%
M
Mount Franklin16%
P
Pump5%

All of our impact.

Litres Filtered
23.6B
Sydney Harbour network
Plastic Items
16.3M
Estimated captured
Microplastics
9.9M
Estimated captured
Active Seabins
21
Across 6 locations
Microplastics & Plastic Pollution Data
Est. plastic items captured by Seabins per month · Sydney Harbour
Top 5 items
July 2023 – present
Microplastic (Foam <5mm)
Microplastic (Pellets)
Unidentified Plastic Items - Soft
Microplastic (Unidentified Hard Plastic)
Unidentified Plastic Items - Hard
Other
Seasonal Trends
Items captured per month by financial year · Sydney Harbour

Where the litter comes from.

Each branded parking ticket pulled from a Seabin carries an issuing council, suburb and address — letting us trace litter back to its source. Based on 242 traceable tickets recovered across Sydney Harbour.

Seabin Locations · Parking ticket captures
Tickets capturedNo tickets
Key findings
01

144 of 242 traced tickets (60%) were issued by the City of Sydney — by far the largest single source.

02

Every council-issued parking ticket carries a serial code, making the issuing authority directly traceable from the litter itself.

03

Tickets travel through storm drains and street runoff for an average of 36 days before being intercepted by a Seabin.

04

Captures are concentrated around Sealife Sydney Aquarium and Sydney Fish Market — high-footfall CBD-adjacent locations.

Source Breakdown
Tickets traced by issuing council
City of Sydney
Inner West Council
Woollahra Council
Waverley Council
City of Canada Bay
Other
Litter by Capture Location
Tickets recovered per Seabin location
Microplastics Trend
Microplastic items captured per month

City of Sydney — biggest polluter.

City of Sydney parking tickets are consistently one of the top branded litter items found in Seabins. Each ticket carries a traceable code linking it directly to the council.

City of Sydney Parking Tickets — by Year Issued
144 tickets traced to City of Sydney
Parking Tickets — Monthly Pattern
All tickets, aggregated by issue month

Festivals & Vivid Sydney.

Major events create measurable spikes in harbour pollution. Comparing the month before Vivid Sydney 2025 to the month of the festival reveals a sharp jump in plastic items captured — even with the same Seabin fleet running across both periods.

Litres filtered
+4%
655M L
Apr 23 – May 22
683M L
May 23 – Jun 22
Litter (kg)
-6%
1,347 kg
Apr 23 – May 22
1,266 kg
May 23 – Jun 22
Plastic items
+26%
341K
Apr 23 – May 22
431K
May 23 – Jun 22
Microplastics
-7%
242K
Apr 23 – May 22
224K
May 23 – Jun 22
Items / day
+22%
11,758
Apr 23 – May 22
14,372
May 23 – Jun 22
Marine litter captured (kg)
-6%
Month prior to Vivid vs month of Vivid 2025
Plastic items captured per day
+22%
Month prior to Vivid vs month of Vivid 2025

This is your brand's data.

We catalogue every branded item pulled from the harbour. Partner with Seabin to turn that data into measurable impact — and get ahead of the story it tells.

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