Ocean CleanX – Young Innovators Award

Founding a pioneering company to develop technology that monitors pollution and removes it from waterways Every year, millions of tons of plastic waste get into the oceans, putting marine species at risk of extinction. Grosjean, a 29-year-old engineer, launched Ocean CleanX to develop automated pollution monitoring and removal tools that use artificial intelligence and drones…

#STOPTHEPLASTIC

National Geographic starts the action against plastic pollution. We have defined 8 goals for #STOPMETPLASTIC. With this we want to reduce plastic that is produced for single use. What can you do to contribute? The eight goals consist of six products that you often use in daily life and that are easy to refuse and…

Eco Bus America

The ‚Eco Bus America‘ project is committed to education in the field of environmental problems, with the focus on the problems caused by the excessive use of plastic in our current society. The goal of this project is to create awareness about this among the people. Jorien Timmers wants to make adults and children aware…

Brugges Plastic Whale

STUDIOKCA, a brooklyn-based architecture and design firm, has pulled over five tons of waste from the ‘plastic soup’ that is floating on the surface of the pacific ocean. This accumulation was used as a medium for their four story tall sculptural whale that now rises up out of the bruges canal. this colossal whale, ‘skyscraper,’ serves to both address…

Plastic Pollution Coalition

The mission of the Plastic Pollution Coalition is to measurably reduce plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on people, animals, the ocean and the environment. PPC has two core initiatives that represent the foundation of its work: (1) Educate and inform. Elevate the discourse about plastic pollution to the forefront of public attention; deliver access to…

Eco Six Pack Ring Launch

We are excited to announce that Saltwater Brewery is the first brewery to use and implement the world-famous Eco Six Pack Rings! The first ecofriendly six pack ring made from by-product waste and other compostable materials, E6PR is designed to replace plastic rings, which are truly damaging to our environment. The E6PR featuring Screamin’ Reels IPA is available to…