Groups tackle ocean plastics through funding and data
Multiple efforts that aim to gather information or provide a funding source for ocean plastics cleanup have recently been announced....
Marine debris
Adidas reports on ocean plastics shoe sales
One of the world’s largest footwear manufacturers sold 1 million pairs of shoes last year made partially with recovered marine...
More supporters join $150 million marine debris project
An industry-funded ocean plastics prevention initiative has received support from a number of new partners, including brand owners, a chemicals...
Q&A: Using market forces to quell marine debris
A new ocean plastics prevention effort connects brand owners with collected oceanbound material that can be used in manufacturing. A...
100 percent ‘OceanBound’ plastics bottle released
Envision Plastics has launched a bottle made completely from materials at risk of becoming marine debris. The reclaimer says its...
Group looks to divert major volumes of ocean-bound plastics
Large brand owners and manufacturers have formed an effort aimed at diverting millions of pounds of plastic material that could...
P&G expands ocean plastics recycling efforts
After producing 150,000 shampoo bottles made partially with recovered marine plastics, Procter & Gamble will now do the same thing...
$150M pledged to fight SE Asia ocean plastics problem
Major brands, nonprofit organizations and industry groups will raise $150 million to boost the collection and recycling of plastics that...
Hitting the water for awareness around marine debris
Imagine motoring across the cobalt blue waters of the Atlantic and gazing out over the bow in search of a...
Senators sponsor bill addressing ocean plastics
A bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate expands efforts to combat marine debris and encourages the White House to work...
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