Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 5, 2021

For more than 15 years, she has worked to create, test and implement circular business models for post-consumption waste. Earlier this year, Ocean Conservancy discussed informal sector waste collectors in Vietnam , highlighting their contributions to recycling and to preventing waste from flowing into our ocean.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 15, 2022

Source: Ocean Conservancy In February 2015, a groundbreaking paper was published in the journal Science that estimated, for the first time, how much plastic was entering the ocean from land due to mismanaged waste.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Hannah works with Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto Trash Team to manage the International Trash Trap Network (ITTN), a global network of local groups using trash traps to increase cleanup efforts, engage communities and inform upstream solutions. This blog was written by Hannah De Frond.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 8, 2021

For decades we have witnessed plastic pollution flowing into our ocean. It has wreaked havoc on marine life by polluting the ocean and coastal habitats that are their home. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. To keep our ocean plastic-free, we need to incentivize reuse and recycling rather than waste.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Sadly, the Magdalena is no different, transporting Bogotá’s plastic waste footprint and that of 34 million people across its basin into the Ciénaga and the Caribbean.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 3, 2021

By now, we all know the damage single-use items can do to our ocean and the creatures that call it home. That’s why thousands of people have taken Ocean Conservancy’s pledges to reduce waste in their daily lives by skipping the straw and quitting the cutlery. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As deeply troubling reports continue to come in about ocean waters hitting historic hot temperatures, sectors like global shipping are trying to understand the consequences of a warmer ocean and what can be done to stop the heating. So, we’re seeing the ocean heat up, lose oxygen and get bigger.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For more than 35 years, Ocean Conservancy® has mobilized millions of volunteers through the International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC), removing more than 344 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways around the globe. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. © Ocean Conservancy.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

While more than 200,000 people flock to New York Fashion Week shows to get ahead of the curve on the next fashion trends, at Ocean Conservancy we have been doing some fashion analysis of our own. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 24, 2021

Much of that is greywater : liquid waste from things like showers, laundry facilities, dishwashers, bath and washbasin drains. Even worse, unlike sewage, the discharge of greywater is not regulated in most parts of the world, meaning ships can discharge greywater directly into the ocean, without any form of treatment.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 8, 2024

This blog was written by Hannah De Frond, Ocean Conservancy Consultant and International Trash Trap Network Coordinator. A recent example of this followed the publication of Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto’s research paper about microplastics in commonly consumed protein products. What did we find?

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 2, 2023

Single-use plastic items persist indefinitely in our marine environment, collecting in rivers, streams and ultimately the ocean, endangering and entangling wildlife along the way. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 16, 2024

Hannah works with Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto Trash Team to coordinate the International Trash Trap Network with the goal to expand the use of trash-trapping technologies to increase cleanup efforts and to document their collective impact. This blog was written by Hannah De Frond. cm) collected.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 27, 2023

Want to learn more about ocean animals? Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Although it may look like they’re not up to much when they hide, unicornfish play an important role in the reef: Their waste helps provide nutrients to the corals.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 18, 2023

We take in oxygen and process it through tiny mitochondria (also known as the power houses of the cell) and expel carbon dioxide—a method that powers the rest of our bodies and gets rid of waste. Fish and many other ocean animals use gills , branching organs that have many, many small blood vessels called capillaries.

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Washington Nature

MAY 6, 2024

This project would create a recycle and reuse pathway to reduce the amount of waste produced by farming operations. · SOAR Program Partners: The Nature Conservancy, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Builders Initiative, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 7, 2023

See more wonderful ocean animals! Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. These krill feed on algae that grows on ice and the surface of the ocean. They also redistribute nutrients throughout waters with their … well, waste.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 9, 2022

As our ocean connects us, so does the need for solutions to protect it. Ocean Conservancy research has shown that one of the main ways to reduce the flow of plastic to the ocean is by improving urban recycling and waste collection systems. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Inhabitant

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Sea Shepherd is a non-profit working toward wildlife conservation. TRIWA is a watch-making company with a mission. Finding common ground, the two collaborated to achieve both their goals.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It’s not hard to fall in love with the ocean in California. You can drive for 600+ miles with endless ocean vistas on the Pacific Coast Highway or wake up early in the morning to explore tidepools teaming with life. It’s not surprising that most Californians are concerned about plastics polluting the beaches and ocean they love.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Ocean Conservancy has compiled the data collected during this global volunteer effort on behalf of ocean health since the ICC’s start in 1986. Now, a new collaboration between Ocean Conservancy, PADI AWARE Foundation and scientists at CSIRO has resulted in the first global map of plastic hotspots.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 2, 2024

Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal © 2023 by Ocean Visions Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is attracting increased attention as a possible climate change response strategy. Clearly there is a long way to go and ocean-based CDR approaches could help us get there. Indeed, a recent report by the U.S.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 17, 2022

Less plastic pollution in our ocean? The United States leads the world as the top generator of plastic waste while our plastic recycling rates remain below 10%. ranks as high as third in countries contributing to the ocean plastic pollution crisis. Together, we can make a difference for our ocean and our planet.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 21, 2022

After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference returned to an in-person event this June. Thousands of people from around the world gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, to discuss the biggest challenges facing our ocean and how best to work together to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This quote came to mind as we at Ocean Conservancy launched our latest report, Recommendations for Recycled Content: Requirements for Plastic Goods and Packaging. After all, this was not the first time that Ocean Conservancy has looked at the issue of recycled content. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Lead author Adam Gold , a watershed researcher for the Environmental Defense Fund, said the wild uncertainty is because the court arbitrarily created a new standard for federal protection divorced from the science of how wetlands support larger streams, rivers, lakes and the ocean.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 1, 2022

Companies are rushing to make everything from sneakers to computer mouses to car parts out of recycled and “ocean-bound” plastics, and demand for recycled plastics has never been higher. We need recycling to work to help keep plastics out of our ocean, but not every path from the recycling bin leads to the same positive impact.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It’s not hard to fall in love with the ocean in California. You can drive for 600+ miles with endless ocean vistas on the Pacific Coast Highway or wake up early in the morning to explore tidepools teaming with life. It’s not surprising that most Californians are concerned about plastics polluting the beaches and ocean they love.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

It’s been more than two years since Ocean Conservancy’s Florida Conservation Program launched Shores Forward , our flagship initiative to create positive change for our ocean across Florida. We now bring these successes to Tallahassee where we advocate and help craft legislation that protects our ocean.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 20, 2023

When I took on the role as Ocean Conservancy’s director of climate and plastics initiative, I was determined to be more “out there” in 2023. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. But be careful what you wish for! Take cars as an example.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Written by Hayley McIlwraith, Research Assistant in the Rochman Lab and Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, co-founder of the University of Toronto Trash Team and Scientific Advisor to Ocean Conservancy. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Plastic is everywhere.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

I am inspired to work to keep our ocean cleaner every day because I’m not alone as I face a tidal wave of trash heading to our ocean. This year you can be the change that helps the ocean #SeatheChange. All you need to do is to join our league of ocean heroes and come out and clean up ! From Parks to the Ocean.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Plastic foam foodware items are consistently among the most collected items from beaches and waterways during Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup ® (ICC), with volunteers collecting more than 8.7

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 30, 2022

Hannah De Frond works with Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto Trash Team to coordinate the International Trash Trap Network with the goal to expand the use of trash-trapping technologies to increase cleanup efforts and to document their collective impact. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

My colleague Courtney Carmichael and I will represent Ocean Conservancy during these negotiating proceedings informing and advising negotiators and interested parties on policy for adoption in this agreement. What are Ocean Conservancy’s priorities for this agreement?

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

It can change the way you use plastic in your homes and lead to a deeper commitment to the ocean. Similarly, the data volunteers collect during the International Costal Cleanup (ICC) can help us see the magnitude of the problem of ocean plastic. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Never miss an update.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 18, 2024

She aspires to pursue a career in business, speaks four languages and is passionate about ways to prevent plastic from entering our ocean. Ultimately, students in the program aim to reduce the amount of plastic litter in their communities and prevent it from making its way to the ocean.

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