2-Minute Read: The Link Between Virgin Plastic and Waste Colonialism
At Oceanworks, we are curious as to where all this waste goes. The recycling and disposal rates simply don't match production output. For instance, the largest importer of U.S. plastic scraps are recycling companies in Canada but it’s not clear where that plastic ultimately ends up. Are we simply swapping trash?
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PRESS RELEASE: Roberts Beauty & Oceanworks Achieve Major Milestone in Ocean Plastic Pollution Prevention, Removing 100,000 Pounds of Plastic
Roberts Beauty, in collaboration with Oceanworks®, today announced a significant environmental milestone: the removal of 100,000 pounds of plastic waste that was destined for our ocean and their borders through the IMPAC+ program.
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PlasticPledge by Oceanworks: Integrate IMPAC+ Plastic Offsets Seamlessly Into Your Shopify Store
The goal for this app is an extension of the Oceanworks mission: to provide easy options for brands to get involved in plastic action or even amplify their existing efforts.
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The 2-Minute Read: To Say Goodbye To Virgin Plastic, Start Now
Wherever companies are in that process, the start of the year is a crucial time to make strategic plans and set goals for the year ahead. The global plastic pollution crisis won’t be solved quickly or easily, but the planet needs companies to step up ASAP.
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GIFT GUIDE: Last Minute Sustainable Gifts For Her
Looking for last minute gift ideas for her? Check out our collection of sustainable brand gift ideas that are sure to please!
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The 2-Minute Read: There’s No Time To Wait
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) made “slower than expected” progress finding common ground for the Global Plastics Treaty during INC-3. Perhaps pessimistic, but, we’re not all that surprised.
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The 2-Minute Read: Embracing The Imperfect Solution
Organizations are complex (this complexity systematically increases with company size) and internal incentives don’t always reinforce sustainable decision making, but one of the biggest barriers to commercializing viable plastic action campaigns is a bit unexpected and counter intuitive: cancel culture.
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IMPAC+® Plastic Credits: A Financial Instrument To Accelerate Reclamation Of Mismanaged Plastic Waste
Many plastic waste streams are too costly to collect, clean, and transport to make recycling economically feasible. Even worse, plastic waste with no potential market value has zero economic incentive for recovery and proper disposal. That means intervention in the form of outside funding or regulation is required.
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Food Logistics: How Traceability Accelerates the Circular Plastic Economy
Third-party certification of reclaimed or repurposed plastic materials ensures that recycled plastic or collected plastic waste integrated into a brand’s products, packaging, or business operations was sourced and processed in accordance with all applicable social, environmental, and quality standards.
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Earth911 Podcast: Vanessa Coleman on Oceanworks' Guaranteed Recycled Plastic
Oceanworks CEO, Vanessa Coleman, speaks with Mitch Ratcliffe about the intricacies of plastic recycling and its future, how brands are tackling the plastic pollution crisis, and how Oceanworks helps them navigate those challenges they're inevitably faced with.
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Introducing the Plastic Action Dashboard by Oceanworks
Oceanworks is launching the Plastic Action Dashboard, a tool at the intersection of traceability and global commerce that seamlessly provides our partners robust tracking capabilities and metrics about their sustainable plastic programs.
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New to Oceanworks Guaranteed (Q2 2023)
We asked our Polymer Application Engineer what's new in Oceanworks Guaranteed materials for Q2 2023. Here's what he had to say...
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