Oceanworks envisions a world where every new tonne of plastic sold helps clean-up plastic pollution instead of adding to it.
We are leading with action and committing that every tonne of resin we sell will directly reduce mismanaged plastic waste – a proactive, commercially driven form of extended producer responsibility (EPR). The right thing to do, at the right price. Choose Oceanworks to join us in building a pollution free, circular plastics economy.
Choose Oceanworks PCR sourced from Mismanaged Waste Collection Zones 1-6 to divert plastic pollution and and return it to the circular economy.
Choose Oceanworks PCR or compounds, and plastic pollution offsets will be embedded to counteract the known leakage from global plastic waste management.
Choose Oceanworks IMPAC+ or Shopify Plastic Pledge to directly offset the plastic used, or plastic waste generatedon a per product-or-sale basis.
How it works
Offshore
Offshore
Material far from shore accumulated floating “gyres.” The material is primarily HDPE, as it floats, and represents a fraction of the plastics that enter the ocean each year.
Nearshore
Nearshore
Material suspended in the shallow areas of the ocean that are close to shore. This category also includes fishing net recovery and intervention programs.
Coastal
Coastal
Material that has washed up onto beaches and coastlines.
waterway
waterway
Material found in streams, rivers and other waterways flowing towards the ocean.
Oceanbound
Oceanbound
Material collected from communities with no formal waste management within 50 km of the shoreline. This catchment area was first utilized in research by marine debris expert, Jenna Jambeck, in evaluating the source of plastic waste entering the ocean.
Averted
Averted
Material collected from communities with mismanaged waste outside of the Ocean-Bound collection area or with an unknown distance from the shoreline. This is plastic that, if not responsibly recovered on land and reutilized for production, would likely remain in the environment, causing pollution.
Post Consumer
Post Consumer
PCR is an all-encompassing term for material that has been used by consumers and reached its end of life. It can include material that was removed from the environment as pollution as well as material that was diverted from the landfill through a formal or an informal recycling program to be reutilized in future production.
Incorporate O/w Material
Oceanworks material return ocean and ocean bound waste to more circular economies, while Oceanworks closed loop materials embed pollutions offsets to compensate for known system leakage.
Fund Waste Reclamation
Our IMPAC+ Program directly delivers and guarantees the removal of plastic waster from the environment.
