Clean Oceans International
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Founder |
Jim Holm Co-founder Nick Drobac Co-founder |
| Focus | Ocean plastic pollution |
| Location | |
Area served | International |
Key people |
Captain Jim "Homer" Holm Executive Director |
Volunteers | 1,000 |
| Website | cleanoceansinternational.org |
Clean Oceans International, originally The Clean Oceans Project, is an ocean-oriented environmental organization founded in 2009 as an IRS 501c3 public benefit corporation. Clean Oceans International seeks to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans through a comprehensive global approach that includes research, technical innovation, public awareness, and efficient plastic waste management.[1][2][3]
COI is based in Santa Cruz, California on the Santa Cruz Harbor, gateway to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.[4]
Plastic-to-fuel conversion strategy
Approximately 80 percent of marine plastic pollution is generated from single-use polymer products that originate from land-based sources.[5] Clean Oceans International (COI) promotes conversion of the plastic waste into valuable liquid fuels, including gasoline, diesel and kerosene, using plastic-to-fuel conversion technology. environmental engineering company.[6][7][8]
COI plans to educate local communities and create a financial incentive for them to recycle plastic, keep their shorelines clean, and minimize plastic waste.[6]
Research efforts
COI is conducting research with nonprofit, academic and government organizations including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Turtle Island Restoration Network.[9][10]
Education
COI is also working in collaboration with the Cabrillo Community College science department on an ocean debris survey pilot program.[3][11]
External links
References
- ↑ "The Response". The Clean Oceans Project. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ Jennings, Cheryl. "Radar used to monitor currents in the bay". KGO-TV. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- 1 2 Fairchilds, Kirsten. "Annie Morhauser, Annieglass to host Clean Oceans Project talk". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "Santa Cruz Harbor: Businesses Listings". Santa Cruz Port District (Santa Cruz, California). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ Mosko, Sarah. "Mid-Ocean Plastics Cleanup Schemes: Too Little Too Late?". E-The Environmental Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Jim Holm: The Clean Oceans Project". TEDxGramercy. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ Hamel, Jessi. "From Trash to Fuel". Santa Cruz Good Times. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ West, Amy E. "Santa Cruz nonprofit hopes to make fuel from ocean-based plastic". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ Corby, Rhiannon. "Ocean dump cleanup: Nonprofit has plans for 4-million ton trash trap off Santa Cruz coastline". Monterey Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "ABC & NBC News Feature Collaborative Plastic Pollution Recovery Project to Save Sea Turtles". Turtle Island Restoration Network. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ Merrill, Ph.D., Michelle Y. "Flex Week Activities: Responding to Plastics in Our Oceans & Our Inner Otters". Cabrillo GreenSteps Blog. Retrieved 24 April 2014.