Clean Oceans International

Clean Oceans International
Founded2009
Founder
FocusOcean plastic pollution
Location
Area served
International
Key people
Captain Jim "Homer" Holm
Executive Director
Volunteers1,000
Websitecleanoceansinternational.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.[7][8][9]

COI is based in Santa Cruz, California on the Santa Cruz Harbor, gateway to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12][13][14]

COI plans to educate local communities and create a financial incentive for them to recycle plastic, keep their shorelines clean, and minimize plastic waste.[12]

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.[15][16]

Education

COI is also working in collaboration with the Cabrillo Community College science department on an ocean debris survey pilot program.[9][17]

References

  1. ^ "Clean Oceans International". HydroHeart. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. ^ Hamel, Jessi (2011-04-20). "From Trash to Fuel". Good Times Santa Cruz. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ^ "Turning the Ocean's Plastic Into Fuel". www.kazu.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. ^ "Clean Oceans International". HydroHeart. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  5. ^ Hamel, Jessi (2011-04-20). "From Trash to Fuel". Good Times Santa Cruz. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  6. ^ "Turning the Ocean's Plastic Into Fuel". www.kazu.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  7. ^ "The Response". The Clean Oceans Project. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  8. ^ Jennings, Cheryl. "Radar used to monitor currents in the bay". KGO-TV. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b Fairchilds, Kirsten. "Annie Morhauser, Annieglass to host Clean Oceans Project talk". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Santa Cruz Harbor: Businesses Listings". Santa Cruz Port District (Santa Cruz, California). Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  11. ^ Mosko, Sarah. "Mid-Ocean Plastics Cleanup Schemes: Too Little Too Late?". E-The Environmental Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Jim Holm: The Clean Oceans Project". TEDxGramercy. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  13. ^ Hamel, Jessi. "From Trash to Fuel". Santa Cruz Good Times. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  14. ^ West, Amy E. "Santa Cruz nonprofit hopes to make fuel from ocean-based plastic". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  15. ^ Corby, Rhiannon. "Ocean dump cleanup: Nonprofit has plans for 4-million ton trash trap off Santa Cruz coastline". Monterey Herald. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  16. ^ "ABC & NBC News Feature Collaborative Plastic Pollution Recovery Project to Save Sea Turtles". Turtle Island Restoration Network. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  17. ^ Merrill, Ph.D., Michelle Y. "Flex Week Activities: Responding to Plastics in Our Oceans & Our Inner Otters". Cabrillo GreenSteps Blog. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.