Do You Know Your ALDFGs?
When we think of plastics in the ocean, the image that comes to mind is often the kinds of plastics we see in everyday life. We conjure up visions of bottles, straws and carryout food containers. What’s missing from that...
Do You Know Your ALDFGs?
Guest blogger Laura Reyes is the executive director of CEMPRE in Colombia. She utilizes her background as an Environment & Sanitary Engineer, as well as her MBA, to help build a sustainable future with leading compan...
My Job Protects the Ocean
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 skipp...
Bringing Reusable Cups Back to Starbucks
From implementing extended producer responsibility schemes to banning harmful single-use plastic items, governments at all levels have the ability to make a big difference on all forms of ocean plastic pollution. This is...
How Can Governments Stop the Deadliest Form of Ocean Plastic?
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear—also known as ghost gear—is one of the most visually arresting forms of ocean plastic pollution. From images of marine life being rescued from ghost nets to gear balls the size o...
A Proactive Approach to Preventing Ghost Gear
The plastic pollution crisis is too big for any one entity to address on its own. It will require collective action. That is why Ocean Conservancy was thrilled to join the U.S. Plastics Pact as a founding member. The U.S...
The Roadmap that Supports a Plastics Free Ocean
What’s being called “the worst marine crisis in the nation’s history” is unfolding off the coast of Sri Lanka. More than two weeks ago, a cargo ship carrying thousands of containers of toxic chemicals, oil and plastic pe...
“The Worst Marine Crisis in the Nation’s History”
The temperatures are rising, flowers are blooming, picnics are popping up in every green space around. It’s official: summer is here. And at the beginning of summer my thoughts always return to one place: the beach. It’s...
Reducing Plastic Pollution in the Evergreen State
This blog was written by Susie Goodell, Ocean Conservancy’s Communications intern for the Spring 2021 term and a member of the Dartmouth College Class of 2023, majoring in Environmental Studies. She is the Build Chair fo...
Stepping Up to the Plate for Our Ocean With Major League Baseball
Earlier this month, Ocean Conservancy had the privilege of co-hosting a very special virtual event with our partner Dream In Green, a South Florida-based non-profit organization with a mission to empower individuals (esp...