top of page
NEWS
Can Products Be Convenient Without Being Wasteful?
In a recent conversation with sustainability consultant Candace Hodder and professor of Supply Chain Management at Arizona State...
Mar 17, 2015


There’s something in the water - let’s keep it that way Hong Kong!
Download full press release here Download full press release - Chinese version (中国版) Hong Kong, 12 March 2015 - Innovative HK charity...
Mar 12, 2015


Plastic Waste More Pressing Than Climate Change
You may have read recent reports about the University of Georgia’s Jenna Jambeck and team, who estimated the amount of plastic waste that...
Mar 6, 2015


Plastic Waste More Pressing Than Climate Change
Or put it this way: If communities and businesses tackle pressing problems like waste, they can then better partner against complex...
Mar 5, 2015
Time to put our waste to better use
(SCMP) -- Some 8 million tonnes of plastic waste makes its way into our oceans every year, according to recent reports. That is the same...
Feb 24, 2015
How much are we trashing our oceans?
(CNN) - Nearly every piece of plastic still exists on Earth, regardless of whether it's been recycled, broken down into microscopic bits...
Feb 12, 2015


Plastic Waste and the Challenge it Represents
Interview with Doug Woodring, founder of Ocean Recovery Alliance, about the increase in our plastic consumption, the staggering marine...
Feb 1, 2015


Interview with Doug Woodring, Founder of Ocean Recovery Alliance
The International Business Review by Wharton has featured Ocean Recovery Alliance founder, Doug Woodring, as a feature that delves into...
Feb 1, 2015


The Problem with Hong Kong's Live Reef Fish Imports
Despite the small size of Hong Kong, it plays a crucial role in the international economy as a trade hub. Hong Kong International Airport...
Jan 15, 2015


William Trubridge - World Record Free Diver, and Ocean Ambassador for Ocean Recovery Alliance
He is out to break a world record, sure, but New Zealand freediver William Trubridge also wants to make an environmental statement....
Nov 18, 2014


Film Festival Feature: The Clean Cross
On May 24th, Simon Holliday with support from Shu Pu swam a record breaking time from Hong Kong to Macau. The Clean Cross Swim set a...
Nov 1, 2014


Coast Effective
Ridding Hong Kong’s beaches of plastic waste is a gargantuan task, requiring cooperation from the government, shops and restaurants – and...
Oct 18, 2014


Toxic Waters
If you happened to be on the South Side of Hong Kong Island in the past two weeks, particularly near Deep Water Bay, you may have noticed...
Oct 1, 2014


The Next Step in Corporate Sustainability: Valuing Plastic
Plastic is one of the most useful and important materials in modern society. Without the vast range of products and technologies it...
Sep 15, 2014


Take the Global Plastic Deposit Challenge
A huge economic opportunity awaits companies that embrace a global plastic bottle deposit system, writes environmental entrepreneur Doug...
Aug 10, 2014
Plasticity organizers propose global bottle bill
The Ocean Recovery Alliance, Hong Kong, and other organizers of the Plasticity Forums have posted a video soliciting support for a...
Aug 6, 2014


Macau TDM : Interview with Doug Woodring (Video)
An interview by Teledifusão de Macau (TDM) with Ocean Recovery Alliance founder Doug Woodring. A pertinent discussion about plastic...
Jul 20, 2014


Microplastic waste: This massive (tiny) threat to sea life is now in every ocean
Pollution of the oceans by tiny pieces of plastic debris is now so widespread that only radical action to eliminate the waste at source...
Jul 13, 2014


Hong Kong takes centre stage as first in new 'F1 series' for swimmers
Researchers for the first time have put a price tag on the environmental damage done by the millions of tons of plastic floating around...
Jul 10, 2014


Hong Kong to be Host to Two Races in the New World Open Water Swimming Series
Hong Kong on Saturday launches the first race in a newly created world open water series, dubbed "a new F1 circuit for swimming". The...
Jul 10, 2014
bottom of page
