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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (May 25, 2:35 p.m. ET) -- Next month more than 50,000 people will gather in Rio de Janeiro for Rio+20, the United...
May 25, 2012
Putting Plastic on the Agenda at UN Rio +20
With only a month to go to the United Nations Rio+20 Earth Summit, some of the world’s leading plastics decision-makers and innovators...
May 23, 2012
Just One Word Graduates.... "Plasticity"
Alongside the 115 heads of state already confirmed to attend the upcoming Rio+20 Earth Summit will be companies whose work constitutes...
May 11, 2012
Plastics News
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (May 25, 2:35 p.m. ET) -- Next month more than 50,000 people will gather in Rio de Janeiro for Rio+20, the United...
May 1, 2012
Plasticity Rio and Capturing Gold in the News
Plasticity Rio '12 and our collaborative PET plastic bottle "capture" and reuse idea competition, Capturing Gold, are gaining steam!...
May 1, 2012


Nestle Easter Eggs' 100% Recyclable Packaging Saves 726 Tons of Plastic Waste
Nestle UK & Ireland has converted to 100 percent recyclable packaging on its Easter egg confectioneries by replacing rigid plastic with...
Mar 22, 2012
Doug Woodring and Paul Hilton on Teen Time Radio
Good evening Teen Timers – time for in this week’s Around Town report, with me Andrew Dembina. Last Friday, the Ocean Film Festival...
Mar 1, 2012
RTHK TV Ocean Film Fest
RTHK TV covers the Hong Kong - San Francisco Ocean Film Festival 2012.
Mar 1, 2012
Shrinking Your Plastic Footprint
Shoppers in the market for a tube of lipstick may soon be able to narrow their selection by comparing not just color and price, but also...
Mar 1, 2012
Asia’s First Ocean Film Festival Launches Friday
In a city that loves movies, seafood and action, Asia’s first ocean film festival event of its kind - the “Hong Kong-San Francisco Ocean...
Mar 1, 2012
Tsunami Debris Survey Launched Northwest of Midway
The tsunami that followed on the heels of the March 11, 2011, earthquake in Japan produced as much as 25 million tons of debris. Much of...
Jan 26, 2012
Tsunami Debris Survey Launched Northwest of Midway
The tsunami that followed on the heels of the March 11, 2011, earthquake in Japan produced as much as 25 million tons of debris. Much of...
Jan 26, 2012


Pacific Ocean Survey Northwest of Midway Atoll in Expectation of Tsunami Debris from Japan
Pacific Ocean Survey Northwest of Midway Atoll in Expectation of Tsunami Debris from Japan HONOLULU, HAWAII - January 20, 2012 - The...
Jan 20, 2012
Tsunami Debris Exploration Uncovers New Theories, More Questions
HONOLULU -- "I'm kinda still in shock," said Stacy Horner over the phone. On a cloudy Sunday morning on the northern coast of Molokai,...
Jan 1, 2012
Keeping the Sea Safe from Plastic
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a vortex of trash in the North Pacific, spans hundreds of miles. The waste, much of it plastic, is...
Dec 1, 2011
ORA's Clinton Global Initiative 2011 Press Pack
September 20, 2011, New York, NY – The Ocean Recovery Alliance (ORA) announced progress at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)...
Sep 20, 2011
Ocean Trash in the Spotlight (Again) at Clinton Global Summit
The big mass of plastic trash swirling in the Pacific Ocean is finding itself in the spotlight again today. First, clean products company...
Sep 20, 2011
ORA's Clinton Global Initiative 2011 Press Pack
September 20, 2011, New York, NY – The Ocean Recovery Alliance (ORA) announced progress at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)...
Sep 20, 2011


Method Debuts New Wave Bottle Made From Plastic Ocean Trash
Method, the company that used green chemistry to turn age-old concepts for making and marketing soap on their head, has come up with...
Sep 15, 2011
The Great Garbage Patch exposed
To become 'becalmed' when sailing could be considered a curse, or is at very least an inconvenience. After eight days and 1500 kilometres...
Sep 12, 2011
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