Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, and one of the most complicated to solve, with millions of tons polluting our communities and waters every year.   But we have proven via our Harvest Plastic Program in Cambodia and Lombok, that societal change in rural communities works, and people get excited about it.  It doesn't even require new technologies, just new thinking and incentives, immediately avoiding burning and dumping.  The good thing is that this is replicable almost anywhere in the world, generating uncontaminated material from the household communities so that recycling can actually happen without the high costs of cleaning and sorting, leading to cleaner waters and communities, and creating jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities along the way.    This is not the only solution, but it is a big piece of the puzzle which is not yet as scaled and untilized around the world as it could be.  Your donations can help build the needed momentum to show that these programs works.   At Ocean Recovery Alliance, we're committed to showcasing creative, engaging solutions which work.  

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Your generous contributions will directly support Ocean Recovery Alliance's programs aimed at reducing plastic pollution and mitigating its impact on our ocean. ​​ ​Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to our initiatives today, and if you have a company that would like to support, and be more engaged in this space, maybe with your products, packaging and recycling, we would be happy to speak as well.   

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Pearls for the Ocean

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Pearls for the Ocean is a new program with Ocean Recovery Alliance and Autore Pearls who have partnered on a mission to support a clean ocean and the longevity of its ecosystems.  Autore stands by Ocean Recovery Alliance’s work and supports it in this fundraising initiative.  A clean ocean is needed not only for the health and sustainability of the South Sea Pearl farms, but also the communities and wildlife which continue to live in harmony with the ocean.
 
In this unique collaboration, individuals who donate to Ocean Recovery Alliance in increments of US$5,000, US$10,000 and US$15,000 will be able to experience an Autore training and create and receive a bespoke piece of Autore Fine Jewellery. The individuals who donate to Ocean Recovery Alliance will have a one-on-one call with the Autore Fine Jewellery team, learn more about South Sea Pearls, The Five S’sTM grading system and select a pearl to set in a finished piece of Jewellery.  Some examples of these elegant ocean products are included, but you will have the option of a set of ear rings or a pendant.   
 
We would also like to invite you to visit one of our pearl farms on Lombok if you are in Bali or nearby.  You will have a special tour to learn how the Autore’s South Sea Pearls are produced over their minimum four-year growth period, and you will be able to visit the showroom at the same time. 
 
Donations will be used for the expansion of the Harvest Plastic Program in Lombok and beyond, where plastic is regularly collected from village households for recycling (with an 85%+ recovery rate of all plastics collected, which is unmatched in all cities of the world), avoiding dumping and burning along the way.   

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If you would like to contribute to our work, you can donate here directly, or contact Kai Smith at kai@oceanrecov.org.   All donations are tax deductible in the U.S. and Hong Kong, as we are a 501c3 and registered charitable trust in both jurisdictions for over 15 years.

 

Thank you for your interest and commitment to bringing new solutions which work, bringing a better environment and ocean for all of us.