By Claressa Monteiro with Doug Woodring

Join Claressa Monteiro, as she speaks to Douglas Woodring, Founder of Ocean Recovery Alliance about the environmental problems our oceans currently face and the major problems that could arise if not addressed soon. He also shares the steps his organisation has taken to amend the damage caused by sea pollution.

By Sally Ho

A sculpture made from recovered ocean plastic waste and steel support, “Skyscraper” (The Bruges Whale) has begun its Asian Migration Tour in collaboration with Ocean Recovery Alliance, starting in Singapore at the ArtScience Museum of Marina Bay Sands. Designed by Jason Klimoski and Lesley Chang from New York’s StudioKCA, the 4-storey tall piece was inspired by the “liquid city” of the ocean and was created for the 2018 Bruges Triennial using over 5 tonnes of plastic waste collected by the Hawaii Wildlife Fund. The aim of the Asian tour installation, titled “Have we breached the limit?” is to show the severity of the ocean plastic crisis, and motivate change in our everyday consumption habits.

By Hillary Kang

Any competitive swimmer can tell you there’s nothing more satisfying than taking a dip in open waters. Limitless, silent, and as close to nature as you can possibly be — that is, until a crusty plastic bottle bobs into view. That…

By Phoung Vantha

Siem Reap—An army of young volunteers took part in the 4-day Water Falling Festival Plastic Clean-Up in Siem Reap province during which more than 2,000 medium sacks of plastic waste were collected in and around Tonle Sap Lake.