Clean Oceans International

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Clean Oceans International
Founded2009
Founder
Focus Ocean plastic pollution
Location
Area served
International
Key people
Amelia Labbe, Executive Director [7]
Website cleanoceansinternational.org

Clean Oceans International (COI), originally The Clean Oceans Project, is an ocean-oriented environmental organization that seeks to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans. [8] [9] [10]

Contents

COI was founded in 2009 as a public benefit corporation, and is based in Santa Cruz, California on the Santa Cruz Harbor, gateway to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. [11]

Plastic-to-fuel conversion strategy

COI promotes conversion of plastic waste into valuable liquid fuels, including gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, using plastic-to-fuel conversion technology. environmental engineering company. [12] [13] [14]

Research efforts

COI is conducting research with nonprofit, academic, and government organizations including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Turtle Island Restoration Network. [15] [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Clean Oceans International". HydroHeart. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. ↑ Hamel, Jessi (2011-04-20). "From Trash to Fuel". Good Times Santa Cruz. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Turning the Ocean's Plastic Into Fuel". www.kazu.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Clean Oceans International". HydroHeart. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  5. ↑ Hamel, Jessi (2011-04-20). "From Trash to Fuel". Good Times Santa Cruz. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  6. ↑ "Turning the Ocean's Plastic Into Fuel". www.kazu.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  7. ↑ "Our staff". Clean Oceans International. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "The Response". The Clean Oceans Project. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  9. ↑ Jennings, Cheryl. "Radar used to monitor currents in the bay". KGO-TV. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Fairchilds, Kirsten. "Annie Morhauser, Annieglass to host Clean Oceans Project talk". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Santa Cruz Harbor: Businesses Listings". Santa Cruz Port District (Santa Cruz, California). Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Jim Holm: The Clean Oceans Project". TEDxGramercy. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Hamel, Jessi. "From Trash to Fuel". Santa Cruz Good Times. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  14. ↑ West, Amy E. "Santa Cruz nonprofit hopes to make fuel from ocean-based plastic". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  15. ↑ Corby, Rhiannon. "Ocean dump cleanup: Nonprofit has plans for 4-million ton trash trap off Santa Cruz coastline". Monterey Herald. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "ABC & NBC News Feature Collaborative Plastic Pollution Recovery Project to Save Sea Turtles". Turtle Island Restoration Network. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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