The researcher who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — and remains one of today's key advocates for plastic pollution awareness — inspires a fundamental rethinking of the modern Plastic Age. In 1997, environmentalist Charles Moore discovered the world's largest collection of floating ... Read More about Plastic Ocean
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Conscious Consumption: Reducing Plastic Pollution, A Ripple Effect For Good
Inspired by fair trade and eco-conscious businesses, Best Self celebrates a call for a ‘Plastic Free July’ and a global shift one action at a time — I’m a little late in the game because I wasn’t aware of a movement calling for a ‘Plastic Free July’. First off, how awesome is that? On the ... Read More about Conscious Consumption: Reducing Plastic Pollution, A Ripple Effect For Good
Algalita | Raising Awareness of Ocean Pollution
Algalita: A ship with a mission to raise awareness of and reduce the mammoth plastic pollution in our oceans — When I first met Captain Charles Moore, Founder and Research Director of Algalita and author of Plastic Ocean, it was hard not to be distracted by his seemingly whimsical, colorful ... Read More about Algalita | Raising Awareness of Ocean Pollution