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After sailing to remote islands and living with local people, Australian Sailor, Diver and Torchbearer, Adrian Peck realised that they were importing plastic as food packaging and had no structures or systems in place to deal with the waste. Loop2Cycle was born. Adrian explains, “The loop2cycle project is focused on providing remote communities with the […] Type: Post
Combining advanced environmental technologies with the world’s largest dive community to inform long-term solutions to rid the oceans of plastic from the surface to sea floor The Ocean Cleanup, PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) and PADI AWARE Foundation announce a global partnership to tackle ocean plastic pollution. Together, the organizations will mobilize divers on […] Type: Post
Written by guest blogger, Julia Thomas. It’s no secret that plastic is one of the biggest polluters of the world’s oceans. Whether it’s bags, straws, bottles or containers, plastic items are often found in the ocean as a result of littering, being flushed down toilets or being thrown in a bin instead of recycled. In […] Type: Post
Ten diver-centric tips for reducing your reliance on single-use plastics, once and for all. Type: Post
How to rise above the crowd and make a difference In the time that it takes you to read this blog or complete your safety stop after a great dive, three garbage trucks worth of plastic will have ended up in the ocean. Plastic certainly made many aspects of life much more convenient for everyone. […] Type: Post
Written by guest blogger Rachel Kerr Plastic is a threat to marine life and is rapidly destroying the underwater world’s divers love to explore. Plastic debris can injure and kill fish, marine animals and seabirds. Unfortunately, many marine species are on the verge of extinction because of the extensive plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. […] 