NOC Into the Blue Podcast · National Oceanography Centre

S2 Ep13: Ocean Bottle Co-Founder Will Pearson: How Their Bottles Are Helping Fight Plastic Pollution in Our Ocean

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Ocean Bottle funds collection of a thousand plastic bottles for every reusable bottle sold, creating a global impact multiplier.

Will Pearson, co-founder of Ocean Bottle, discusses how his childhood experiences and witnessing plastic waste as a deckhand led him to create a company that funds plastic collection in developing countries. He explains their 1:1000 model where each reusable bottle sold prevents a thousand plastic bottles from entering oceans, while also creating social benefits for collectors through healthcare and education access.

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