Plastic Odyssey, a global initiative dedicated to tackling plastic pollution in the world’s most affected regions, is launching a $30 million fundraising campaign. Over the next six years this campaign will support initiatives aimed at restoring marine biodiversity, protecting vital coastal ecosystems, and establishing a sustainable model for large-scale cleanup and recycling efforts.
The organization has created Plastic Odyssey Fund, a US-based Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation that aims to tackle plastic pollution by scaling low-tech, community-driven solutions and fostering innovation in waste reduction.
Plastic Odyssey is also launching large-scale Biodiversity Hotspots Restoration Missions targeting the 50 most vulnerable and isolated UNESCO Marine Heritage Sites where, the organization said, extreme remoteness has long made clean-ups extremely difficult.
The organization said its technology–which deploys a sail-powered research and cleanup fleet–is highly efficient, designed to operate within fragile ecosystems, and transforms collected waste into durable, sequestered products through containerized mini-recycling factories installed in nearby coastal communities.
