It's a gnarly sight to see. They're such a difficult material to re-purpose as well because of how many materials that can be a part of the shoes, as Alex alluded to in the video. Ideally it'd be great if someone is done with their shoes, if they could be donated before being ruined by the elements when they're left in the environment.
It is incredible what you do, I never thought that someone would take the time to change the world, because it seemed impossible. But you are doing it, you are changing the world. I wish this could be seen by everyone, especially those who have money that they will never use, in order to make a change that will help us all and not just them.
Thank you so much for the kind words. We're a group of ocean minded people that wanted to be able to make an impact but also inspire others to take action. Cleaning the ocean is a massive undertaking and there are a lot of great NGOs and companies working towards the same goal, but we'll need to influence change on land if we're going to accomplish our goal of a healthy ocean. We must reduce the consumption of single use items on land.
An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades. That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right? Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell) Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list. While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo. Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average) But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste. And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars, Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans. That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality. 4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers. 4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading, But you should give them your money. (Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation) Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
It has. This was actually filmed in Haiti pre Covid19. Since then, we've had to pause our locations in Haiti, Florida and Guatemala. Bali remains operational, and we hope to get all the rest of our crews back on the water as soon as it's safe for them to return.
Hey brother, I don't know if you'll ever read this comment or not but trust me, our future generations will be very thankful and grateful to your team and other such teams. There are many guys in India doing the same thing. IF ANYONE IS READING THE COMMENT, TRUST ME INDIA IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, IT IS A LOT LOT LOT MORE BETTER THAN WHAT IS GENERALLY SHOWN IN FOREIGN "MEDIA". THERE ARE FORTS, HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DESTINATIONS, TEMPLES, MOSQUES, GURUDWARA, CHURCHES AND A LOT MORE. LAST MESSAGE - JUST TRY TO LOOK BEYOND WHAT IS DELIBERATELY BEING SHOWN. THANK YOU. NAMASTE🙏
I love this channel for so many reasons the 3 main primarily being 1. Straight to the point no political nonsense 2. Actually cleans the oceans and has many operations helping millions of not billions of wildlife’s around the world 3. They respond to most comments showing a love of the community that wants to help Keep up the great work lady’s and gents
While we wish we could engage with everyone we see on social media, we're operating with a limited staff right now. With that said, we aim to be as responsive as possible in raising awareness, educating the public to the plastic crisis in our oceans and by showcasing the amazing work our crews are doing worldwide. We appreciate the positive vibes so much!
Not tryna' trash talk (send help) But here's some numbers and my strong *Opinion* An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades. That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right? Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell) Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list. While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo. Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average) But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste. And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars, Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans. That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality. 4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers. 4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading, But you should give them your money. (Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation) Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
Much respect from Germany. I hope many other countries will use a “bottle return” system (Pfand) as we do in the future. It’s a shame that so much bottles are getting dumped into the ocean.
Bottle returns are a great incentive to collect back these materials, but long term we have to go further than that even and find ways in which we don't need to use this plastic to begin with. Plastic bottles for instance can only be recycled one or two times at most, so recycling them is more preventing them from ending up in a landfill or in the ocean rather than addressing the overall issue of these items being created to begin with.
Tires can be used in gardens clean and painted look great. Also stack tires fill with seed potatoes and keep piling until harvest time . Swings , in parks ,
I got my greeen&tan, my all blue and my orange 40cean bracelets on 💪I wear them EVERY DAY and every day I get asked what my bracelets represent and I tell them what all you guys do for our planet👊thank you for all that you are doing it’s a hard road but you all are making a difference I promise!!!❤️
We're stoked to hear that. In addition to helping to fund all of our cleanup and awareness efforts, our bracelets do act as a great conversation starter to introduce more folks to the clean ocean movement. We hope some of those conversations were able to lead to subtle changes in habits for those you interacted with.
An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades. That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right? Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell) Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list. While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo. Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average) But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste. And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars, Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans. That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality. 4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers. 4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading, But you should give them your money. (Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation) Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
The actual act of recycling is an extremely small amount of revenue. We aren't aiming to make large profits off of our recycling, we just want to find a safe way to process it responsibly.
@@4Ocean how much do your bracelets actually cost? most of the online ones i see are about 20 dollars, but ive heard about people buying them for cheaper.
Our bracelets are $20USD. If you have any questions about if the store you are seeing is an authentic retailer you can send us a message at info@4ocean.com and we'll be happy to help.
An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades. That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right? Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell) Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list. While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo. Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average) But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste. And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars, Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans. That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality. 4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers. 4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading, But you should give them your money. (Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation) Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
@@bobtheseed457 I’m interested to know what you have done to clean the ocean? Do you think 4ocean should just quit because they haven’t done enough? It’s 90% of all ocean plastic or nothing is it?
i really love 4ocean and the cleanup you guys are doing, ive bought several bracelets and will keep buying them, i also tell alot of people about your efforts and try to bring awareness when i can. i have a question, i know that you guys must be looking into alot of solutions for the hard to recycle materials, do you think you will be able to maybe find a "plasma gasification" company that you can partner with? all the research ive done on the process seems like by far the best solution for the waste and would convert it to energy.
We truly appreciate your kind words and it's great to hear that you have purchased our products as this helps to fund our operations. While Plasma Gasification sounds like a great alternative, in the areas in which we operate out of they don't have a proper infrastructure put into place for this. At our locations, we're storing what can't be recycled while evaluating our co-processing options in those locations. To learn more, be sure to check out: www.4ocean.com/pages/upcycling
I love 4 Ocean. Hopefully now being a Certified B Corp will shut all the haters up. This company has put their money where their mouth is and I will continue to support your efforts. Got two more of the bracelets coming for Christmas.
Amazing job by 4 Ocean. One thing I'm concerned is the tires, how do you manage to avoid mosquito problems in Haiti during rainy season, mainly because of the diseases like Zika and Dengue.
We are actively working on options for the tires. We are currently storing them while we are exploring our co-processing options. We do take the necessary precautions for mosquitos, our crews' safety is always important to us.
A Norwegian company is building a facility in the UK to convert 20% of our waste tyres into oil fuel and other products. I hope it is a success and gets adopted globally. Well done on your good work.
Hello 4ocean your channel and what you do is soo helpful to all of us i even bought one of your bracelets for support.Pls continue what you guys do stay safe!
As far as the tires, contact racetrack facilities of all sizes all over the world. Tracks can use old tires as saftey barriers and other long term uses 🤘🏼💕
Have you seen Earthship builders use car tires in rammed-earth walls? Not only does it use up a lot of tires, but it also creates a really strong building material. Also, as long as you bury it well, it shouldn’t become a fire hazard.
There are a lot of great projects out there working to find solutions for how to best process materials such as tires. It's always important to think these things through fully though. A great example of what can go wrong when a well-intentioned idea goes wrong can be found here in South Florida with the Osborne Reef. th-cam.com/video/mCnQ3Y6-F14/w-d-xo.html We'll be sure to check out Earthship builders!
We can't tell you how stoked we'll be if that's the case. We're grinding every day to try and clean the ocean and slow the flow of waste entering the ocean each day.
An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades. That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right? Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell) Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list. While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo. Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average) But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste. And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars, Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans. That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality. 4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers. 4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading, But you should give them your money. (Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation) Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
@4ocean I cannot express how I love I am with your company’s motto. I am a Biomedical Engineering Student in South Floria and have recently became very curious as to how to use the plastics that cannot be recycled. I was wondering, do you have a department that looks into ways to utilize that plastic. Just an idea, perhaps reaching out to universities and colleges to work with students or the research department to help come up with new innovative ideas? Not only will this help your company brainstorm new ideas, but also encourage more research and funding towards your cause. It could also provide innovative research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students wishing to advance in the bio engineering field.
I love this cause. I have so many of their bracelets I really don't need any more. I wish there was a way to donate to them without purchasing something.
Thank you for purchasing bracelets and helping to remove trash from the ocean, rivers, and coastlines. We are always working on new ways to be able to pull a pound. Check out our website under Pound +.
Estou torcendo pra vcs limparem a terra, já sou idosa faço minha parte reciclando meus resíduos, mais o futuro do planeta está nas mãos de vcs, 🙏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷
As an architect and environmental planner here in the Philippines. Garbage is something we neglect but its an opportunity for other entrepreneurs as a new resource to boost our economy. I vision a wealthy cities which primary sources of economy is wasted garbage -recycled material.
Is there a way to work with the manufacturers of these items (tires, shoes) to help with recycling efforts? Love what your company is doing - there must be a way to partner with mfg to help recycle or make them more accountable?
There are multiple ways to influence big brands to take action. 1. Show them there is demand for, and money to be made in offering sustainable solutions. We achieve this by voting with our wallets every time we make a purchase. 2. Legislation that holds polluting brands accountable for the materials they're producing and putting out in the world. 3. A move to a circular economy in which all manufacturers plan to re-introduce materials back into the supply chain after their initial use.
It's amazing hearing from others that are passionate about the oceans and coastlines and are looking to help! While we don't currently have a team there, we have a dedicated cleanups team that is working to expand our reach and make sure we have the biggest impact possible. In the meantime, we encourage you to start a local cleanup in your community, even if it's just some friends and family.
How is the ground water affected by the large area of shoes/tires? I mean some decomposition of the rubber and maybe some gunk that leaches into the ground..
We try to funnel everything through our facility and find ways to co-process the materials as quick as we can. However, it's far better in a confined space, at our facility than it is out in the environment and in the ocean.
@@4Ocean I recall being in Hawaii for many years, frequently visiting families and enjoying the water sports. We used to dive down and get the lures and the wire and trash off the bottom of the ocean. It was so crystal clear that we could see everything! It felt so good to take part in something like that, little did I know threre were people like yourself pulling pounds. I hope the entire world gets on board! And we make the change happen!
What about metal? And if you can find centers to take in shoes why not find creative ways to turn it into something use for societys every day use? Park benches and other things can be used or something to help those who need it?
We appreciate your suggestion, Rahadi. We're still evaluating our co-processing options for the trash we have that can't be recycled and hope you'll stay tuned as we find the best solutions for it.
While our bracelets are made with post consumer recycled plastic bottles and glass bottles, only a very small amount comes from our cleanups directly. We’re hard at work on a solution, but in our trials thus far, we’ve found that the UV degradation and contamination that ocean plastic experiences from exposure to harsh conditions makes it unable to be the only plastic source for our bracelets at this time. Our bracelets are hand assembled in Bali.
I have heard promising results about using recycled materials to make more durable and sustainable roads, can these recovered items be used for purposes such as that?
We'll be cleaning up, just as we do 7 days a week, but we will have something special going on our website to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
We take steps to try and mitigate that, but there isn't a way to guarantee anything once it leaves our possession. For recycling partners we work with; we will not work with them if they plan to recycle our plastic into single use items, if they plan to use it with virgin plastic, etc. For our own bracelets, we offer a closed loop program for those in the US, in which if the time comes to "retire" a bracelet, we'll pay for shipping that back to us to be re-purposed.
While we can't all make it to Haiti to help cleanup there, there are steps we can take at home that can make a difference. We all have the ability to vote with our wallets and influence change among big brands to move towards more sustainable alternatives. This is achieved through diligent work to raise awareness to the dangers of single use plastic. Together, we can overcome!
I can't help but feel very confused every time I read something like "I wish I could go to a clean up but.." or "I wish I could do something but.." What's the difference in just going outside and pick up thrash wherever you live? You can do it literally anywhere you live, any time. Don't wait for others, you can start yourself. I've been picking up thrash for over 5 years now, completely on my own.
@@BalboaBaggins I agree. I do pick up trash, but it's one thing to pick up trash on land, and another to do it in water. Thank you for being kind! I hope you stay safe! :-)
Picking up on land can have a big impact as well. It's estimated that up to 80% of ocean trash comes from land based sources. Often times this is trash that ends up on the ground, and then with heavy rains gets washed into rivers, which lead out to larger rivers, lakes, or the ocean.
So..let's use the tyres to make shoes.. So we won't chuck tyres in landfill.. Shoes.. more shoes.. No tyres, but a tyre load of shoes.. for the Landfill.. Sorted
As a private company, we don't accept donations and our operations are funded through our product sales. Each product purchased funds the removal of 1 pound of trash from the oceans, rivers, and coastlines. You can pull your pound today on 4ocean.com 🤙
Our bracelet is made with post-consumer recycled materials, including a small amount of ocean plastic and ocean glass. Our colored cords are made from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles and our beads are made from post-consumer recycled glass bottles. The charm is made from stainless steel. For the cord, plastic bottles are crushed and then shredded into small flakes which are then reprocessed and then spun into polyester fiber.
can't help but feel very confused every time I read something like "I wish I could go to a clean up but.." or "I wish I could do something but.." What's the difference in just going outside and pick up thrash wherever you live? You can do it literally anywhere you live, any time. Don't wait for others, you can start yourself. I've been picking up thrash for over 5 years now, completely on my own.
Absolutely! We all have the ability to make an impact every day. Cleaning up in our communities, raising awareness and educating those around us to the dangers of single use plastics. These are all ways to make a positive impact. And if possible, you can pull a pound from the comfort of your home by purchasing any 4ocean product.
And also how to recycle tires step 1: clean the tires step 2: crunch them up into pieces and then send them off to play grounds then they can use the crunches up tires instead of wood chips.
I see a great deal of criticism in the U.S. regarding the use of plastic. Are other countries, like CHINA, doing anything at all to discourage throwing trash of all kinds into their rivers?
We all contribute to the ocean plastic crisis, and it's true that we all need to be responsible and accountable for our waste. We're seeing steps being taken around the world in the right direction, but we need to keep educating and raising awareness about ocean pollution.
It's amazing hearing from others that are passionate about the oceans and coastlines and are looking to help. While we don't currently have a team there in the Philipines, however, we have a dedicated cleanups team that is working to expand our reach and make sure we have the biggest impact possible. In the meantime, we encourage you to start a local cleanup in your community, even if it's just some friends and family.
We are seeing an increase in takeout and the single-use plastic that comes with those orders. It's important to reduce those materials when you can and if it must be used make sure it's properly recycled.
As a private company, we can't accept donations. Through our sales, we're able to fund all aspects of our efforts like our operational expenses, the maintenance of our boats, and its crew, testing new ways to use the trash we are collecting, education, and trash disposal with local waste and recycling facilities. If you would like to purchase a pound of trash removed from the ocean without receiving a product please check out our Pound+ Program on the website. www.4ocean.com.
Everything we collect is brought back to our facility where it is carefully sorted and weighed. What we can recycle gets recycled either by us for use in current and future products, or with local recycling partners in each community. Nothing goes back into the ocean once we've recovered it.
It is indeed, an a lot of other materials that have no business being in the ocean. That's why our crews work tirelessly to not only cleanup, but raise awareness so we can stop the inflow of waste into the ocean.
While we aren't hiring at the moment due to Covid19, you can still make an impact in your community by taking action now. Reduce your use of single use plastic. Educate friends and family to why they need to use sustainable solutions. Or, when it's safe to do so, go out and cleanup in your community with friends and family.
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Never have I ever seen so many SHOES in my life wow good job.
It's a gnarly sight to see. They're such a difficult material to re-purpose as well because of how many materials that can be a part of the shoes, as Alex alluded to in the video. Ideally it'd be great if someone is done with their shoes, if they could be donated before being ruined by the elements when they're left in the environment.
They should donate the shoes to poor countries , it will take a long time to find pairs so they should just wear them mismatched
You have obviously never been to Auschwitz
Keep up the good work even in this difficult time 👍 also are you going to do any special projects for earth day?
You can count on us, Vivian. 💪
It is incredible what you do, I never thought that someone would take the time to change the world, because it seemed impossible. But you are doing it, you are changing the world. I wish this could be seen by everyone, especially those who have money that they will never use, in order to make a change that will help us all and not just them.
Thank you so much for the kind words. We're a group of ocean minded people that wanted to be able to make an impact but also inspire others to take action. Cleaning the ocean is a massive undertaking and there are a lot of great NGOs and companies working towards the same goal, but we'll need to influence change on land if we're going to accomplish our goal of a healthy ocean. We must reduce the consumption of single use items on land.
An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades.
That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right?
Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources
USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell)
Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list.
While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo.
Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average)
But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste.
And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars,
Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans.
That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality.
4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers.
4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading,
But you should give them your money.
(Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation)
Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
Has Coronavirus affected your cleanup in anyway?
It has. This was actually filmed in Haiti pre Covid19. Since then, we've had to pause our locations in Haiti, Florida and Guatemala. Bali remains operational, and we hope to get all the rest of our crews back on the water as soon as it's safe for them to return.
Let's continue encouraging others to choose reusable masks when possible, and make sure to properly dispose of used masks in a waste receptacle. 👍
Awesome to see this detail of how you deal with it as efficiently as possible! Thanks for all the work you're doing for all of our benefit 💘🙂
We could never do any of this without passionate people like you cheering us on!
@@4Ocean YES - happy to support your awesome work!
We’re just doing what we love and we’re stoked to have you following our journey.
Hey brother, I don't know if you'll ever read this comment or not but trust me, our future generations will be very thankful and grateful to your team and other such teams. There are many guys in India doing the same thing. IF ANYONE IS READING THE COMMENT, TRUST ME INDIA IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, IT IS A LOT LOT LOT MORE BETTER THAN WHAT IS GENERALLY SHOWN IN FOREIGN "MEDIA". THERE ARE FORTS, HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DESTINATIONS, TEMPLES, MOSQUES, GURUDWARA, CHURCHES AND A LOT MORE. LAST MESSAGE - JUST TRY TO LOOK BEYOND WHAT IS DELIBERATELY BEING SHOWN. THANK YOU. NAMASTE🙏
Fantastic work you do!
We appreciate the kind words, Phillip!
I love this channel for so many reasons the 3 main primarily being
1. Straight to the point no political nonsense
2. Actually cleans the oceans and has many operations helping millions of not billions of wildlife’s around the world
3. They respond to most comments showing a love of the community that wants to help
Keep up the great work lady’s and gents
While we wish we could engage with everyone we see on social media, we're operating with a limited staff right now. With that said, we aim to be as responsive as possible in raising awareness, educating the public to the plastic crisis in our oceans and by showcasing the amazing work our crews are doing worldwide. We appreciate the positive vibes so much!
@@4Ocean yea understandable because of the recent virus
🤙
Not tryna' trash talk (send help) But here's some numbers and my strong *Opinion*
An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades.
That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right?
Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources
USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell)
Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list.
While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo.
Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average)
But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste.
And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars,
Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans.
That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality.
4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers.
4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading,
But you should give them your money.
(Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation)
Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
Much respect from Germany. I hope many other countries will use a “bottle return” system (Pfand) as we do in the future. It’s a shame that so much bottles are getting dumped into the ocean.
Bottle returns are a great incentive to collect back these materials, but long term we have to go further than that even and find ways in which we don't need to use this plastic to begin with. Plastic bottles for instance can only be recycled one or two times at most, so recycling them is more preventing them from ending up in a landfill or in the ocean rather than addressing the overall issue of these items being created to begin with.
4ocean This is why we only buy glass bottles since years.
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This is amazing. It’s sad that you know there are so many people out there that just don’t care what goes into our oceans.
Thank you for all you Do 4Ocean!! 💙🌍
You can count on us, Kristine!
Tires can be used in gardens clean and painted look great. Also stack tires fill with seed potatoes and keep piling until harvest time . Swings , in parks ,
This man knows his Recyclables very well ,thank yall for what you do
Thanks 4Ocean team's 👍
Very impressive work.
It's our pleasure! We're stoked to have the ability to make an impact.
I got my greeen&tan, my all blue and my orange 40cean bracelets on 💪I wear them EVERY DAY and every day I get asked what my bracelets represent and I tell them what all you guys do for our planet👊thank you for all that you are doing it’s a hard road but you all are making a difference I promise!!!❤️
We're stoked to hear that. In addition to helping to fund all of our cleanup and awareness efforts, our bracelets do act as a great conversation starter to introduce more folks to the clean ocean movement. We hope some of those conversations were able to lead to subtle changes in habits for those you interacted with.
An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades.
That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right?
Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources
USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell)
Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list.
While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo.
Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average)
But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste.
And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars,
Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans.
That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality.
4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers.
4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading,
But you should give them your money.
(Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation)
Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
Thats makes me so happy to see it, I buyed a lot of the bracelets, they look awsome
Are you guys make money with the recycling?
The actual act of recycling is an extremely small amount of revenue. We aren't aiming to make large profits off of our recycling, we just want to find a safe way to process it responsibly.
@@4Ocean how much do your bracelets actually cost? most of the online ones i see are about 20 dollars, but ive heard about people buying them for cheaper.
Our bracelets are $20USD. If you have any questions about if the store you are seeing is an authentic retailer you can send us a message at info@4ocean.com and we'll be happy to help.
An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades.
That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right?
Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources
USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell)
Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list.
While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo.
Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average)
But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste.
And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars,
Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans.
That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality.
4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers.
4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading,
But you should give them your money.
(Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation)
Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
@@bobtheseed457 I’m interested to know what you have done to clean the ocean? Do you think 4ocean should just quit because they haven’t done enough? It’s 90% of all ocean plastic or nothing is it?
Thanks. You're doing a great job. Plus, you showed to the world that people can make business in environmental care!
Thank you for your kind words. We're proud to have designed a business model with the goal of ending the ocean plastic crisis.
Keep up the great work guys!
Agreed!
It's our pleasure. We're just a wave away if there is ever anything else we can help with.
God bless you guys 💕💕
I agree!
THANK Y'ALL. :-))
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i really love 4ocean and the cleanup you guys are doing, ive bought several bracelets and will keep buying them, i also tell alot of people about your efforts and try to bring awareness when i can. i have a question, i know that you guys must be looking into alot of solutions for the hard to recycle materials, do you think you will be able to maybe find a "plasma gasification" company that you can partner with? all the research ive done on the process seems like by far the best solution for the waste and would convert it to energy.
We truly appreciate your kind words and it's great to hear that you have purchased our products as this helps to fund our operations. While Plasma Gasification sounds like a great alternative, in the areas in which we operate out of they don't have a proper infrastructure put into place for this. At our locations, we're storing what can't be recycled while evaluating our co-processing options in those locations. To learn more, be sure to check out: www.4ocean.com/pages/upcycling
I love 4 Ocean. Hopefully now being a Certified B Corp will shut all the haters up. This company has put their money where their mouth is and I will continue to support your efforts. Got two more of the bracelets coming for Christmas.
Thank you so much for standing behind our movement.
@4ocean please take a look at Earthship homes. Tires is an important component of building the home and they require a lot of them.
That’s cool! 👍🏻
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Amazing job by 4 Ocean. One thing I'm concerned is the tires, how do you manage to avoid mosquito problems in Haiti during rainy season, mainly because of the diseases like Zika and Dengue.
We are actively working on options for the tires. We are currently storing them while we are exploring our co-processing options. We do take the necessary precautions for mosquitos, our crews' safety is always important to us.
Enerkem in Westbury, Quebec, Canada has a process to turn plastics into ethanol good enough to be used in gasoline for cars.
A Norwegian company is building a facility in the UK to convert 20% of our waste tyres into oil fuel and other products. I hope it is a success and gets adopted globally.
Well done on your good work.
Hello 4ocean your channel and what you do is soo helpful to all of us i even bought one of your bracelets for support.Pls continue what you guys do stay safe!
We aren't slowing down any time soon. 💪
You guys do a fantastic job discarded plastics is world wide problem
Thank you so much! We truly appreciate this.
As far as the tires, contact racetrack facilities of all sizes all over the world. Tracks can use old tires as saftey barriers and other long term uses 🤘🏼💕
Thank you for that suggestion. 🤙
Have you seen Earthship builders use car tires in rammed-earth walls? Not only does it use up a lot of tires, but it also creates a really strong building material. Also, as long as you bury it well, it shouldn’t become a fire hazard.
There are a lot of great projects out there working to find solutions for how to best process materials such as tires. It's always important to think these things through fully though. A great example of what can go wrong when a well-intentioned idea goes wrong can be found here in South Florida with the Osborne Reef. th-cam.com/video/mCnQ3Y6-F14/w-d-xo.html We'll be sure to check out Earthship builders!
You are the guys that will be making videos in 2100 about how you saved the life in the oceans
We can't tell you how stoked we'll be if that's the case. We're grinding every day to try and clean the ocean and slow the flow of waste entering the ocean each day.
An average of 14,000,000,000 (14 billion) pounds of plastic enters the oceans each year and has been climbing for decades.
That's an average of 1.8 pounds per year, per person. Not that bad right?
Well the vast majority of that plastic comes from 3 really big sources
USA, EU, China. (There are of course many more countries that do this aswell)
Now, some keen European might protest about the EU being on that list.
While yes, other nations produce much more plastic in straight numbers, pound for pound, kilo to kilo.
Europe has the highest (or second highest, depends where you look) output of waste plastic per person (again, on average)
But I digress, the amount of plastic that enters the sea per day is over 8 million. Per day... so yeah, you ended up eliminating one day of plastic. Or in numbers, 0.05% of the yearly waste.
And if you want to reach your goal of removing 90% of ocean plastic, you would need thousands of your ships and likely hundreds of billions of dollars,
Overall, there is probably well higher than 200,000,000,000 (200 billion) pounds of plastic in the oceans.
That is also a likely very conservative number and is likely much lower than reality.
4ocean has cleaned 1/1,750th of the plastic waste in just the ocean, keep in mind the majority of garbage is just thrown away and so is never counted towards the numbers.
4ocean: corporate, truth-spinners, sketchy, lying, overpriced, misleading,
But you should give them your money.
(Don't just give it to a charity rather than a corporation)
Ps. Sorry for bad grammar
Love al the way from DK🇩🇰🇩🇰
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Great work guys keep it up
Yall are my heroes!
🙌
Keep up the good work guys!!
🙌
@4ocean I cannot express how I love I am with your company’s motto. I am a Biomedical Engineering Student in South Floria and have recently became very curious as to how to use the plastics that cannot be recycled. I was wondering, do you have a department that looks into ways to utilize that plastic. Just an idea, perhaps reaching out to universities and colleges to work with students or the research department to help come up with new innovative ideas? Not only will this help your company brainstorm new ideas, but also encourage more research and funding towards your cause. It could also provide innovative research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students wishing to advance in the bio engineering field.
We truly love hearing from passionate and innovative people like yourself, Nicole! Feel free to email us at info@4ocean.com 👍
Thank you guys for all you do!!! I just bought the Galápagos sea lion bracelet!!
Awesome, Ryan. We hope you love it!
I love this cause. I have so many of their bracelets I really don't need any more. I wish there was a way to donate to them without purchasing something.
Thank you for purchasing bracelets and helping to remove trash from the ocean, rivers, and coastlines. We are always working on new ways to be able to pull a pound. Check out our website under Pound +.
Thank you for all you do ❤️
It is always our pleasure!
Estou torcendo pra vcs limparem a terra, já sou idosa faço minha parte reciclando meus resíduos, mais o futuro do planeta está nas mãos de vcs, 🙏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷
Muito obrigado! Nós realmente apreciamos você fazer sua parte, pois todos nós podemos ser heróis por um oceano limpo.
Now imagine what is at the deepest level of the ocean...
pyrolysis would take care of most of that and return oil to be refined into fuels.
I would make houses with the tires, or slippers with a small layer on top of it
Thank you for doing this.
You can count on us!
As an architect and environmental planner here in the Philippines. Garbage is something we neglect but its an opportunity for other entrepreneurs as a new resource to boost our economy. I vision a wealthy cities which primary sources of economy is wasted garbage -recycled material.
Great idea! Innovation and creative problem solving will go a long way in this fight against ocean plastic pollution
@@4Ocean thank you hope to have you here in the Philippines.
We're working hard to expand across the world!
I'm really mad because I can't find my two 4ocean bracelets and I wanted to wear them for earth day.I'm sad.
Is there a way to work with the manufacturers of these items (tires, shoes) to help with recycling efforts? Love what your company is doing - there must be a way to partner with mfg to help recycle or make them more accountable?
There are multiple ways to influence big brands to take action. 1. Show them there is demand for, and money to be made in offering sustainable solutions. We achieve this by voting with our wallets every time we make a purchase. 2. Legislation that holds polluting brands accountable for the materials they're producing and putting out in the world. 3. A move to a circular economy in which all manufacturers plan to re-introduce materials back into the supply chain after their initial use.
I'm speechless at the volume you have collected!
I'm in New Zealand. Would love to get involved if you operate in the area or want to get started.
It's amazing hearing from others that are passionate about the oceans and coastlines and are looking to help! While we don't currently have a team there, we have a dedicated cleanups team that is working to expand our reach and make sure we have the biggest impact possible. In the meantime, we encourage you to start a local cleanup in your community, even if it's just some friends and family.
How is the ground water affected by the large area of shoes/tires? I mean some decomposition of the rubber and maybe some gunk that leaches into the ground..
We try to funnel everything through our facility and find ways to co-process the materials as quick as we can. However, it's far better in a confined space, at our facility than it is out in the environment and in the ocean.
@@4Ocean Thank you! I highly appreciate what you guys do to help protect the environment!
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How about setting up a plane which creates syngas and other byproducts which can be converted to fuel? Sierra energy is one.
Great idea! We'll certainly share this with our Leadership team for consideration.
and we do appreciate you cleaning the ocean! It's not easy! But hard to see this on our planet!
We know it can be hard to see but this is whats motivates us and lights a fire in us to keep our oceans, rivers, and coastlines clean!
@@4Ocean yes, lets never give up!
We certainly won't. We're in this for the long haul!
@@4Ocean I recall being in Hawaii for many years, frequently visiting families and enjoying the water sports. We used to dive down and get the lures and the wire and trash off the bottom of the ocean. It was so crystal clear that we could see everything! It felt so good to take part in something like that, little did I know threre were people like yourself pulling pounds. I hope the entire world gets on board! And we make the change happen!
That's great to hear you are doing your part as well. It all starts with a small action, but collectively, we can change the game. We've got this!
Keep stronger and many much common around the world every day! I wanna join to u in my country 1 day....
We're stoked to make a difference and bring awareness to the ocean plastic crisis we're facing every day.
Make a road bases out of tires it helps with erosion
Good work all of u!
We appreciate the positive vibes!
i love what you guys are doing and i have bought three of your bracelets
We're stoked to hear that, Connor. Do you have a favorite so far?
What about metal? And if you can find centers to take in shoes why not find creative ways to turn it into something use for societys every day use? Park benches and other things can be used or something to help those who need it?
try send those plastic to cement factory/plant... they can use it for alternative fuel
We appreciate your suggestion, Rahadi. We're still evaluating our co-processing options for the trash we have that can't be recycled and hope you'll stay tuned as we find the best solutions for it.
How do you decide which plastics are used for bracelets, and where are these bracelets manufactured?
While our bracelets are made with post consumer recycled plastic bottles and glass bottles, only a very small amount comes from our cleanups directly. We’re hard at work on a solution, but in our trials thus far, we’ve found that the UV degradation and contamination that ocean plastic experiences from exposure to harsh conditions makes it unable to be the only plastic source for our bracelets at this time. Our bracelets are hand assembled in Bali.
I have heard promising results about using recycled materials to make more durable and sustainable roads, can these recovered items be used for purposes such as that?
We're always working on new ways to reuse the materials we are finding.
Hi, can I ask you. How many aluminium cans you can find per month? And where to go with them? Thanks
Hey can you guys tell us what you are doing for Earth day coming up? I know it’s hard to do anything cause of covid 19, but I’m interested to know!
We'll be cleaning up, just as we do 7 days a week, but we will have something special going on our website to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
Do you do anything with your trees in your landfills?
Hi there! We don't do anything to the trees at our facility.
Creating jobs for a good cause. Get with it world.
Has there been an increase in masks (because of coronavirus) that you find in the ocean?
318.4 pounds. Thank you for all you do!
I hope all that stuff can be moved to warehouses so it wont contaminate the local environment.
Is there a way to keep the recycled plastic from going back in the ocean after it has been made into something new, or is that beyond your control.
We take steps to try and mitigate that, but there isn't a way to guarantee anything once it leaves our possession. For recycling partners we work with; we will not work with them if they plan to recycle our plastic into single use items, if they plan to use it with virgin plastic, etc. For our own bracelets, we offer a closed loop program for those in the US, in which if the time comes to "retire" a bracelet, we'll pay for shipping that back to us to be re-purposed.
4ocean that’s cool! Thanks for clearing that up
It's our pleasure.
Keep up ....great job donating ...yes
Thank you so much, Nick! We'd like to be clear that we don't accept donations because we're not a charity, but we appreciate your support very much.
Great Video! I wish I could go there to help!
While we can't all make it to Haiti to help cleanup there, there are steps we can take at home that can make a difference. We all have the ability to vote with our wallets and influence change among big brands to move towards more sustainable alternatives. This is achieved through diligent work to raise awareness to the dangers of single use plastic. Together, we can overcome!
@@4Ocean True! Thank you so much for commenting on my post!
I can't help but feel very confused every time I read something like "I wish I could go to a clean up but.." or "I wish I could do something but.."
What's the difference in just going outside and pick up thrash wherever you live? You can do it literally anywhere you live, any time. Don't wait for others, you can start yourself. I've been picking up thrash for over 5 years now, completely on my own.
@@BalboaBaggins I agree. I do pick up trash, but it's one thing to pick up trash on land, and another to do it in water. Thank you for being kind! I hope you stay safe!
:-)
Picking up on land can have a big impact as well. It's estimated that up to 80% of ocean trash comes from land based sources. Often times this is trash that ends up on the ground, and then with heavy rains gets washed into rivers, which lead out to larger rivers, lakes, or the ocean.
I have an Idea They should use the shoes in a artsy way and make huge sculptures
You're great!
Hello Guys:
What's the way to contact you and Be part of your Team ?
So..let's use the tyres to make shoes..
So we won't chuck tyres in landfill..
Shoes.. more shoes..
No tyres, but a tyre load of shoes.. for the Landfill..
Sorted
Good job!
I was 2
Hey four oceans how can I help clean the environment during Quarantine
Go pick up trash!!!! It's not that hard....it's everywhere
Who is funding this project? goverments or donations? This is beyond amazing
As a private company, we don't accept donations and our operations are funded through our product sales. Each product purchased funds the removal of 1 pound of trash from the oceans, rivers, and coastlines. You can pull your pound today on 4ocean.com 🤙
How do you make the Bracelets?
Our bracelet is made with post-consumer recycled materials, including a small amount of ocean plastic and ocean glass. Our colored cords are made from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles and our beads are made from post-consumer recycled glass bottles. The charm is made from stainless steel. For the cord, plastic bottles are crushed and then shredded into small flakes which are then reprocessed and then spun into polyester fiber.
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Is there a way to help even if i am home?? Like Donations?
can't help but feel very confused every time I read something like "I wish I could go to a clean up but.." or "I wish I could do something but.."
What's the difference in just going outside and pick up thrash wherever you live? You can do it literally anywhere you live, any time. Don't wait for others, you can start yourself. I've been picking up thrash for over 5 years now, completely on my own.
Absolutely! We all have the ability to make an impact every day. Cleaning up in our communities, raising awareness and educating those around us to the dangers of single use plastics. These are all ways to make a positive impact. And if possible, you can pull a pound from the comfort of your home by purchasing any 4ocean product.
And also how to recycle tires step 1: clean the tires step 2: crunch them up into pieces and then send them off to play grounds then they can use the crunches up tires instead of wood chips.
Why not create housing with the hard to recycle materials like shoes and tires as well as the plastic bottles.
We are currently working on and testing new ways to use the materials we recover.
I see a great deal of criticism in the U.S. regarding the use of plastic. Are other countries, like CHINA, doing anything at all to discourage throwing trash of all kinds into their rivers?
We all contribute to the ocean plastic crisis, and it's true that we all need to be responsible and accountable for our waste. We're seeing steps being taken around the world in the right direction, but we need to keep educating and raising awareness about ocean pollution.
Do you have any open project in The Philippines?
It's amazing hearing from others that are passionate about the oceans and coastlines and are looking to help. While we don't currently have a team there in the Philipines, however, we have a dedicated cleanups team that is working to expand our reach and make sure we have the biggest impact possible. In the meantime, we encourage you to start a local cleanup in your community, even if it's just some friends and family.
If I was rich I would literally buy all of the bracelets I could
Have seen houses built from tires
hi, if the cause affect the coronavirus the trash?
We are seeing an increase in takeout and the single-use plastic that comes with those orders. It's important to reduce those materials when you can and if it must be used make sure it's properly recycled.
I feel bad that some people think you guys are scammers because of bracelets, when all they do is complain and do nothing
Alguien para subtitulos?
They are doing great work. But "finding creative solutions " to recycle means much of it is warehoused.
Make art with with materials that is hard to recycle ♻️
Waste of time and effort.
How can I donnat
As a private company, we can't accept donations. Through our sales, we're able to fund all aspects of our efforts like our operational expenses, the maintenance of our boats, and its crew, testing new ways to use the trash we are collecting, education, and trash disposal with local waste and recycling facilities. If you would like to purchase a pound of trash removed from the ocean without receiving a product please check out our Pound+ Program on the website. www.4ocean.com.
That's nice, but I'm a bit concerned the plastic that's recycled is going back into the ocean.
Everything we collect is brought back to our facility where it is carefully sorted and weighed. What we can recycle gets recycled either by us for use in current and future products, or with local recycling partners in each community. Nothing goes back into the ocean once we've recovered it.
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That’s a lot of plastic
It is indeed, an a lot of other materials that have no business being in the ocean. That's why our crews work tirelessly to not only cleanup, but raise awareness so we can stop the inflow of waste into the ocean.
I love you and your work and I wanna be like you. Want to work with you!!!
While we aren't hiring at the moment due to Covid19, you can still make an impact in your community by taking action now. Reduce your use of single use plastic. Educate friends and family to why they need to use sustainable solutions. Or, when it's safe to do so, go out and cleanup in your community with friends and family.
WHY DO PEOPLE PUT TIRES INTO THE OCEAN
WHAT MONSTER DOES THAT
We are not entirely sure, however, what we are sure of is that we will grab them all when we see them!
I'm going to guess that you picked up 1235 lbs.
I pick up trash too🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🤣
Yo nice 👌 🌱
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Fast fashion is ruining our world.