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#LiveTheWildPledge

The Wild Pledge means pledging to pack out what you pack in, to reduce plastic pollution and trash in our natural environment. By taking The Wild Pledge, you join Ocean Legacy and partners in restoring marine habitats, safeguarding wildlife, while preserving the natural beauty of our forests, trails, beaches, campgrounds, and coastlines.

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Buy Legacy Plastic Products

Buy Legacy Plastic™ lumber products, patio sets, hanging planters made of repurposed buoys, ocean plastic garden towers, compost buckets, soap dishes and more from our shop and support our EPIC efforts!

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OLF Plastic Lab Services

Plastic Analysis Laboratory Services

Ocean Legacy now offers affordable plastic melt flow and moisture testing at our facility. These services have been priced to support the production needs of local recyclers, startups and amateur material developers.

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Ocean Plastic Education

Learn about the ocean plastic problem, how to change the world around you and how to make a difference in your community to end plastic pollution. Free! Sponsored by TELUS…

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Ocean Plastic Depots

OPD locations are multiplying across Canada! UCLUELET, qATHET, CUMBERLAND, 7 MILE, SECHELT and ATLANTIC Depots are now in service! These facilities are diverting recovered ocean plastic from beach cleanups and keeping it out of landfills…

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Recycled Ocean Plastic

Legacy Plastic™ is transforming ocean, shoreline and marine industrial recovered plastics into a recycled plastic pellet. Used for things like durable plastic lumber for park benches and picnic tables…

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EPIC SOLUTIONS TO PLASTIC POLLUTION

The EPIC Program incorporates a four pillar hands-on approach to end plastic pollution:  EDUCATION, POLICY, INFRASTRUCTURE & CLEANUP.

EDUCATION

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EDUCATION & RESEARCH

EDUCATION & RESEARCH

Worldwide change begins with dedicated and well-informed individual action. We all need to understand the problem and potential solutions. Knowledge drives innovation.
EDUCATION TOOLS
POLICY

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POLICY & ADVOCACY

POLICY & ADVOCACY

Policy is about merging best practice plastic management strategies with the needs of our communities and the health of our planet. Advocating for better programs and practices globally.
POLICY TOOLS
INFRASTRUCTURE

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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Plastic pollution is a result of waste mismanagement and the over consumption of plastic. Many countries lack adequate infrastructure to manage wastes, resulting in materials being discarded inappropriately.
INFRASTRUCTURE TOOLS
CLEANUP

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CLEANUP & RESTORATION

CLEANUP & RESTORATION

The Cleanup component assists communities in removing plastic pollution from ecologically sensitive environments. It also provides opportunities for citizens to witness plastic pollution and to partake in action-based engagement.
CLEANUP TOOLS

TAKING EPIC ACTION

OUR MISSION

As a Canadian-based, international non-profit organization, founded in 2013, we are dedicated to ending ocean plastic pollution around the world. Our mission is to develop and implement international response programs that combat this critical challenge. We combine innovative technologies, education, and skills training to transform plastic pollution into economic value. Additionally, we collaborate closely with local communities, tailoring tools to prevent further plastic pollution and protect their unique environments.

OUR VISION

Our vision is a world where oceans thrive, free from the devastating impacts of plastic pollution. We envision a planet working together to support the plastic circular economy where everyone, and everything, benefits. We believe in the power of collective action, empowering communities and individuals to be stewards of their marine environments while supporting and developing a sense of responsibility for leaving future generations a legacy of healthy, thriving ocean ecosystems and a plastic pollution free world.

OUR PURPOSE

Here at Ocean Legacy Foundation we are a diverse team, driven by a deep responsibility to protect our oceans for present and future generations. Our integrated approach, called EPIC, focuses on Education & Research, Policy & Advocacy, Infrastructure Development, and Cleanup & Restoration. Through EPIC, we aim to restore critical ecosystems, improve both human and wildlife health, and establish sustainable infrastructure and policies to prevent oceanic plastic pollution at its source.

LEARN ABOUT THE OCEAN PLASTIC PROBLEM

How many tons of plastics are in the ocean and how did it all get there? Why is ocean plastic a global problem? What are some facts about plastic pollution in our oceans and on our shorelines? Are we eating Microplastics? How should we deal with the recovered plastic from beach cleanups?

The Ocean Plastic Problem

HOW WE COMBAT OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION IS EPIC

Our EPIC: Plastic Pollution Emergency Response™ program consists of a 4-pillar approach to dealing with ocean plastics: Education, Policy, Infrastructure and Cleanup. Learn more about how you can get involved and help us transform, cleanup and prevent ocean plastic problems in the first place.

Our EPIC Solutions

WHAT'S NEW & EPIC?
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Support the Ocean Legacy Foundation in Attending INC-5!

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Press Release: Ocean Legacy Foundation and Partners Participating in Clean Coast Clean Waters Initiative for the 2024-2025 Coastal Cleanup Season

Introducing: The Ocean Legacy Plastic Analysis Laboratory

Salvaged – Collaborative Community Marine Debris Art Project – June 08, 2024 11AM-4PM

10 ways to reduce plastic consumption

10 Easy to Implement Ways to Reduce Your Daily Plastic Consumption

Motagua Campaign

Restore the Motagua River: Join the Alliance!

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Ocean Seen From the Heart – A Documentary Featuring Ocean Legacy

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Press Release: OLF produces first commercially available plastic pellet – Legacy Plastic™

EPIC Academy now supported by TELUS

Ocean Legacy Foundation partners with TELUS to advance global education on ocean plastic pollution

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Plastic Pollution is a Threat to Global Security

Chloe Dubois Winner SHEEO

UPDATE: She Won! Chloé Dubois, Selected as a @SheEO Venture Winner in Canada!

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Legacy Plastic: 100% Post-Consumer Plastic Pellet From Shoreline, Ocean and Used Marine Gear

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Ocean Legacy’s ‘Plastic Pollution Emergency Response’ Facility

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Ocean Legacy Foundation Launches EPIC Academy

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Manifesto: THE BUSINESS CALL FOR A UN TREATY ON PLASTIC POLLUTION

THE EPIC CREW

All We Are EPIC!
Together we get the job done!
Our crew is passionate about our cause to end ocean plastic pollution.
Our crew is EPIC!
Working hard and pulling our weight to turn ocean plastic into possibility!
Teamwork is dreamwork!
Doing our part to make an EPIC IMPACT on ocean plastics!

EPIC OCEAN PLASTIC CLEANUP STATS!

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EPIC PARTNERS & SPONSORS

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