4Ocean
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| Founded | 2017 |
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| Founder | Alex Schulze Andrew Cooper |
| Headquarters | Boca Raton, Florida, US |
| Products | bracelets |
| Revenue | 2 000 000 |
| Website | www |
4ocean is a United States company selling bracelets made of recycled materials. The company promises to remove one pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines for each bracelet they sell.[1] 4ocean sponsors events where volunteers remove trash.[2][3]
History
4ocean started with Alex Schulze and Andrew Cooper[1] on a trip to Bali, Indonesia.[4] The inspiration came from witnessing all of the plastic in the ocean and through observations of fisherman pushing through mounds of plastic to get their boats to open waters.[5]
4ocean claims to have removed over 2 million pounds of waste from the ocean and coastlines since its inception.[4][6]
4ocean won the Surfer Magazine "Agent of Change Award". [7]
The founders of 4ocean were named to the Forbes Magazine "30 Under 30" List [8]
The founders of 4ocean were named to the "2019 Creative Class" by Newsweek. [9]
References
- ^ a b "These millennials started a business to rid the world's". Today (NBC). Today (NBC). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Volunteers gather to clean Stamford's West Beach". Chron. Chron. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Plaza West Opens 3-Month Plastic Drop-off and Recycling Project". St Croix Source. St Croix Source. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Ocean Cleanup Movement 4Ocean to Pull 1 Millionth Pound of Trash From the Water". Seafood News. Seafood News. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Entrepreneurs pay fishermen to collect plastic". Fox 13. Fox 13. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ http://www.wlrn.org/post/south-florida-company-wants-clean-seas-and-prove-it-can-make-money-doing-it
- ^ https://www.surfer.com/blogs/agents-of-change/
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/profile/4ocean/#5c453732bac8
- ^ https://www.newsweek.com/sponsored/creative-class-2019