4ocean
| Private | |
| Industry |
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| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Alex Schulze Andrew Cooper |
| Headquarters | Boca Raton, Florida, US |
| Products | Bracelets, water bottles, clothing |
Number of employees |
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| Website | 4ocean |
4ocean is a United States company focused on removing plastic waste from the ocean and is funded by selling bracelets made from recycled materials. The company pledges to remove one pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines for each bracelet that is sold.[1] Water bottles and various apparel are also sold to fund the cleanup efforts.[2] 4ocean operates in U.S., Bali and Haiti where employees remove trash.[3]
History[edit]
4ocean started with Alex Schulze and Andrew Cooper[1] on a trip to Bali, Indonesia.[2] They were inspired from witnessing fisherman pushing through mounds of plastic in the ocean to get their boats to more open waters.[4]
4ocean claims to have removed over three million pounds of waste from the ocean and coastlines since its inception.[5] As of January 2019, over 200 people are employed by the company.[6]
Awards[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b "These millennials started a business to rid the world's". Today (NBC). Today (NBC). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ a b Jr, Tom Huddleston (2018-09-07). "4Ocean's surfer founders cleaned up 1 million pounds of ocean garbage". CNBC. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ "Volunteers gather to clean Stamford's West Beach". Chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Entrepreneurs pay fishermen to collect plastic". Fox 13. Fox 13. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "4ocean Gives Ocean Plastic a Monetary Value to Incentivize People Globally to Change Their Behavior". The Surf Channel. Action Sport Networks. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Bakkalapulo, Maria. "This South Florida Company Wants To Clean The Seas - And Prove It Can Make Money Doing It". WLRN-TV. PBS. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ "Agents of Change Archives". SURFER Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "4Ocean". Forbes. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "The Creative Class 2019". Newsweek. Retrieved 21 February 2019.