Latest project news
Official Opening Ceremony at Buckingham Canal
On the 27th of January, we held the official opening ceremony for our floating waste barrier in Buckingham Canal, Chennai. The day brought together local communities, academic institutions, authorities, and international partners for a shared conversation on plastic...
Install of Waste Barrier in Buckingham Canal
It takes a village... And on Friday, it truly did. On the 23rd of January, Ocean Plastic Forum officially kicked off our trip to India with a visit to Buckingham Canal, where a floating waste barrier developed by Enviroguard was installed directly into the water. The...
Meet the local scrap shops: Siva Sakthi Waste Paper Mart
Behind every successful recycling system is a network of people doing the everyday work. In our From Beach to Big Bags (FBBB) project, we are proud to collaborate with local scrap shops in Chennai, India. The local people who form the backbone of land-based plastic...
Ocean Plastic Forum Receives DGBP Funding for Recycling Project in India
Ocean Plastic Forum is proud to announce that we have received funding from Danida Green Business Partnerships (DGBP) for our new initiative, From Beach to Big Bags (FBBB). The project, in partnership with Gleco A/S, Desmi Ro-Clean, and Kabadiwalla Connect, is setting...