Interview with Captain Moore

Interview with Captain Moore

An interview conducted by Made out of WHAT – an organization supporting a global movement towards a trash-free world through art and design. Every so often, one gets the chance to meet people that touch your heart and mind like Captain Charles Moore – the ocean...
Plastics Hidden in Plain Sight

Plastics Hidden in Plain Sight

Do you know what your things are made of? While this seems like a simple question, often the products we use consist of or include plastics, even if it doesn’t look like it. If it’s not made of glass, metal, rock, wood, paper, cotton or wool, it’s probably plastic....
Thank you from the Algalita team

Thank you from the Algalita team

Over the span of 25 years, Algalita has participated in every aspect of the movement to end plastic pollution. We’ve investigated how plastics build up in our ocean, air, and wildlife. We actively share perspectives with plastic industry leaders, policy makers, and...
Student Account of Youth Innovation Forum

Student Account of Youth Innovation Forum

A young journalist, Anoushka Gupta, who writes for Los Angeles Time High School Insider, attended Algalita’s recent 3-day event: the Youth Innovation Forum on Plastic Pollution. Her account of the event reveals a unique perspective of the Forum: “Algalita, a local...
Invasion of the Biosphere

Invasion of the Biosphere

Algalita Founder Captain Charles Moore, the man known for sparking “The Great Plastics Awakening” 20 years ago, strengthens the case for revolutionary change in a recent article published in the official journal of the Chinese Society of Oceanography: Acts...