Tidey

Last month, our Tidey team collected 14,903 pounds of ocean-bound plastic in Guatemala. This was our biggest month since November 2023. We have also been able to significantly increase our collectors’ pay since 2023 while keeping our costs the same or lower. One of the things I’m happiest about is that we’re able to create about two days of work for every 100 pounds of plastic collected, which means we created around 298 days of work in Guatemala in September. There are a few factors that contributed to our ability to collect this much. One major factor is being able to collect and recycle new types of plastic. (Shoutout to CleanHub for helping with this!)

Come join us for a cleanup at Utah Lake on October 26th at 9AM. Every pound we collect at the lake will remove 6 pounds of plastic from the environment in Guatemala, thanks to our 6 amazing sponsors! Niagara Bottling Paleblue Project Reef Sami Sacha Flowers Tidey TrackFly A raffle will follow the cleanup with product donations from some of the aforementioned sponsors and Sand Cloud. There’s still time to sponsor - if anyone else is interested let us know!

We are excited to announce our partnership with Tidey, who are dedicated to cleaning our oceans and keeping our planet safe.🌊🤝🏽 Together, we’re taking action by funding beach cleanups to help protect and preserve our coastlines. This collaboration marks a big step in our continued goal that is creating a lasting impact on our environment to ensure a healthier planet for future generations! Take a look at the photos below from our cleanup in La Barrita, Guatemala. #sustainablility #OceanCleanUp #BeachRestoration #ProtectOurPlanet

Transparency is super important for the work we do. When someone donates or a company partners with us they want to know that we’re actually going to collect the plastic they paid us to collect. The most important piece of our transparency is BanQu Inc. but we’ve also started something to make our work a little more tangible… We got a BeReal.! Our operations manager, Randolfo Gonzalez, is taking a BeReal as he goes around doing river/beach cleanups, sorting and processing plastic, and working with our collectors. What else should we do?