About Us
The Clean Currents Coalition is a project of the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at UC Santa Barbara. To learn more about the Coalition, download our one-pager and learn more about the teams.
The University of California Santa Barbara is a leading research university globally renowned for its impact across disciplines. UCSB’s Marine Science Institute, home of the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, is a recognized leader in marine science and policy, fostering the interdisciplinary research of the Institute’s professional researchers and faculty from 15 academic departments.
The Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, based at the Marine Science Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara, works to restore the health of the ocean by leveraging the power of science, technology, and collaboration to develop replicable and scalable solutions. The Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory is supported by the generosity of Marc and Lynne Benioff. Learn more at bosl.ucsb.edu.
The Coca-Cola Foundation is the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company. Since its inception in 1984, The Foundation has awarded more than $1 billion in grants to support sustainable community initiatives around the world. Recycling has been a longstanding priority of The Coca-Cola Foundation which supports efforts to tackle the world’s plastic waste problem one community at a time.
Environmental Justice Statement
The Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory and members of the Clean Currents Coalition acknowledge the importance of upholding the principles of environmental justice in our efforts, and thus we work collectively and individually to support the equal access to a clean and healthy environment by everyone in our communities. Plastic pollution is an incredibly complex global issue that generates environmental injustices against people all along the supply chain: from oil extraction and refining, to waste management and disposal. By its very nature, the Clean Currents Coalition is tackling these injustices by cleaning up the environment and educating and empowering communities that experience the adverse effects of plastic pollution. We aim to work hand-in-hand with peoples and communities negatively affected by plastics to address inequities and tackle the plastics problem together, for the benefit of all.
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