Eight million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, averaging to about 22,000 metric tons per day – roughly equivalent to dumping one garbage truck of plastic into the ocean every minute. That plastic ruins rivers and shorelines, affects fish, birds and corals, and harms ecosystems and communities.

TOM PEACOCK - NAZIL talks to us about Seven Clean Seas, an organisation set up to remove plastic and other debris from seas and rivers and which now does so much more.

JawaPos.com–Indonesia masuk dalam lima besar negara penyumbang sampah plastik di lautan. Sebuah riset menunjukkan, dari 3,2 juta ton sampah plastik yang tidak terkelola, ada 1,29 juta ton sampah berakhir di laut.

THE first evening Thomas Peacock-Nazil and his wife Pamela Correia spent on the island of Koh Lipe in Thailand, they enjoyed a stunning sunset framed by turquoise waters and a pristine beach.

SINGAPORE - Real estate company City Developments Limited (CDL), urban indoor farm BlueAcres and sustainability practitioner Esther An were the top winners of their respective categories at the second edition of the Sustainability Impact Awards, organised by The Business Times and UOB.

Tom Peacock-Nazil envisions a world without Seven Clean Seas, his organisation dedicated to removing plastic from the ocean, since this would mean that our waters would be free from pollution. Regardless, he is pursuing an ambitious goal: removing 10 million kilograms of plastic from the ocean by the end of 2025.

With unrivalled passion and purpose, changing the world is at the heart of Tom Peacock-Nazil’s story, a man whose impact is as widespread as it is ambitious.

Thai Union Group PCL, the world's seafood leader committed to sustainable practices, announced new partnerships aimed at tackling plastic pollution. The Company has joined forces with Seven Clean Seas and Second Life to implement innovative solutions that significantly reduce plastic waste entering the ocean.

กรุงเทพฯ – 19 สิงหาคม 2567 –  บริษัท ไทยยูเนี่ยน กรุ๊ป จำกัด (มหาชน) ผู้นำอุตสาหกรรมอาหารทะเลระดับโลก  ประกาศความร่วมมือกับองค์กรด้านสิ่งแวดล้อม เซเว่น คลีน ซีส์ (Seven Clean Sea) และองค์กรเพื่อสังคม เซคันด์ ไลฟ์ (Second Life) 2 พันธมิตรด้านสิ่งแวดล้อม ด้วยการนำนวัตกรรมมาใช้ในการแก้ไขปัญหาพลาสติกในทะเลเพื่อจะลดขยะพลาสติกไหลออกสู่ท้องทะเล

Given the success in Indonesia, Seven Clean Seas has now expanded in Thailand to address riverine plastic in Thailand's major river, Chao Phraya utilising an innovative, low-tech, low-cost, high impact pollution remover called HIPPO

Seven Clean Seas, a British-founded environmental organisation, is spearheading efforts to combat the escalating plastic pollution in Asia’s Chao Phraya River, which is set to reach critical levels with around 4 million kg of plastic pollution flowing through it annually. The organisation proudly unveils its groundbreaking HIPPO project, an advanced system engineered to capture and recycle plastic waste before it reaches the ocean. To bolster this initiative, funding has been secured through plastic credits.

Desperate to restore the Chao Praya River to a pristine state, an abbot in the Thai capital began recycling in his temple. Now he has a floating ally in his efforts to clean up the river