On October 26 2023, Azalea collaborated with Ocean Purpose Project (“OPP”), to clean up parts of Pasir Ris beach.

The Ocean Purpose Project is a Singapore-based social enterprise that drives ocean conservation and plastic pollution prevention. They are leaders in community beach cleanups, viral sustainability & blue carbon marketing, plastic to hydrogen technologies and seaweed bioremediation.

Through their plastic to hydrogen technologies and seaweed bioremediation, Ocean Purpose Project can chemically recycle plastic litter and provide fuel to local communities¹ while producing sustainable plastic² derived from seaweed and mussels. As over 14 million tonnes of plastic³ debris spill into oceans every year, social enterprises such as OPP need our support. 

Photo: Azalea volunteers cleaning Pasir Ris beach

While participating in their beach clean-up initiative, we helped play our part in clearing waste from Pasir Ris Beach. As a team, we collected 191.2 kg of trash: plastics, seaweed, and general waste. We learnt firsthand how we can contribute to the preservation of our ecosystem as part of the community.

Photo: Azalea volunteers washing the plastics that were picked up

To learn more about Ocean Purpose Project and their sustainable development agenda, please refer to the following link: Ocean Purpose Project.

^{1. https://www.oceanpurposeproject.com/plastic-to-fuel}

^{2. https://www.oceanpurposeproject.com/bioplastics}

^{3. https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/marine-plastic-pollution#:~:text=Over%20400%20million%20tons%20of,waters%20to%20deep%2Dsea%20sediments.}