One Earth - One Ocean e. V.

The environmental organization One Earth – One Ocean e.V. (oeoo) is, according to its statutes, concerned with environmental protection, in particular water and coastal protection.

It has set itself the goal of developing and implementing a concept for ridding waters worldwide of plastic waste, as well as oil and pollutants.

In the multi-stage concept of “Maritime Waste Collection,” plastic waste is collected by special waste collection ships and then recycled or converted back into oil. In this way, around 800 liters of oil could be recovered from one ton of pre-sorted plastic waste.

In addition, the association is involved nationally and internationally in the areas of oil purification, microplastics, as well as in research, education and documentation on the topic of marine litter, in order to achieve a change in people’s behavior with regard to (plastic) waste in the medium to long term.

Since 2018, One Earth – One Ocean e.V. is an official partner of the UN environmental campaign #CleanSeas. In February 2017, the UN #CleanSeas started with the aim to engage governments, the public, civil society and the private sector as partners in the fight against plastic waste in the oceans.